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Community College of Denver (CCD) fact sheets have been developed to give convenient access to the most commonly requested information concerning the College. These facts contain enrollment information (FTE and Headcount), numbers of full-time and part-time students, information on graduation, and enrollment by ethnicity, gender, and age.

FTE by Academic Year
Enrollment Type AY 16 - 17 AY 17 - 18 AY 18 - 19 AY 19 - 20 AY  20 - 21
RESIDENT FTE
ENROLLMENT*
4,971 4,835 4,638 4723 4136
NON-RESIDENT FTE
ENROLLMENT
464 446 364 286 216
Non-Countable FTE       13.4 .3
TOTAL FTE
ENROLLMENT
5,435 5,281 5,002 5023 4352.84
TOTAL FTE CHANGE
FROM PRIOR YEAR
-3.4% -2.8% -5.3% 0.4% -15.4%

† As reported each fall term in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 12-month Enrollment for AY 16-17 through AY 18-19; As reported in the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) Final FTE; for AY 19-20 through the present. * Includes Basic Skills Tutoring FTE beginning AY 19-20. 

Campus/Modality AY 16 - 17 AY 17 - 18 AY 18 - 19 AY 19 - 20 AY 20 - 21
AURARIA 4,034 3,823 3,633 3,332 2408
LOWRY 174 196 210 180 153
Advanced Manufacturing Center 71 84 85 71 66
ONLINE 908 959 901 1036 1317

*As calculated from IBM Cognos Analytics, reported and submitted each spring End of Term/Academic Year to the Colorado Department of Higher Education

Gender FALL 2017 FALL 2018 FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
FEMALE 4,937 57.7% 4,677 59.3% 4,858 59.0% 4,617 63.4% 4,476 63.1%
MALE 3,619 42.3% 3,211 40.7% 3,377 41.0% 2,662 36.6% 2,613 36.8%
UNKNOWN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 0.1% 2 0.0% 4 0.1%
TOTAL
HEADCOUNT
8,556 100.0% 7,888 100.0% 8,238 100.0% 7,281 100.0% 7,093 100.0%

‡ Data for fall 2019 through fall 2021 was collected from the Colorado Community College System - Cognos reporting tool. Data for previous years was collected from the Student Unit Record Data System (SURDS) enrollment data, which is reported to the Colorado Department of Higher Education each fall term.

Age Range FALL 2017 FALL 2018 FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
19 & UNDER 2,971 34.7% 2,784 35.3% 2,853 34.6% 2,401 33.0% 2,643 37.3%
20 TO 24 2,628 30.7% 2,415 30.6% 2,642 32.1% 2,246 30.8% 2,042 28.8%
25 T0 29 1,439 16.8% 1,286 16.3% 1,310 15.9% 1,241 17.0% 1,076 15.2%
30 TO 34 666 7.8% 649 8.2% 663 8.0% 673 8.9% 621 8.8%
35 TO 39 352 4.1% 328 4.2% 329 4.0% 346 4.7% 327 4.6%
40 & OVER 500 8.5% 426 5.4% 434 5.3% 374 5.1% 384 5.4%
UNKNOWN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 0.1%   0%   0.0%
AVERAGE AGE 24.1 years 24.0 years 23.5 years 24.1 years 23.9 years

‡ Data for fall 2019 through fall 2021 was collected from the Colorado Community College System - Cognos reporting tool. Data for previous years was collected from the Student Unit Record Data System (SURDS) enrollment data, which is reported to the Colorado Department of Higher Education each fall term.

Race/Ethnicity FALL 2017 FALL 2018 FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
ASIAN 454 5.3% 434 5.5% 472 5.7% 392 5.2% 385 5.4%
BLACK OR 
AFRICAN AMERICAN
908 10.6% 878 11.1% 910 11.0% 773 10.6% 787 11.1%
HAWAIIAN OR
PACIFIC ISLANDER
19 0.2% 11 0.1% 10 0.1% 12 0.2% 13 .2%
HISPANIC 2,856 33.4% 2,671 33.9% 3,001 36.4% 2,652 36.4% 2547 35.9%
MORE THAN ONE
RACE/ETHNICITY
319 3.7% 343 4.3% 349 4.2% 330 4.2% 309 4.4%
NATIVE AMERICAN
OR ALASKAN
AMERICAN
72 0.8% 68 0.9% 78 0.9% 64 0.9% 47 .7%
NON-RESIDENT ALIEN 601 7.0% 552 7.0% 585 7.1% 376 5.4% 532 7.5%
UNKNOWN ETHNICITY 590 7.0% 475 7.0% 268 3.3% 179 2.5% 139 2%
WHITE,
NON-HISPANIC
2,734 32.0% 2,460 31.2% 2,565 31.1% 2,530 34.7% 2334 32.9%
HEADCOUNT TOTALS 8,556 100.0% 7,888 100.0% 8,238 100.0% 7,281 100.0% 7093 100.0%

‡ Data for fall 2019 through fall 2021 was collected from the Colorado Community College System - Cognos reporting tool. Data for previous years was collected from the Student Unit Record Data System (SURDS) enrollment data, which is reported to the Colorado Department of Higher Education each fall term.

Registration Status FALL 2017 FALL 2018 FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
FIRST TIME 1,440 16.8% 1,527 19.4% 1,545 18.8% 1,189 16.3% 1161  16.4%
TRANSFER 198 2.3% 726 9.2% 884 10.7% 754 10.4%  579 8.2%
CONTINUING OR READMIT 5,752 67.2% 4,486 56.9% 4,290 52.1% 4,153 57.0% 3350  47.2%
HIGH SCHOOL CONCURRENT 
ENROLLMENT
1,166 13.6% 1,149 14.6% 1,519 18.4% 1,185 16.3% 1807 25.5%

Full-Time versus Part-Time Enrollment

Full-Time/Part-Time FALL 2017 FALL 2018 FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT (>= 12 credits) 2,441 28.5% 2,343 29.7% 2,454 29.8% 2,055 28.2% 1,768 24.9%
PART-TIME ENROLLMENT (< 12 cREDITS) 6,115 71.5% 5,545 70.3% 5,784 70.2% 5,226 71.8% 5,5325 75.1%

‡ Data for fall 2019 through fall 2021 was collected from the Colorado Community College System - Cognos reporting tool. Data for previous years was collected from the Student Unit Record Data System (SURDS) enrollment data, which is reported to the Colorado Department of Higher Education each fall term.

Military Status FALL 2017 FALL 2018 FALL 2019 FALL 2020

FALL 2021

VETERAN 266 202 185 168 123

‡ Data for fall 2019 through fall 2021 was collected from the Colorado Community College System - Cognos reporting tool. Data for previous years was collected from the Student Unit Record Data System (SURDS) enrollment data, which is reported to the Colorado Department of Higher Education each fall term.

Community College of Denver is pleased to provide the following information regarding our institution's graduation/completion and transfer rates. The information is provided in compliance with the Higher Education Student Right to Know Act of 1965, as amended (Public Law 101-542). The rates reflect the graduation/completion and transfer status of students who began the cohort year as first-time, full-time degree or certificate seekers. The 4-year average Student Right-to-Know completion or graduation rate is 16%; the 4-year average Student Right-to-Know transfer rate is 14%. These rates are averaged over 4-year's worth of cohorts.

Graduation and transfer rates in this table are based on the cohort of first-time in college, full-time degree-seeking students who complete a certificate or degree within 150% of the time to a degree. Because CCD offers 4-year degrees, our current IPEDS cohort is Cohort Year 2015, which allows tracking of six years (150% of the time to a 4-year degree).  However, all the students in the Cohort Year 2015 were measured at three (3) years, which is 150% of the time to an associate's degree, since none of them were in a 4-year degree cohort.  These rates do not include students who left the school to serve in the armed forces, on official church missions, or in the foreign service of the federal government. Students who died or were totally and permanently disabled are also excluded.

COHORT YEAR 2015 NUMBER IN COHORT COMPLETERS GRADUATION RATE* TRANSFER OUT TRANSFER OUT RATE**
OVERALL 551 99 18% 82 15%

*Completing within three years (150% of the time to Associate's Degree)  **Non-completers (did not graduate from CCD) who transferred to another 2-year or 4-year college or university within three years

Other information about the percentage of degrees conferred by academic program, enrollment, and persistent data can be found in the Common Data Set report

Graduation and transfer rates in this table are based on the cohort of first-time in college, full-time degree-seeking students (FTFT) who complete a certificate or degree within 150% of the time to a degree. Because CCD offers 4-year degrees, our current IPEDS cohort is Cohort Year 2015, which allows tracking of six years (150% of the time to a 4-year degree). However, all the students in the Cohort Year 2015 were measured at three (3) years, which is 150% of the time to an associate's degree, since none of them were in a 4-year degree cohort.  These rates do not include students who left the school to serve in the armed forces, on official church missions, or in the foreign service of the federal government. Students who died or were totally and permanently disabled are also excluded.

FTFT COHORT YEAR 2015 by Gender NUMBER IN COHORT COMPLETERS GRADUATION RATE* TRANSFER OUT TRANSFER OUT RATE**
Males 275 41 15% 42 15%
Females 276 58 21% 40 14%
FTFT COHORT YEAR 2015 By Pell Eligibility NUMBER IN COHORT COMPLETERS GRADUATION RATE* TRANSFER OUT TRANSFER OUT RATE**
Received Pell 283 41 14.5% Not Available Not Available
FTFT COHORT YEAR 2015 by Race/Ethnicity NUMBER IN COHORT COMPLETERS GRADUATION RATE* TRANSFER OUT TRANSFER OUT RATE**
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 0 0.0%

1

16.7%
Asian 31 3 9.7% 7 22.6%
Black or African-American 55 6 10.9% 9 16.4%
Hispanic 134 16 11.9% 16 11.9%
Multiple Races 21 5

23.8%

4 19.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 1 33.3% 0 0.0%
Non-Resident Alien 92 29 31.5% 5 5.4%
Unknown 36 3 8.3% 5 13.9%
White 173 36 20.8% 35 20.2%

*Completing within three years (150% of the time to Associate's Degree)  **Non-completers (did not graduate from CCD) who transferred to another 2-year or 4-year college or university within three years

Data Source: IPEDS 2022 Graduation Rate Survey

Other information about the percentage of degrees conferred by academic program, enrollment, and persistent data can be found in the Common Data Set report

SUCCESS IN COURSES AT CCD ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021
SUCCEEDED 73.7% 73.7% 74.6% 71.8%% 70.9%
DID NOT SUCCEED 26.3% 26.3% 25.4% 27.6% 28.8%
INCOMPLETE 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% .3%

Success in a course is defined as grades of AU (Audit), A, B, C, S, S/A, S/B, S/C

Non-Success in a course is defined as grades of D, F, U/D, U/F, AW (Administrative Withdrawal), and W (Withdrawal)

Incomplete is a grade of "I" and is not yet a successful or non-successful grade

Grades of AU (Audit) are very rare and do not affect grades significantly