Archived -- Department of Education: Enrollment in Public and Private 2-year and 4-year Colleges, by Attendance Status: Fall 1982 to Fall 2007

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

A Back to School Special Report on the Baby Boom Echo - August 1997

Enrollment in Public and Private 2-year and 4-year Colleges, by Attendance Status:
Fall 1982 to Fall 2007

From 1987 to 1997, full-time and part-time enrollment increased at fairly similar rates, 9 and 12 percent, respectively. That situation is projected to change as large numbers of high school graduates enter college during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Between 1997 and 2007, full-time enrollment is projected to increase by close to 21 percent, while part-time enrollment is projected to increase 6 percent.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Projections of Educational Statistics to 2007.

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