Spotlight on Our Students

Student Population
· Approximately 8,725 students take 963 class sections
· Generally, three-quarters of the students are part-time and one-quarter are full-time students
· Approximately 39% are day students, 39% are evening students & 22% are day/evening combination  

Why Students Choose Skyline College
Convenient location, low cost, availability of programs and comprehensive program offerings,  flexible scheduling, innovative programs and a student-centered environment.

From 1997 to 2007, Skyline transferred:
· 4,435 students to the CSU system(Primarily San Francisco, San Jose,  Hayward/East Bay, and Sacramento)
· 722 to the UC system (Primarily Berkeley and Davis) 

Educational Goals
Transfer with/without AA/AS      62%
Acquire/Update Job Skills    11%
Undecided                           10%    
Educational Development      8%    
AA/AS w/o Transfer              5%   
Vocational Cert w/out Transfer 2%
Complete HS credits         2%             

Awarded - 2006/ 2007
AA/AS Degrees awarded           449
Certificates awarded                 452

Gender
Female                        53%
Male                            45%    
Unreported                  2%   

Residency
San Francisco              24%
Daly City/Colma           22%
South San Francisco    15%
Pacifica                        11%
San Bruno                    10%
Millbrae                         3%
San Mateo                    2%
Burlingame                   2%     
Brisbane                       .5%
Outside Service Area    10%
        

Ethnicity
African American         3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 27%
Filipino                        18%
Hispanic                      19%
White                          23%
Other/ Unreported     10%

Age
Under 18            3%
18-22               44%
23-28               22%
29-39               14%
40-49                 8%
50+                    9%