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Institutional Information
Find out more about ACC’s students, staff and faculty. See their demographics, performance outcomes, census data, reporting information, and how ACC does compared to our peer colleges.
Demographics
View demographical information for ACC students, faculty, and staff, including ethnicity, gender, location, and more.
Student Demographics
Student Demographics: provides information for the most recent Fall term student demographics - ethnicity/race, full-/part-time number, student type, average age, gender, and degree status for Arapahoe Community College.
Fall 2021 Student Demographics
Ethnicity of Our Students
| Ethnicity of our Students | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 52 | 0.4 |
| Asian | 576 | 4.8 |
| Black or African American | 326 | 2.7 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1770 | 14.6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 32 | 0.3 |
| White | 8138 | 67.3 |
| Two or more Races | 586 | 4.8 |
| Other/Unknown | 494 | 4.1 |
| Non-Resident Alien and International | 126 | 1.0 |
| Total | 12100 | 100 |
Full- / Part-Time Status
| Time Status | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Full-Time | 2258 | 18.7 |
| Part-Time | 9842 | 81.3 |
| Total | 12100 | 100 |
Student Type
| Student Type | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| New to ACC | 1347 | 11.1 |
| Transfer | 768 | 6.3 |
| Continuing Student | 3297 | 27.2 |
| High School | 6339 | 52.4 |
| International Student | 2 | 0.0 |
| Readmit | 223 | 1.8 |
| Guest Student | 124 | 1.0 |
| Total | 12100 | 100 |
Average Age of ACC Students
| Number of Students | Average Age | Median Age |
|---|---|---|
| 12100 | 21.2 | 18 |
Gender of Our Students
| Gender | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 6847 | 56.6 |
| Male | 5253 | 43.4 |
| Unreported | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 12100 | 100 |
Degree Seeking Status of ACC Students
| Degree-Seeking Status | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Degree-Seeking | 9089 | 75.1 |
| Non-Degree | 3011 | 24.9 |
| Total | 12100 | 100 |
Faculty and Staff
ACC Faculty and Staff Demographics Fall 2018
| Population Evaluated 1 | % AI or AN | % A/NH/PI | % Black or AA | % Hispanic | % White | % Two or More | % Other/Unknown | % Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC Employees (Excluding Students) (707) 3 | 1.41 | 2.97 | 1.70 | 8.06 | 80.06 | 1.13 | 4.67 | 100 |
| ACC Faculty (104) | 0 | 0.96 | 0 | 3.85 | 84.62 | 0 | 10.57 | 100 |
| ACC Instructor/Adjunct (378) | 1.06 | 2.65 | 1.32 | 4.23 | 86.51 | 1.32 | 2.91 | 100 |
| ACC Administrators (133) | 3.01 | 6.02 | 1.50 | 8.27 | 73.68 | 1.50 | 6.02 | 100 |
| ACC Classified (92) | 2.17 | 2.17 | 5.43 | 28.26 | 57.61 | 1.09 | 3.27 | 100 |
| ACC Students (9,240) | 0.42 | 3.93 | 2.70 | 14.24 | 65.61 | 3.98 | 9.12 | 100 |
| City of Littleton 3 | 0.80 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 81.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 100 |
| City of Castle Rock 3 | 0.60 | 1.80 | 1.10 | 10.00 | 84.70 | 2.80 | 0 | 100 |
| City of Parker 3 | 0.50 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 84.5 | 2.9 | 0 | 100 |
| Arapahoe County 4 | 0.90 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 18.4 | 63.2 | 4.3 | 0 | 100 |
| Douglas County 4 | 0.40 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 85.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 100 |
| Jefferson County 4 | 0.90 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 79.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 100 |
| ACC Service Area | 0.68 | 3.22 | 2.75 | 11.8 | 79.88 | 2.98 | 0 | 100 |
| State of Colorado 4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4 | 20.7 | 70 | 3.4 | 0 | 100 |
| United States 4 | 0.90 | 5 | 12.6 | 16.3 | 63.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 100 |
1 The analysis is limited to the extent that applicants are not required to, and do not always, provide data about gender and ethnicity.
2 ACC Human Resources
3 United States Census Bureau. (vintage 2015) QuickFacts: Littleton Colorado, Parker Colorado, Castle Rock Colorado. In united States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2016, from http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/0812415,0857630,0845255
4 United States Census Bureau. (vintage 2015). QuickFacts: United States, Colorado, Arapahoe County Colorado, Douglas County Colorado, Jefferson County Colorado. In united States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2016, from http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/00,08,08005,08035,08059
Previous Years' Demographics
General Information
See our Data Books and Common Data Sets.
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Common Data Set
The Common Data Set (CDS) is a collaborative effort of The College Board, Peterson's, U.S. News & World Report. The CDS was created to provide standard questions to universities and colleges. Definitions of data elements are maintained by the Common Data Set Initiative. ACC information presented in the "common" format is used by most institutions of Higher Education to facilitate comparisons among institutions.
The Common Data Set provides information on the following topics:
- General Information about Arapahoe Community College
- Enrollment and Persistence
- First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission
- Transfer Admission
- Academic Offerings and Policies
- Student Life
- Annual Expenses - tuition, fees, room and board
- Financial Aid
- Instructional Faculty and Class Size, Student to Faculty ratio
- Undergraduate Degrees Conferred - by area of study
Common Data Sets by Year
Student Performance
Learn more about how ACC students do after they finish their education at ACC. This includes transfer, job, and licensure information.
IPEDS Reported Data
The following tables contain five years of selected data previously reported to IPEDS by Arapahoe Community College (ACC) as well as seven other institutions, referred to as the “comparison group”. Included in this group are: Aims Community College (Greeley, CO), Community College of Aurora (Aurora, CO), Community College of Denver (Denver, CO), Front Range Community College (Westminster, CO), Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, WY), Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs, CO), and Red Rocks Community College (Lakewood, CO).
5-Year IPEDS Feedback, 2015-2019
About IPEDS
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, referred to as IPEDS, is the core postsecondary education data collection program for the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by NCES to gather information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in federal student financial aid programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires that institutions that participate in federal student aid programs report data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid. For more information, please visit the general information portion of the IPEDS website.
Information reported to IPEDS is available on the IPEDS website, typically one to two years after submission. Data can be accessed through the “Use the Data” portion of the IPEDS website; recommended tools include “Look Up an Institution” and “Data Feedback Report”. Some IPEDS data is also available through ACC’s Institutional Research website in the Student Performance section. For the most current institutional information, please view ACC’s self-reported data publications on the Office of Institutional Research’s section of this page under the General ACC Information section.
SURDS Reported Data
The following tables contain five years of retention data previously reported via SURDS files by Arapahoe Community College, as well as six peer institutions, including: Aims Community College (Greeley, CO), Community College of Aurora (Aurora, CO), Community College of Denver (Denver, CO), Front Range Community College (Westminster, CO), Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs, CO), and Red Rocks Community College (Lakewood, CO).
5 Year Retention Data from CDHE, 2014-2018
About SURDS
Developed by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE), the Student Unit Record Data System, or “SURDS”, is a collection of data submitted by Colorado institutions; this information includes Enrollment, Undergraduate Applicant, Degrees Awarded, Financial Aid, Remediation, Teacher Education and Verification of Lawful Presence. Throughout each year, the aforementioned data are submitted to the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) via ‘SURDS files’, which are utilized in a variety of ways. To learn more about CCHE, CDHE, and/ or SURDS visit the general information portion of the CDHE website.
Much of the data collected from SURDS files can be found on the CDHE website under the “Data & Research” section. Although published data and reports are available, the database can also be searched to obtain specific information at the institutional and/or aggregate level. Some SURDS data is also available through ACC’s Institutional Research website in the Student Performance section. For the most current institutional information, feel free to view ACC’s self-reported data publications on the Office of Institutional Research’s section of this webpage under the General ACC Information section.
Outcome Survey
Post-graduate Placement Data
- Spring 2015
- Graduates working Full Time = 46%
- Graduates accepted to an educational program = 40%
- n (sample size) = 140
- Fall 2015
- Graduates working Full Time = 56%
- Graduates accepted to an educational program = 38%
- N (sample size) = 95
- Spring 2016
- Graduates working Full Time = 52%
- Graduates accepted to an educational program = 39%
- n (sample size) = 117
- Fall 2016
- Graduates working Full Time = 56%
- Graduates accepted to an educational program = 39%
- n (sample size) = 94
- Spring 2017
- Graduates working Full Time = 43%
- Graduates accepted to an educational program = 39%
- n (sample size) = 116
