Quick Facts is a summary of facts drawn from the LCC Facts & Figures report, compiled yearly by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment.

2010-2011 Quick Facts
See also: Quick Facts Card

Enrollment

• 8,465 total student headcount
• 6,501 credit students
• 3,652 State FTE
• 4,176 Total FTE

Student Intent

• 29% Transfer students
• 48% Workforce students
• 17% Basic Skills students
• 7% Other

Demographics

• 60% Female
• 21% Students of Color
• 30 Average Age
• 53% Full-Time

Types of Students

• 357 Running Start
• 208 CEO
• 386 Worker Retraining
• 252 Veterans

Course Enrollments

• 335 ESL
• 1,250 ABE
• 4,989 eLearning
• 1,843 Community Ed

Degrees & Awards

• 250 Transfer degrees
• 300 AAS degrees
• 169 Certificates (1+ yr)
• 125 High school/GED

Transfers

• 304 to four-year colleges (2009-10 students)

Cowlitz & Wahkiakum County High School graduates (’08) attending college

• 54% chose LCC

Employment

• 73% of prof/tech students employed within nine months (2009-10 completers)

History & Accreditation

• Founded in 1934, accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities since 1948. Learn more about Lower Columbia College Accreditation.

Service Area

• District No. 13, serves Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties

NWAAC Varsity Sports

• Men’s and Women’s Basketball
• Men’s Baseball
• Women’s Softball
• volleyball
• Soccer

Facilities

• LCC’s 38.75 acre campus currently houses 26 buildings

Budget

• Operating Budget for 2010-11: $23.1 million

Annual Tuition

• $3,814 tuition and fees (2011-12, 45 credits)

Financial Aid Disbursed

• $22.9 million

Foundation

• $12 million in assets

Employment

• 408 employees
• 69 full-time
• 153 part-time faculty

Professional/Technical Programs

• Accounting Technician
• Business Management
• Business Technology: Office, Legal, Medical
• Computers: Computing Specialist, Help Desk, Networking, Web Development, Programming
• Criminal Justice
• Early Childhood Education
• Fire Science Technology
• Healthcare: Nursing, Medical Assisting,
• Chemical Dependency Studies
• Industrial Trades: Automotive, Diesel/Heavy Equipment, Machine Trades, Manufacturing, Welding

Data for Facts & Figures is provided by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment. The intent of this report is to provide the campus community and general public with valuable information that is useful and timely. Every attempt has been made to present the data as accurately as possible; however, due to the complexities involved in compiling data from multiple sources, some imperfections may appear.