News and Media CenterClark College: By the Numbers
- In fall 2011, Clark welcomed 15,704 total students including 14,704 credit students and 1,000 non-credit students.
- Those student numbers reflected:
- New (credit): 4,042
- eLearning (online & hybrid): 2,757
- English as a Second Language (ESL): 841
- International: 78
- Running Start: 1,764
- Worker Retraining: 407
- Also in fall 2011, Clark welcomed 1,523 students in Corporate and Continuing Education classes, as well as 451 in mature learning.
- By the numbers:
- Academic/Transfer Students 51%
- Basic Skills Students 9%
- Career & Technical Students 36%
- Other Students 3%
- Degrees & Awards (2010-2011)
- AA/AS degrees - 1,083
- AAS degree - 445
- Certificates/Other - 827
- High School Equivalency/GED - 170
- Transfers
- 51% of transfer-ready students (who left in 2009-2010) transferred to a four-year university within one year
- Employment
- 67% of career and technical students were employed within six months; 62% of those students were working full-time (2009-2010)
- Of Clark County's 2009 high school graduates, 52% of those who went on to college chose to attend Clark College.
- In fall 2011, Clark employed 200 full-time faculty, 537 part-time faculty, 342 classified staff members, and 71 administrators/managers.
- Budget (2011-2012): Operating budget of $54.1 million. Grants and contracts of $8.3 million. Proprietary budgets of $10.3 million.
- Annual Tuition (2011-2012): $3,743 (45 credits)
- Financial Aid disbursed (2010-2011): $55.4 million for 9,692 students including $1.1 million in scholarships
- Based on year-end full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment in for-credit classes, Clark was the largest single-campus community college in Washington state during the 2011-2012 academic year.