Students
The college’s student population is made up of a very diverse group of individuals. While many come to the college directly after high school, others bring variety of life and job experiences to their studies. Some interesting student profile characteristics include:
- 61% of students are female
- 62% of students are 25 or younger
- 28% of students are Hispanic
- 44% of students are first generation college students
- 61% of students are part-time, earning 11 credits or fewer
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