In 2021, there were approximately 4.5 million students enrolled in public 2-year postsecondary institutions across the United States. This figure is forecasted to increase to 5.05 million enrolled students by 2031.
Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031, by institution type (in 1,000s)
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Enrollment
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- Basic Statistic Enrollment in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2031, by institution type
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Institutions
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- Basic Statistic Number of 2-year academic institutions in the U.S. 1980-2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. 2020/21, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of 2-year academic institutions U.S. 2021, by enrollment size
- Premium Statistic Number of community colleges U.S. 2023, by type
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Student finances
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- Basic Statistic Average undergraduate budgets U.S. 2023/24, by expense and institution type
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- Basic Statistic Percentage of 2-year U.S. college students who were employed 2020, by working hours
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Outcome of education
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- Basic Statistic Number of Associate's degree recipients U.S. 1970-2032
- Basic Statistic Associate's degrees earned in the United States 1970-2032, by gender
- Basic Statistic Associate's degrees earned in the United States 2020/21, by ethnicity
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Further related statistics
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- Enrollment for U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions, by attendance 1970-2029
- Enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by institution type
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- Undergraduate enrollment 2-year postsecondary institutions U.S. 1970-2029
- Enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by attendance
- Enrollment in tribally controlled postsecondary institutions by college U.S. 2018
- Undergraduate enrollment in private U.S. institutions 1970-2021, by type
- Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2031
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- Enrollment for U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions, by attendance 1970-2029
- Enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by institution type
- Undergraduate enrollment rate and projections in the U.S., by gender 1970-2021
- Undergraduate enrollment 2-year postsecondary institutions U.S. 1970-2029
- Enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by attendance
- Enrollment in tribally controlled postsecondary institutions by college U.S. 2018
- Undergraduate enrollment in private U.S. institutions 1970-2021, by type
- Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2031
- Enrollment of undergraduate students in 2-year colleges U.S. 1990-2020
- Total student enrollment of UGC funded universities in Hong Kong 2011-2020
- Undergraduate enrollment in Cuba 2010-2016
- African-American undergraduate enrollment numbers, by gender 1976 to 2011
- Share of Native American students at tribally controlled colleges U.S. 2018
- Enrollment in 4-year postsecondary institutions U.S. 2020, by state
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NCES. (December 31, 2022). Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236467/enrollment-in-us-2-year-postsecondary-institutions-by-institution-type/
NCES. "Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031, by institution type (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236467/enrollment-in-us-2-year-postsecondary-institutions-by-institution-type/
NCES. (2022). Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031, by institution type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236467/enrollment-in-us-2-year-postsecondary-institutions-by-institution-type/
NCES. "Undergraduate Enrollment in 2-year Postsecondary Degree-granting Institutions in The United States from 1970 to 2031, by Institution Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236467/enrollment-in-us-2-year-postsecondary-institutions-by-institution-type/
NCES, Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031, by institution type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236467/enrollment-in-us-2-year-postsecondary-institutions-by-institution-type/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236467/enrollment-in-us-2-year-postsecondary-institutions-by-institution-type/