Statewide College Attendance Survey, Fall 2023

The California Community Colleges (CCC) College Attendance Survey was designed to understand the factors influencing prospective and previously enrolled community college students' decisions to attend a California community college in fall of 2023. This report summarizes the second administration of this survey in late summer/early fall 2023 and includes responses from 117 institutions, including 115 community colleges and two continuing education institutions, by 29,463previously enrolled and new/prospective (as of fall 2023) students. The 42-item survey included a mix of fixed-choice and open-ended items to understand what influenced students' decisions to attend college in fall 2023 and items focused on reasons affecting the decision to enroll in fall 2023, prior college experiences, and perceived value of education. The survey link was distributed to students with assistance from the institutional research offices at each college. [For the 2022 report, see ED628128.]