Texas Higher Education Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 Fall 2006
Preliminary EnrollmentPreliminary Enrollment
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, October 26, 2006October 26, 2006
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BackgroundBackground
Actual enrollments usually 6% lower than Actual enrollments usually 6% lower than preliminary reportingpreliminary reporting
The decline varies by sectorThe decline varies by sector
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80% of Growth at Two-Year Colleges80% of Growth at Two-Year Colleges
Preliminary Preliminary Total Total
Change Change From ‘05From ‘05
Percent Percent ChangeChange
Public UniversitiesPublic Universities 490,742490,742 5,7435,743 1.2%1.2%
Public Two-Year Public Two-Year CollegesColleges 585,856585,856 19,78519,785 3.5%3.5%
All Health-RelatedAll Health-Related 18,99718,997 678678 3.7%3.7%
Independent Col. Independent Col. & Univ.& Univ. 115,987115,987 1,0031,003 0.9%0.9%
Total*Total* 1,212,6981,212,698 27,20927,209 2.3%2.3%
*Career College data not included.
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Metroplex 10,506
South Texas 8,382
Upper RioGrande
222
-0.0%
0.4% 3.8% 1.3%
-2.3%
1.3%
2.1%
4.1%
2.4%0.5%
Gulf Coast 3,103
Central4,533
High Plains -2
Metroplex and South Texas had Metroplex and South Texas had Largest Enrollment IncreaseLargest Enrollment Increase
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Hispanic growth was 61% Hispanic growth was 61% of the increaseof the increase
EnrollmentEnrollment Fall 2006 Fall 2006 Prelim.*Prelim.*
Change Change from ’05from ’05
% of % of ChangeChange
OverallOverall 1,243,3541,243,354 27,20927,209 2.3% 2.3%
African-African-AmericanAmerican 142,688142,688 2,9152,915 10.7%10.7%
Hispanic Hispanic 336,103336,103 16,60816,608 61.0%61.0%
WhiteWhite 629,853629,853 1,4241,424 5.2%5.2%
OtherOther 137,710137,710 6,2626,262 23.0%23.0%
*Holds Career College enrollment constant.
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South Texas Enrollment ChangesSouth Texas Enrollment Changes
Texas Southmost CollegeTexas Southmost College 2,4152,415
South Texas CollegeSouth Texas College 2,2332,233
UT-San AntonioUT-San Antonio 1,0881,088
TAM International UTAM International U 690690
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Metroplex GrowthMetroplex Growth
Tarrant County Comm Col DistTarrant County Comm Col Dist 2,4782,478
Dallas County Comm Col DistDallas County Comm Col Dist 2,2312,231
Collin County Comm Col DistCollin County Comm Col Dist 872872
University of North TexasUniversity of North Texas 1,6031,603
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Participation Since 2000: Participation Since 2000: 226,837 Increase226,837 Increase
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2000 2005 2010 2015
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226,837
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Annual Enrollment IncreaseAnnual Enrollment Increase
27,209
11,264
33,19436,214
67,283
50,573
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20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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Public two-year colleges enroll an Public two-year colleges enroll an increasing proportion of higher increasing proportion of higher
education studentseducation students
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1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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Questions?Questions?
Drop from Rita just showing upDrop from Rita just showing up
Have persistence rates dropped?Have persistence rates dropped?
Graduation rate increases?Graduation rate increases?
Increase in tuition and fees?Increase in tuition and fees?
Fewer stop outs coming back into higher Fewer stop outs coming back into higher education?education?
Fewer new students (not recent high Fewer new students (not recent high school grads)?school grads)?
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SummarySummary
Increase is more than two times larger Increase is more than two times larger than last year’s growththan last year’s growth
80% of growth was at two-year colleges80% of growth was at two-year colleges
2006 statewide Hispanic enrollment 2006 statewide Hispanic enrollment continues to grow, but still has not reached continues to grow, but still has not reached the the 20052005 CTG target CTG target