ABSTRACT
Within the constellation of approximately 1,500 American non profit two-year colleges are clusters of schools that enroll women students only or primarily enroll black, Hispanic, or Native American students. These clusters include women’s colleges, historically black and predominantly black colleges, tribal colleges and predominantly Native American colleges, and predominantly Hispanic institutions. Some of these colleges are also church-affiliated schools, where commitment to a particular Christian denomination guides service to the distinctive student body. As of 1996-1997, 97 institutions or about 7 percent of two-year schools enrolled women students only or had a student body numerically dominated by black, Hispanic, or Native Americans students (50 percent or more of the student enrollment).
