Community College Registration — Fall 2011, Phase II Survey Results

Last updated: September 26, 2011

Many community college financial aid directors have approached the Center for Financial Aid Policy and Practice in Community Colleges (Center) and requested information about student enrollment, financial aid applications, and award processing during peak registration times. As a result, the Center is conducting brief surveys to allow schools to make real-time data comparisons with fellow community colleges at two different intervals during the Fall 2011 semester.

The table and chart below display the compiled data for the second phase of the registration process.

We appreciate the many institutions that took the time to participate, and encourage you to use the information provided in any way that is beneficial to your institution.

School Enrollment1 Pell Award2 Stafford Loans3 F.A. Applications4 Processing Backlog Number applications5 Awarding Backlog Number applications6 Veteran Enrollment7 Processing V.A. Certification8 % Files Require Verifications9 FTE Verifications10a FTE Processing10b
Alvin Community College 3,835 $3,829,598 $1,392,667   Less than 7 days Less than 7 days   7-14 days   5 1
Amarillo College                      
Angelina College 7,700 $9,500,000 $0 5,210 Up-to-date Up-to-date 78 7-14 days 58% 2 0
Austin Community College                      
Blinn College                      
Brazosport College                      
Brookhaven College                      
Cedar Valley College                      
Central Texas College                      
Cisco College                      
Clarendon College 1,345 $2,638,000 $2,310,000 1,294 Up-to-date Up-to-date 24 7-14 days 30% 2 3
Coastal Bend College                      
College of the Mainland                      
Collin County Community College District                      
Del Mar College 12,300 $22,000,000 $6,000,000 10,000 7-14 days 7-14 days   0 67% 4 1
Eastfield College                      
El Centro College                      
El Paso County Community College District 42,065 $70,000,000 $15,000,000 40,000 Less than 7 days Less than 7 days 1,100 7-14 days 59% 4 2
Frank Phillips College                      
Galveston College                      
Grayson County College                      
Hill College                      
Houston Community College System                      
Howard County Junior College District                      
Kilgore College                      
Lamar Institute of Technology                      
Lamar State College - Orange 2,750 $2,521,500 $2,180,000 3,242 Up-to-date Up-to-date 65 Less than 7 days 40% 4 4
Lamar State College - Port Arthur                      
Laredo Community College                      
Lee College   $12,830 $0 2,566,000 22-28 days 22-28 days   0 40% 1 1
Lon Morris College                      
Lone Star College System                      
Lone Star College System Cy-Fair                      
Lone Star College System Kingwood                      
Lone Star College System Montgomery                      
Lone Star College System North Harris                      
Lone Star College System Tomball                      
McLennan Community College 10,200 $32,374,419 $30,000,000 11,288 7-14 days 7-14 days 300 Less than 7 days 60% 5 1
Midland College                      
Mountain View College                      
Navarro College 10,468 $34,944,198 $55,470,313 7,500 Less than 7 days Less than 7 days 477 Less than 7 days unknown 4 1
North Central Texas College                      
North Lake College                      
Northeast Texas Community College                      
Northwest Vista College                      
Odessa College                      
Palo Alto College                      
Panola College 2,562 $4,960,862 $1,410,001 3,715 Up-to-date Up-to-date 15 Less than 7 days 24% 1
Paris Junior College                      
Ranger College                      
Richland College                      
San Antonio College                      
San Jacinto College District 43,231 $53,312,411 $11,725,370 25,076 15-21 days Up-to-date 836 7-14 days 35% 3 1
South Plains College                      
South Texas College                      
Southwest Texas Junior College 8,500 $15,000,000 $4,000,000 8,000              
St. Philip's College                      
Tarrant County College District 50,000 $86,000,000 $32,000,000 60,000 7-14 days Less than 7 days 2,000 Less than 7 days 38% 3 3
Temple College                      
Texarkana College                      
Texas Southmost College                      
Texas State Technical College - Harlingen                      
Texas State Technical College - Marshall                      
Texas State Technical College - Waco                      
Texas State Technical College - West Texas 1,250 $20,754,850 $4,547,200 2,300              
Trinity Valley Community College                      
Tyler Junior College 11,667 $18,780,000 $30,423,000 16,920 Less than 7 days Less than 7 days 450 Less than 7 days 65% 0 1
Vernon College                      
Victoria College                      
Weatherford College                      
Western Texas College                      
Wharton County Junior College 10,442 $9,000,000 $17,000,000 6,700 7-14 days 7-14 days   Less than 7 days 50% 0 0
Central New Mexico College                      
Tallahassee Community College                      
Median 9,350 $16,890,000 $5,273,600 8,000 Less than 7 days Less than 7 days 72 Less than 7 days 40% 3 1

Options suggested to last minute applicants

  1. As of today, please estimate your institution’s current estimated total enrollment (full, part-time, less than half-time) for the 2011 - 2012 Award Year? (enter number)
  2. As of today, please estimate your institution’s total Pell grant award for the 2011 - 2012 Award Year.
  3. As of today, please estimate your institution’s total Stafford loan amount for the 2011 - 2012 Award Year.
  4. As of today, please estimate your institution’s estimated total count of financial aid applications for the 2011 - 2012 Award Year? (enter number)
  5. As of today, what is the financial aid office’s backlog in processing financial aid applications received? (enter number of days, enter 0 if up-to-date)
  6. As of today, what is the financial aid office’s backlog in awarding financial aid applications received? (enter number of days, enter 0 if up-to-date)
  7. As of today, please estimate your institution’s total Veteran student enrollment (full- and part-time) for the 2011 - 2012 Award Year? 
  8. As of today, please estimate your institution’s financial aid processing time for VA certifications?
  9. As of today, please estimate the percentage of files requiring verification for the 2011 - 2012 Award Year?
  10. Please specify the number of full-time staff members dedicated to the following processes: loan verification and loan processing.
  11. For students considered “last minute applicants,” what options/exceptions/allowances are suggested to the students to pay tuition, fees, and books?