Women outnumber men on college campuses.
Experts have been tracking the growing presence of women in classrooms since World War II
when the end of the battles meant women could begin straying further from the homefront and pursue a degree. By the 1960s and 70s women wanted careers, not just jobs.
And in 2014, the Census Bureau reported that 29.9 percent of men earned a bachelor’s degree, while 30.2 percent of women did. The number indicates that women are pulling ahead. Ten years earlier, in 2005, 28.5 percent of men had bachelor’s degree, while only 26 percent of women did.
According to the American Association of University Women, millions of women, as many as 4
million the group claims, earned those degrees at community college. While the local schools may mean lower tuition costs, and no worries about housing or transportation, not all community colleges offer the assistance that working women need: childcare, flexible class schedules and access to degree programs in STEM fields.
The AAUW has put together a snapshot of community colleges in each state. While the report does not break down the pros and cons of each individual college, it does give a overview of each state's collective community colleges profile to include enrollment by gender, race, age, availability of on-campus child car and the degrees the schools offer in STEM related fields.
You can find the full report on all 50 states here:
http://www.aauw.org/article/state-report-card-community-college/