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First Jr college
The first junior college was an extension of high school -
low enrollment
Few people enrolled, limited offerings -
Expanding the roll of Community College
During the Great Depression, community colleges began to offer job training. This helped with the unemployment predicament. This trend continued for years to come. -
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job training continues
During these years job training at the community college continued. -
enrollment increases
During the 1960's the enrollment increased a lot. In fact by 1970 it had doubled. -
Became part of the American Education system
By the 1970's with all the growth in community college they had really become a big part of the American education system. I few reasons this growth was so substantial include the baby boomers had reached college age, many wanted to defer the draft of the Vietnam War and parents were more interested in getting their children post secondary education. -
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Part time enrollment increase
The number of part-time enrollees increased from 49% to 64% from 1970-1999 -
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race and ethnicity increased enrollment
The ethic minority enrollment has continued to increase over the years. In 1976 it increased to 20%. In 1999 it had increased to 33% -
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gender flip
in 1970's the majority of enrollees were males (67%) but by 1980 the enrollment had flipped favoring the female student (55%). This trend has continued, by 1990 the women enrolled was 57%. -
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Community College Continues to Adapt
With the constantly changing demands in the job force with new technology the community college system is always adapting and new ways to educate the work force as well and the full-time student.