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Title: Physics Enrollments in Two-Year Colleges, 2023
Language: English
Authors: Raymond Y. Chu, Susan White, Jordana Oman, AIP Statistical Research
Source: AIP Statistical Research. 2025.
Availability: AIP Statistical Research. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3100; e-mail: stats@aip.org; Web site: https://ww2.aip.org/statistics
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Secondary Education
High Schools
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Physics, Science Education, Enrollment Trends, Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Secondary School Science, Higher Education, High School Graduates, Two Year College Students
Abstract: Two-year colleges (TYCs) continue to play a significant role in the physics higher education system. Historically, about one in ten physics bachelor's degree recipients started their postsecondary education at a TYC (Pold & Mulvey, 2025). For the classes of 2021 and 2022, about 13% of all physics bachelors started at TYC (Pold & Mulvey, 2024). Total physics enrollment at TYCs declined between academic years 2011-12 and 2022-23; this is consistent with total enrollments in TYCs over this period. As physics enrollments decline and faculty numbers rise, monitoring the effects of student per faculty ratios on quality and sustainability can help institutions balance resources and maintain effective learning environments.
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