Community College Registration — Phase III Survey Results

Last updated: February 11, 2011

The Center for Financial Aid Policy and Practice in Community Colleges (Center) has been approached by the financial aid directors at many community colleges to gather and share information about student enrollment, financial aid application, and award processing during peak registration times. As a result, the Center is conducting brief surveys to provide schools with real-time data comparisons with fellow community colleges at three different intervals during the Spring 2011 semester.

The below table and chart display the compiled data for the last interval 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 Verifications10 FTE Processing10
Alvin Community College 5,400 $2,060,000 800,000 2,200 0 0 200 7-14 days 50% 1 1
Amarillo College                      
Austin Community College                      
Blinn College 15,000 $8,900,000 4,500,000 6,500 0 1 day 550 7-14 days 35% 3 3
Brazosport College                      
Brookhaven College                      
Cedar Valley College                      
Central New Mexico College                      
Central Texas College                      
Clarendon College                      
Coastal Bend College                      
College of the Mainland                      
Collin County Community College                      
Del Mar College                      
Eastfield College 13,685 $38,539,327 1,200,00 11,000 0 0 456 22-28 days 35% 6 2
El Centro College                      
El Paso County Community College District 29,527 $29,084,623 2,873,722 3,156 0 0 1,500 Less than 7 days 30% 4 4
Frank Phillips College                      
Galveston College 2,326 $2,099,380 245,251 6,772 40 40 65 7-14 days 25% 1 1
Grayson County College                      
Hill College                      
Houston Community College                      
Howard County Junior College                      
Kilgore College 6,698 $8,500,000 9,366,413 379 0 - 20 0 145 7-14 days 30% 4 5
Lamar Institute of Technology                      
Lamar State College - Orange 2,550 $2,560,000 2,250,000 1,500 0 0 50 Less than 7 days 43% 4 2
Lamar State College - Port Arthur                      
Laredo Community College                      
Lee College                      
Lon Morris College 824 $1,200,000 1,700,000 750 0 0 14 7-14 days 60% 1 1
Lone Star College - Cy-Fair                      
Lone Star College - Kingwood                      
Lone Star College - Montgomery                      
Lone Star College - North Harris                      
Lone Star College - Tomball                      
McLennan Community College                      
Midland College                      
Mountain View College                      
Navarro College                      
North Central Texas College                      
North Lake College                      
Northeast Texas Community College 3,097 $3,657,000 0 1,750 0 10 101 Less than 7 days 1% 1 1
Northwest Vista College                      
Odessa College                      
Palo Alto College 9,356 $4,600 1,000   0 0 375 7-14 days 35% 2 1
Panola College 2,200 $982,223 161,107 3,000 0 0 30 Less than 7 days 33% 1 1
Paris Junior College                      
Pierce College                      
Ranger College                      
Saint Philip's College                      
San Antonio College                      
San Jacinto Community College District 27,459 $14,721,161 5,156,612 27,139 250 0 937 Less than 7 days 45% 3 1
South Plains College 13,202 $8,862,712 2,694,180 5,632 0 0 600 Less than 7 days 40% 7 2
South Texas College                      
Southwest Texas Junior College                      
Tallahassee Community College                      
Tarrant County College District 49,111 $45,530,233 10,667,335 49,879 0 0     60% 3.5 3.5
Temple College                      
Texas State Tech College West Texas 1,400 $1,146,105 2,906,359 500 10 10 75 15-21 days 75% 3 3
Texas State Technical College                      
Texas State Technical College Harlingen                      
Texas State Technical College Marshall                      
The Victoria College                      
Trinity Valley Community College                      
Tyler Junior College 11,355 $9,147,000 10,250,000 1,842 225 0 400 Less than 7 days 65% 2 4
Vernon College                      
Weatherford College                      
Western Texas College                      
Wharton County Junior College                      
Median 8,027 $6,078,500 2,694,180 3,000     200 7-14 days 37.5% 2 2

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 spring 2011 semester? (enter number)
  2. As of today, please estimate your institution’s total Pell grant award for the spring 2011 semester.
  3. As of today, please estimate your institution’s total Stafford loan amount for the spring 2011 semester.
  4. As of today, please estimate your institution’s estimated total count of financial aid applications for the spring 2011 semester? (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 spring 2011 semester? 
  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 spring 2011 semester?
  10. Please specify the number of full-time staff members dedicated to the following processes.
  11. For students considered “last minute applicants” what options/exceptions/allowances are suggested to the students to pay tuition, fees, and books?