Commuity Colleges of Spokane: At a glance

CAMPUSES: Fall 2006

Spokane Community College

  • 111 acres
  • 6,710 state-support students
  • Students' average age: 27.8 years

Spokane Falls Community College

  • 113 acres
  • 5,445 state-support students
  • Students' average age: 24.6 years

Institute for Extended Learning

  • Provides community college and adult education classes -- day and night at more than 100 locations through Spokane and a surrounding six-county region
  • 4,845 state support students
  • Students' average age: 40.4 years

TOTAL STATE-SUPPORT STUDENT ENROLLMENT: 13,260

 

GRADUATION: JUNE 2007

  • 1,208 associate of arts/associate of science-transfer degrees
  • 1,041 associate in applied science degrees
  • 22 associate of fine arts degrees/certificates
  • 9 associate of business-transfer degrees
  • 468 professional certificates
  • 321 GEDs
  • 230 High School Completion certificates
  • 17 English as a Second Language certificates

TOTAL DEGREES & CERTIFICATES AWARDED: 3,316

 FACULTY & STAFF: FALL 2007

  • 579 full-time instructors
  • 534 part-time instructors
  • 52 administrators
  • 109 professional-exempt staff
  • 563 classified staff
  • 309 hourly staff

 TOTAL CCS EMPLOYEE COUNT: 2,146

 

SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

CCS operates one the state's largest early childhood education and child care programs, enrolling:

  • 669 children in Head Start programs at 10 sites
  • 551 children in Early Childhood Education and Assistance Programs (ECEAP)
  • 210 children in Early Head Start Programs at seven sites
  • 340 families participating in Parent Cooperative Preschools at 11 sites

 TUITION: 2007-08

$ 2,668.50 for a typical student taking 15 credits each quarter for three quarters; other tuition packages may apply. (Does not include lab fees, books or supplies.)

OPERATING BUDGET: 2007-08

  • State allocation: $59,548,794
  • Local funds: $24,960,617

TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET: $84,509,411

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: 2006-07

  • Almost one-half of all students attending CCS qualify for some type of financial aid.
  • $51,160,863 in financial aid was distributed .
  • CCS Foundation awarded 1,454 scholarships -- valued at $394,594 -- to students attending SCC, SFCC and the IEL.