The Increasing Role of Community Colleges among Bachelor ' s Degree Recipients : Findings from the 2019 National Survey of College Graduates

Among the 44.7 million employed college graduates with a first bachelor ' s earned in the United States, a large and increasing number reported having attended community college. For example, of the 14.8 million graduates who earned their first bachelor ' s degree between 2008 and 2017, more than half ( 52 % ) had previously attended a community college and 25 % had earned an associate ' s degree. In contrast, among the 29.8 million college graduates who earned their first bachelor ' s degree before 2008, only 48 % had attended a community college and only 19 % had earned an associate ' s degree. Data are from the National Survey of College Graduates, sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news