Graduates Graduates Number of Degrees and Certificates Granted There are two sets of data here. The first is the number of degrees and certificates CGCC reports to IPEDS - a required report to the federal government. However, many students receive more than one award — in the last year several students received as many as four degrees and/or certificates. The second chart shows how many people actually received a degree or certificate. If a student received both a degree and a certificate they are counted only one time in the degree column. The most common combination of multiple awards is an associates degree and the AGEC - the Arizona General Education Certificate. This allows students to transfer their general education credits to Arizona universities as a block. The first year IPEDS reported AGEC awards was 2006-07.
Number of Degrees and Certificates Granted 2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
257
329
286
368
342
395
416
514
545
747
190
224
175
139
152
189
216
170
167
168
9
17
30
45
105
375
219
409
473
607
456
570
491
552
599
959
851
1,093
1,185
1,522
DEGREES CERTIFICATES AGECS TOTAL AWARDS
Number of People Receiving Degrees and Certificates 2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
221
298
270
345
303
368
388
499
528
730
92
118
108
92
100
338
162
132
145
159
313
416
378
437
403
706
550
631
673
889
DEGREES CERTIFICATES TOTAL PEOPLE
Number of Degrees & Certificates Awarded
Number of People Receiving Degrees & Certificates 1,000
1,600
900
1,400
800
1,200
700
1,000 600
800
500
600
400
400
300 200
200
100
Sources: IPEDs & National Community College Benchmark Project (NCCBP), 2011
CERTIFICATES
AGECS
TOTAL AWARDS
DEGREES
CERTIFICATES
1
0
-‐1 10
9
-‐1 09
20
20
8
-‐0 08
20
7
-‐0 07
6
-‐0 06
20
20
5
-‐0 05
20
4
-‐0 04
3
-‐0 03
20
20
2
-‐0
-‐0
02
20
01
20
DEGREES
20
1
0
10
-‐1
9
0 -‐1
09
8
-‐0 08
20
20
7
-‐0
-‐0
07
06
20
5
6 -‐0
05
20
20
4
-‐0
04
20
3
-‐0 03
-‐0
20
-‐0 01
20
02
2
0
20
Sources: IPEDS for Number of Degrees & Certificates; Maricopa Data Warehouse for Number of People Receiving Degrees & Certificates
TOTAL PEOPLE
Percent of First-Time Degree Seeking Students Who Receive a Degree Within Three Years:
CGCC Percentage: 12.7%
National Percentile: 23%
This means that 77% of community colleges have a higher percentage of students graduating in three years. This is based on the IPEDS Student-Right-to-Know Cohort. Chandler-Gilbert Community College Fast Facts 2011
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