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Explore the comprehensive report on Texas higher education fall 2006 preliminary enrollment, covering trends, growth rates, and key insights from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The report delves into sector-wise enrollment variations and highlights the significant increase in Hispanic student enrollment. Discover the impact of tuition changes, graduation rates, and new student admissions in this detailed analysis.
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Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 Preliminary EnrollmentTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board, October 26, 2006
Background • Actual enrollments usually 6% lower than preliminary reporting • The decline varies by sector THECB 10/2006
80% of Growth at Two-Year Colleges THECB 10/2006 *Career College data not included.
High Plains -2 Metroplex 10,506 -0.0% Upper Rio Grande 222 Central 4,533 3.8% 0.4% 1.3% 0.5% 2.4% -2.3% 2.1% 1.3% 4.1% South Texas 8,382 Gulf Coast 3,103 Metroplex and South Texas had Largest Enrollment Increase THECB 10/2006
Hispanic growth was 61% of the increase THECB 10/2006 *Holds Career College enrollment constant.
South Texas Enrollment Changes THECB 10/2006
Metroplex Growth THECB 10/2006
Participation Since 2000: 226,837 Increase 226,837 THECB 10/2006
Annual Enrollment Increase THECB 10/2006
Public two-year colleges enroll an increasing proportion of higher education students THECB 10/2006
Questions? • Drop from Rita just showing up • Have persistence rates dropped? • Graduation rate increases? • Increase in tuition and fees? • Fewer stop outs coming back into higher education? • Fewer new students (not recent high school grads)? THECB 10/2006
Summary • Increase is more than two times larger than last year’s growth • 80% of growth was at two-year colleges • 2006 statewide Hispanic enrollment continues to grow, but still has not reached the 2005 CTG target THECB 10/2006