CTC among Top 20 community college degree producers nationwide;

first in Texas

Central Texas College (CTC) was recently ranked 20th among the nation's 100 Top Associate Degree and Certificate Producers in 2007 according to a recent report by Community College Week magazine. With 2,241 associate's degree graduates, CTC ranked 20th in the nation and first in the state of Texas among community colleges.

Across the country, nearly 565,000 associate degrees and one- and two-year certificates were awarded in academic year 2006-'07 by public, private non-profit and proprietary institutions. The current analysis of the top 100 degree-producers was collected through the National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Set completions survey. The analysis considers only Title IV eligible institutions which means an institution must be accredited by either a regional or specialized accreditation agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

CTC ranked first in Texas ahead of North Harris Montgomery Community College District (24), Houston Community College System (25), Tarrant County College District (29), El Paso Community College (37) and San Jacinto Community College (50).

CTC was also ranked in the top 100 nationwide in several individual categories for specific associate's degrees awarded: second overall (first in Texas ) in multi/interdisciplinary studies; 31st overall (second in Texas ) in criminal justice degrees; and tied for 49th (second in Texas ) in security and protective services degrees.

For a complete list of ranked community colleges and institutions, visit Community College Week's website at www.ccweek.com .