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Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named "Best Institutional Facility" by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Named "Rising Star" by the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip's College

St. Philip's College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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SAC At-A-Glance

SAC Fall Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount

Semester	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020
All	19,028	19,385	17,573	19,499	19,231
Female	11,126 58.5%	11,373 58.7%	10,542 60.0%	11,959 61.3%	12,178 63.3%
Male	7,902 41.5%	8,012 41.3%	7,031 40.0%	7,540 38.7%	7,053 36.7%
Hispanic	11,611 61.0%	11,776 60.7%	10,885 61.9%	12,253 62.8%	12,367 64.3%
African American	1,269 6.7%	1,401 7.2%	1,232 7.0%	1,371 7.0%	1,669 8.7%
Asian	521 2.7%	554 2.9%	509 2.9%	540 2.8%	537 2.8%
White	4,770 25.1%	4,809 24.8%	4,180 23.8%	4,462 22.9%	4,188 21.8%
Multi-racial	597 3.1%	626 3.2%	560 3.2%	664 3.4%	324 1.7%
International	166 0.9%	133 0.7%	120 0.7%	29 0.1%	73 0.4%
AI/NA, NH/OPI	70 0.4%	81 0.4%	66 0.4%	87 0.4%	73 0.4%
Academic	14,255 74.9%	14,475 74.7%	12,626 71.8%	14,063 72.1%	13,196 68.6%
Technical	4,773 25.1%	4,910 25.3%	4,947 28.2%	5,436 27.9%	6,035 31.4%

Semester	Spring 2017	Spring 2018	Spring 2019	Spring 2020	Spring 2021
All	18,240	18,571	16348	18,463	17,528

Semester	Summer 2017	Summer 2018	Summer 2019	Summer 2020	Summer 2021
All	8,778	8,559	7,631	8,927	6,988

AI/NA: American Indian or Native American.

NH/OPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Please read all named Race Groups as Non-Hispanic

SAC Productive Grade Rate (PGR)

Semester	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020
PGR	30,509 /38,821 78.6%	30,587 /38,982 78.5%	30,339 /38,717 78.4%	35,703 /46,320 77.1%	34,063 /43,204 78.8%

Semester	Spring 2017	Spring 2018	Spring 2019	Spring 2020	Spring 2021
PGR	33,722 /43,435 77.6%	33,127 /43,247 76.6%	33,163 /42,833 77.4%	35,011 /43,383 80.7%	30,984 /39,055 79.3%

Semester	Summer 2017	Summer 2018	Summer 2019	Summer 2020	Summer 2021
PGR	10,877 /12,790 85.0%	10,665 /12,695 84.0%	9,857 /11,663 84.5%	12,232 /14,046 87.1%	9,156 /10,814 84.7%

Productive Grade Rate (PGR) is the percentage of students gaining a grade of A, B, and C out of the students in class on the Census date

SAC Course Completion Rate (CCR)

Semester	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020
CCR	35,198 /38,821 90.7%	35,521 /38,982 91.1%	35,198 /38,717 90.9%	42,024 /46,320 90.7%	39,539 /43,204 91.5%

Semester	Spring 2017	Spring 2018	Spring 2019	Spring 2020	Spring 2021
CCR	39,139 /43,435 90.1%	38,751 /43,247 89.6%	38,110 /42,833 89.0%	39,525 /43,383 91.1%	35,304 /39,055 90.4%

Semester	Summer 2017	Summer 2018	Summer 2019	Summer 2020	Summer 2021
CCR	11,911 /12,790 93.1%	11,827 /12,695 93.2%	10,860 /11,663 93.1%	13,163 /14,046 93.7%	10,058 /10,814 93.0%

Course Completion Rate (CCR): Percentage of students who gained a grade (A, B, C, D, or F) out of the students in class on the Census date. Referred to as Retention at earlier times.

SAC Fall to Fall FTIC Persistence

Fall to Fall	Fall 2015 to Fall 2016	Fall 2016 to Fall 2017	Fall 2017 to Fall 2018	Fall 2018 to Fall 2019	Fall 2019 to Fall 2020
FTIC FT	60.7% 375/619	61.5% 414/673	57.9% 477/824	67.2% 653/972	56.9% 874/1,536
FTIC PT	42.1% 832 /1,975	43.7% 802 /1,837	37.2% 753 /2,025	39.5% 633 /1,601	33.7% 586 /1,738
FTIC All	46.6% 1,208/2,594	48.4% 1,216/2,510	43.2% 1,230/2,849	50.0% 1,286/2,573	44.6% 1,460/3,274

First time In College (FTIC): the students who have enrolled at SAC and enrolled at a College or University for the first time. Concurrent High School student enrollments (Dual Credits) are not considered.

Full-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled for 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) or more in their FTIC semester.

Part-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled less than 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) in their FTIC semester.

Fall to Fall Persistence for FTICs: Percentage of Fall Semester FTIC students who continue to enroll in the subsequent Fall semester, one year after their initial enrollment.

SAC Fall to Spring FTIC Persistence

Fall to Spring	Fall 2015 to Spring 2016	Fall 2016 to Spring 2017	Fall 2017 to Spring 2018	Fall 2018 to Spring 2019	Fall 2019 to Spring 2020	Fall 2020 to Spring 2021
FTIC FT	81.7% 506/619	80.8% 544/673	82.3% 678/824	84.0% 816/972	83.7% 1,286/1,536	80.1% 892/1,114
FTIC PT	59.5% 1,175/1,975	61.7% 1,133/1,837	59.5% 1,205/2,025	56.4% 903/1,601	53.8% 935/1,738	48.0% 904/1,884
FTIC All	64.8% 1,681/2,594	66.8% 1,677/2,510	66.1% 1,883/2,849	66.8% 1,719/2,573	67.8% 2,221/3,274	59.9% 1,796/2,998

First time In College (FTIC): the students who have enrolled at SAC and enrolled at a College or University for the first time. Concurrent High School student enrollments (Dual Credits) are not considered.

Full-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled for 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) or more in their FTIC semester.

Part-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled less than 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) in their FTIC semester.

Fall to Spring Persistence for FTICs: Percentage of Fall Semester FTIC students who continue to enroll in the next major semester, which is the Spring semester.

SAC 3-Year Graduation Rate of Fall Semester FTIC Cohort

Fall Cohort	Fall 2013 (AY2014 - AY2016)	Fall 2014 (AY2015 - AY2017)	Fall 2015 (AY2016 - AY2018)	Fall 2016 (AY2017 - AY2019)	Fall 2017 (AY2018 - AY2020)
FTIC FT	15.5% 219/1,415	20.6% 210/1,049	29.1% 181/621	28.3% 191/676	24.5% 202/825
FTIC PT	8.8% 170/1,922	11.9% 203/1,709	13.3% 267/2,001	13.5% 250/1,851	14.3% 292/2,044
FTIC All	11.7% 389/3,337	15.2% 419/2,758	17.1% 448/2,622	17.5% 441/2,527	17.2% 494/2,869

First time In College (FTIC): the students who have enrolled at SAC and enrolled at a College or University for the first time. Concurrent High School student enrollments (Dual Credits) are not considered.

Full-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled for 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) or more in their FTIC semester.

Part-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled less than 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) in their FTIC semester.

SAC Degree and Certificates Awarded

Semester	AY 2017 (Fall 2016 -Summer 2017)	AY 2018 (Fall 2017 -Summer 2018)	AY 2019 (Fall 2018 -Summer 2019)	AY 2020 (Fall 2019 -Summer 2020)	AY 2021 (Fall 2020 -Summer* 2021)
Degrees	4,617	3,210	3,218	3,217	2,790
Certificates	1,161	783	984	506	517
Total	5,778	3,993	4,202	3,723	3,307

* as of 7th September 2021

SAC High Challenge Courses

Semester	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020
HCC Count	15	19	20	21	11
Semester	Spring 2017	Spring 2018	Spring 2019	Spring 2020	Spring 2021
HCC Count	20	22	20	17	13

High Challenge Courses (HCC): Courses that have 100 or more students enrolled with a GPA of less than 70%. In the case of co-requisite courses, only the College Level class is considered.