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Table 51.-Educational and general expenditures and educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) student of public 2-year institutions, with ALTernative projections: 1984-85 to 2009-10
Year Ending Full-time equivalent enrollment
(in thousands)
Education and general expenditures
Constant 1998-1999 dollars1 Current dollars
Total
(in billions)
Per student in FTE Total
(in billions)
Per student in FTE
1985 2,439 $14.9 $6,114 $9.6 $3,928
1986 2,428 15.5 6,390 10.3 4,225
1987 2,482 16.0 6,464 10.8 4,369
1988 2,542 16.6 6,520 11.7 4,590
1989 2,591 17.2 6,640 12.7 4,888
1990 2,752 18.0 6,537 13.9 5,042
1991 2,818 18.6 6,595 15.1 5,367
1992 3,067 19.4 6,316 16.3 5,304
1993 3,114 19.9 6,400 17.3 5,542
1994 3,046 20.6 6,776 18.3 6,021
1995 3,035 21.1 6,943 19.3 6,346
1996 2,994 21.5 7,170 20.2 6,733
  Middle ALTernative projections
1997 3,008 22.0 7,318 21.3 7,066
1998 3,026 22.6 7,463 22.2 7,336
1999 3,108 23.9 7,674 23.9 7,674
2000 3,161 25.2 7,985 25.9 8,182
2001 3,221 26.4 8,203 27.7 8,589
2002 3,271 27.3 8,356 29.3 8,954
2003 3,296 27.9 8,475 30.7 9,318
2004 3,334 28.7 8,605 32.4 9,713
2005 3,378 29.7 8,799 (2) (2)
2006 3,420 30.9 9,027 (2) (2)
2007 3,478 32.2 9,247 (2) (2)
2008 3,549 33.4 9,404 (2) (2)
2009 3,628 34.6 9,528 (2) (2)
2010 3,694 35.7 9,663 (2) (2)
  Low ALTernative projections
1997 3,008 22.0 7,318 21.3 7,066
1998 3,026 22.6 7,463 22.2 7,336
1999 3,108 23.9 7,674 23.9 7,674
2000 3,161 25.2 7,985 25.9 8,183
2001 3,221 26.4 8,202 27.7 8,596
2002 3,271 27.1 8,274 29.1 8,890
2003 3,296 27.2 8,248 30.0 9,098
2004 3,334 27.6 8,281 31.2 9,360
2005 3,378 28.3 8,387 (2) (2)
2006 3,420 29.1 8,510 (2) (2)
2007 3,478 30.0 8,635 (2) (2)
2008 3,549 30.9 8,710 (2) (2)
2009 3,628 31.7 8,748 (2) (2)
2010 3,694 32.6 8,824 (2) (2)
  High ALTernative projections
1997 3,008 22.0 7,318 21.3 7,066
1998 3,026 22.6 7,463 22.2 7,336
1999 3,108 23.9 7,674 23.9 7,674
2000 3,161 25.2 7,985 25.9 8,182
2001 3,221 26.4 8,207 27.7 8,585
2002 3,271 27.5 8,403 29.3 8,957
2003 3,296 28.4 8,602 30.8 9,331
2004 3,334 29.5 8,842 32.5 9,734
2005 3,378 31.0 9,168 (2) (2)
2006 3,420 32.6 9,535 (2) (2)
2007 3,478 34.4 9,894 (2) (2)
2008 3,549 36.1 10,182 (2) (2)
2009 3,628 37.8 10,422 (2) (2)
2010 3,694 39.4 10,656 (2) (2)
1Based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
2Projections in current dollars are not shown after 2004 due to the uncertain behavior of inflation over the long term.
NOTE: Calculations were made using unrounded numbers. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education,'' and "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities'' surveys; Higher Education Enrollment Model; and Public 2-Year Institutions Educational and General Expenditure Model. (This table was prepared March 2000.)

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