Supplementary Data

Since being published, Community College Finance has become the pre-eminent reference on funding Democracy's Colleges. While the philosophies and approaches outlined in the book endure overtime, the data do not. This site was developed to serve as a supplemental source of data on the topics covered.If you use this book in your course, or college, and would like the speakers to "zoom-in" we hope you will reach out to us. We welcome the opportunity to discuss this complex and critical topic with you.

Citation: Mullin, C. M. & Baime, D.S. (2025). Community College Finance: Supplementary Data Retrieved from CommunityCollegeFinance.org


Figure 1.1. The Number of Community Colleges, by Type and Source: 2011 to 2021

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Figure 1.2. Enrollment Growth in Public Community Colleges Indexed to the first Year of the Decade: 2010s

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Figure 1.3. Fall Enrollment at Public Community Colleges, by Gender: 1960 to 2020

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Figure 1.4. Annual Percent Change in Community College Enrollment and the National Unemployment Rate: 1965 to 2020

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Figure 1.5. Distribution of State Expenditures for Health, Education, and Economic Affairs: 2013 to 2022

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Table 1.1. Fall Term Enrollment at Community Colleges, by Race/Ethnicity: Select Years

Note. An error for race/ethnicity of "All Undergraduates" in the original table is fixed here.

Figure 2.1. Distribution of Expenditures to Finance Higher Education: 2012 to 2023

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Figure 2.2. Percent of Community College Revenues in Virginia, by Source

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Figure 2.3. Percent of Operating Revenue for California Community Colleges, by Source.

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Figure 2.4. Percent of Operating Revenue for Illinois Community Colleges, by Source.

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Figure 3.1. Total Revenues per Student at Public Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions Indexed to 2018-19

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Table 3.1. Community College Revenues, by Category: 2021–2022

Table 3.2. Sources of Support for Students, by Sector: 2021–2022

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Figure 4.1. Trends in Inflation Adjusted Tuition and Fee Prices for Public Two-Year Institutions Published by the College Board and the National Center for Education Statistics: 1986-87 to 2022-2023

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Figure 4.2. National Average Required Fees Amount: 2012–2013 to 2023-24

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Figure 8.1. Comparing Changes in Two Measures of Educational Attainment

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Figure 8.2. Educational Attainment Levels in Countries for 25- to 64-Year-Olds (Percentage of the Population), with Top Four Countries Ranked: 1991 to 2023

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Figure 8.3. Six-Year Outcomes for Students Beginning at a Community College in Fall 2022

Figure 9.2. Completions and Total Operating Revenue per FTE at Community Colleges: Select Years
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Figure 9.3. Freshman Class Enrollment Counts at 31 Private, Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges Constituting the Membership of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE)

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Figure 10.1. Lifetime Earnings Overlap, by Level of Educational Attainment

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Table 10.1. Changes in Weekly Earnings, Estimated Taxes Paid, and Unemployment Associated with Each Change in Educational Attainment

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Figure 12.1. In-District, In-State, and Out-of-State Tuition and Fees

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Table 15.1. State and Local Sales Tax Rates:

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