Community College Facts

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Question 1

What two-year undergraduate academic degree is primarily awarded by community colleges upon graduation?

Question 2

Which Illinois institution, founded in 1901, is celebrated as the oldest continuously operating public junior college in the United States?

Question 3

What landmark 1947 federal commission report called for a nationwide network of publicly funded community colleges charging little to no tuition?

Question 4

What formal agreement between community colleges and four-year universities guarantees transfer of credits toward a bachelor's degree?

Question 5

What is the largest public community college system in the United States, enrolling over 1.8 million students across 116 colleges?

Question 6

What is the average national in-district public community college tuition per year in the United States, compared to four-year public universities?

Question 7

What program pioneered by Tennessee in 2014 provided tuition-free community college to all graduating high school seniors?

Question 8

Approximately what percentage of all undergraduate students in the United States are enrolled in community colleges?

Question 9

What international academic honor society specifically recognizes high scholastic achievement among community college students?

Question 10

Which prominent NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander began her higher education at a New York community college?

What two-year undergraduate academic degree is primarily awarded by community colleges upon graduation?