Lone Star College System Recognized as a Top Producer of Associate Degrees - Atascocita
Lone Star College System Recognized as a Top Producer of Associate Degrees - Atascocita
Published: Aug 27, 2014, 11:00am
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Lone Star College System has once again been recognized as a top 10
producer of associate degrees nationally, ranking fourth among all
community colleges in the U.S.
The 2014 list of Top 100 Associate
Degree Producers by Community College Week magazine listed LSCS fourth
in the nation among more than 1,100 community colleges for the number of
associate degrees it awarded.
�The number one goal at Lone Star
College is making sure our students succeed and achieve their goals,�
said Dr. Steve Head, LSCS chancellor. �Lone Star College comprises a
richly diverse population. As our area continues to grow, our challenge
will be to keep up with the demand and help our students fulfill their
academic dreams.�
Based on the data, LSCS awarded 4,373 associate
degrees to students in all disciplines for the 2012-2013 school year,
which represents a 3.92 percent increase over degrees awarded in
2011-2012 by LSCS.
Currently, part-time and transfer students are
not counted with those receiving an associate degree although they may
have completed the required number of credits needed.
LSCS was
also ranked fourth among community colleges nationwide in the 2014 list
for the number of its Hispanic students receiving their associate
degrees with 1,157 Hispanic graduates, representing 26 percent of the
total graduates receiving an associate degree from LSCS.
Other notable rankings for LSCS in the Community College Week 2014 nationwide list include:
� Second in Nursing, Registered Nursing, Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Degrees
� Second in Education Associate Degrees
� Third in Health Professions and Related Programs
� Fifth in all degrees among minorities
Dr.
Head noted that LSCS has experienced a 57 percent increase in the
student population in the past six years, adding more than 28,000
students from 2007 to 2013. Student enrollment increases are expected to
continue as population projections show that the LSCS service area will
gain an additional 241,846 residents by 2019.
The Top 100
Associate Degree Producers list is compiled by the magazine each year
from data collected through the National Center for Education Statistics
and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Set survey. The 2014
list published this week contains data from the 2012-13 academic year.
Community
College Week, one of several national publications covering the
education industry, publishes the rankings each August.
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