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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Phillippe, Kent; Mullin, Christopher M. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2011
A survey from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) found that enrollment growth in fall 2010 slowed its pace at community colleges, increasing 3.2% from the previous year. This contrasts with more dramatic increases in recent years: more than 11% between fall 2008 and fall 2009, and nearly 17% between fall 2007 and fall 2009,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Surveys, Enrollment Trends, Public Colleges
Mullin, Christopher M.; Phillippe, Kent – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2011
After a number of years of enrollment growth at the nation's community colleges, total headcount enrollments leveled off in fall 2011 from the previous year. A collaborative analysis of the American Association of Community Colleges and the National Student Clearinghouse shows an enrollment decrease of almost 1% from fall 2010 to 2011. Despite…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Grants
Mullin, Christopher M.; Phillippe, Kent – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
In an attempt to better understand how community colleges responded to the economic maelstrom, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) surveyed its member institutions to examine changes in enrollment, local factors contributing to enrollment shifts, and the lessons learned from their experiences. The authors found the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Aspiration, Articulation (Education), Geographic Regions