TABLE 2-125-Year Changes in the Undergraduate Student Population at 2-Year and 4-Year Institutions (in percentage)

Student Characteristics19872012
Aged 25 and Older3740
Enrolled in 2-Year Institutions4340
Enrolled Part Time4250
Minority2042
Employed Part Timea40
Employed Full Time2627
Parents2026
Single Parent715
Women5457
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Part-time employment data were not available in 1987.

SOURCES: Data from Digest of Education Statistics (National Center for Education Statistics, 1990) and U.S. Department of Education, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (National Center for Education Statistics, 2012).

From: 2, Multiple STEM Pathways

Cover of Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students' Diverse Pathways.
Committee on Barriers and Opportunities in Completing 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees; Board on Science Education; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Higher Education and Workforce; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Malcom S, Feder M, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2016 May 18.
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