At Housatonic Community College, 58 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 61 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The two-year public institution in Bridgeport enrolled 5,138 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 6.8 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
99 percent of undergraduates are residents of Connecticut.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Hispanic or Latino (33 percent) and Black or African American (31 percent).
Housatonic Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
5,138
Transfers
347
6.8%
Male
~2,004
39%
Female
~3,134
61%
Age 24 and under
~2,980
58%
Age 25 and over
~2,158
42%
In-state residence
~5,087
99%
Asian
~154
3%
Black or African American
~1,593
31%
Hispanic/Latino
~1,696
33%
White
~1,490
29%
Two or more races
~103
2%
Enrolled in distance education
~257
5%
Enrolled in some distance education
~719
14%
Not enrolled in distance education
~4,162
81%
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