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Many community college students indicate that they are concerned about the lack of sexual health resources provided by their college.  \nIntroduction  \nPromoting community college students’ sexual and reproductive health is critical to their overall wellbeing. Sexual and reproductive health are also linked to students’ educational and vocational success.1 Decades  \nNearly 3 in 4  \nstudents think their community college has a responsibility to provide sex education to all incoming students.  \nof research point to the importance of comprehensive sex education for promoting health beliefs and behaviors that lead to healthier relationships and reduce young people’s risk for unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV.2 This brief illuminates the school-based sex education experiences of community college students, closely examining the link between the type of sex education students received and their sexual health. Gaps in the provision of sex education are identified, and students’ expectations of their community college in closing these gaps are discussed.  \nThis brief utilizes data collected as part of the Community College Health Study (CCHS), which included 1,647 community college students from 34 college campuses across the US.3 Data collection occurred from 2021 to 2024. Students joined the study when they were 18–19 years old and completed surveys multiple times over the course of one year.  \nThis brief was done in partnership with IWPR’s Connect for Success initiative and innovation Research & Training (iRT).  \nThe Safer Sex Practices of Community College Students  \nData demonstrate that many young adults are engaged in sexual activity by the time they attend college.4 Analyses from the CCHS show that among 18–19-year-old community college students, 58 percent have had oral sex, 16 percent have had anal sex, and 54 percent have had vaginal sex.5 These data also show that, unfortunately, many young adults attending community college engage in behaviors consistent with increased risk for STIs and unplanned pregnancy (Figure 1), including inconsistent use of protection/contraception (e.g., condoms) and not getting tested for STIs.5  \nFigure 1. Percentage of Sexually Active Students Engaging in Safer Sex Practices  \nSource: Reina Evans-Paulson et al.,“An Examination of the Sexual Health Behaviors and Cognitions of Young US Community College Students with Respect to the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity,” Journal of American College Health (2024): 1-10, [https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2378294](https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2378294. These)[. These](https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2378294. These) data are from the CCHS, which occurred from 2021 to 2024 and enrolled 18–19-year-old students from community college campuses across the US.  \nNote: Response options for questions about participants’ safer sex practices were: yes, no, unsure. If participants indicated they were “unsure” for a question about a particular safer sex practice, their data were not included in analyses for that behavior.  \nDefining Comprehensive Sex Education  \nThere is significant variability in the information about sex and relationships that students receive from their high school and college. While some students receive no information at all, others receive instruction on a ","cbCaiiAthraHZyYH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiAthraHZyYH","pdf",1386276,"English","# Key Findings\n# Introduction\n# The Safer Sex Practices of Community College Students\n## Figure 1: Safer Sex Practices among Sexually Active Students\n# Defining Comprehensive Sex Education\n## Figure 2: Topics Covered in School-Based Instruction","[{\"question\":\"How many community college students reported receiving comprehensive sex education?\",\"answer\":\"Only 15 percent of community college students sampled reported having received comprehensive sex education.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the brief say about students’ expectations for their colleges?\",\"answer\":\"A large majority—73 percent—believe their college should be responsible for providing sex education to all incoming students.\"},{\"question\":\"How does comprehensive sex education relate to sexual health behaviors in the study?\",\"answer\":\"Students who received comprehensive school-based sex education since the 9th grade were more likely to engage in health behaviors that reduce risk for STIs/HIV and unplanned pregnancy.\"}]","Filling the Gap: Community College Students Expect Sexual Health Education on Campus | PDF",1792054481,18]