Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,724

1.32% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$7,087

After Financial Aid

2017 Acceptance Rate

69.9%

2,803 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

462,333

31.1% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

24.4%

10,156 Graduates

About

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional were Dental Hygiene (13 degrees awarded), Information Technology (4 degrees), and Horse Husbandry & Equine Management (0 degrees).

In 2017, 77,605 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional. 57.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42.9% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (40,693 degrees), 2.74 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14839 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is $2,724, which is $7,977 less than than the national median of $10,700. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,155, which is 209% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,917 less than than the national median $14,072.

Associates Colleges

Costs

The median in-state tuition at Doctoral Universities is $2,724, which is $7,343 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,766. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,155, which is 209% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,917 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,072.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,087.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$2,724

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was $7,155, which is 209% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,423. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is $6,917 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,072, and the in-state tuition is $7,343 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,766.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$7,087

2017 Value

2.26%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,087. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional grew by 2.26%.

This chart compares the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$8,393

Room and Board

$1,357

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was of $8,393 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,357. The cost of room and board increased by 1.73% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.513% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

44%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

13%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

44% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 4.35% with respect to 2016, when 46% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional received 2,803 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 5.69% annual growth. Out of those 2,803 applicants, 1,959 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 69.9% acceptance rate.

There were 462,333 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in 2017, and 39.5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has an overall enrollment yield of 59.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

69.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

1,959

Accepted Out of 2,803

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was 69.9% (1,959 admissions from 2,803 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 70.2%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants grew by 5.69%, while admissions grew by 5.15%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

39.5%

Submission Percentage

210

Scores Submitted

39.5% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has a total enrollment of 462,333 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is 143,705 students and the part-time enrollment is 318,628. This means that 31.1% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 44.6% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Black or African American, 7.54% Asian, 3.69% Two or More Races, 1.01% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.808% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (24.7%), followed by White Male (22.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.7%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

31.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 462,333 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is 143,705 and the part-time enrollment is 318,628. This means that 31.1% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

60%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was 60%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
206,009
Hispanic or Latino
111,164
Black or African American
57,234

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is 44.6% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Black or African American, 7.54% Asian, 3.69% Two or More Races, 1.01% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.808% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 22,012 students (4.76%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 11055 more women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional. The majority of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are white (40,693 degrees awarded). There were 2.74 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14839 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is Dental Hygiene (13 degrees awarded), followed by Information Technology (4 degrees) and Horse Husbandry & Equine Management (0 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (667 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (31,095 degrees), and Applied Sciences (146 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Police officers (120,762 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (93,625 people), Other managers (88,655 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (40,686 people), and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers (35,472 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Science Technologies (667 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (31,095 degrees), Applied Sciences (146 degrees), Communication Technologies (436 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (1,949 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Physicians, Surgeons, Marketing managers, Information security analysts, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Justice, public order, & safety activities (298,005 people), Elementary & secondary schools (167,593 people), Computer Systems Design (74,196 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (62,939 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (57,339 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional.

Most Common

Dental Hygiene
13 degree-majorss awarded
Information Technology
4 degree-majorss awarded
Horse Husbandry & Equine Management
0 degree-majorss awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was Dental Hygiene with 13 degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

33,275
44,330

In 2017, 33,275 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, which is 0.751 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (44,330).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 6193 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.614 times less than the 10094 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 10094 degrees were awarded to women at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.63 times more than the 6193 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

10%

100% Completion Time

22%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 10% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 22% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 27.5% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (35.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is Female and Asian (35.6% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 3.05% of graduates (310 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
40,693 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
14,839 degrees awarded
Black or African American
9,413 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is white (40,693 degrees awarded). There were 2.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14839 degrees).

3.75% of degree recipients (2,914 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
22,781 degrees awarded
White Male
17,912 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
8,772 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is white female (22,781 degrees awarded). There were 1.27 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (17,912 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has an endowment valued at nearly $4.95M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $23M (465%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional had a total salary expenditure of $32M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional employs 2,526 Instructors, 1,410 No academic ranks, and 1,094 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Female Instructors (1,367), Male Instructors(1,159), and Female No academic ranks (733).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 3589 employees, Management, with 2779 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1989 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$4.95M

2017 Endowment

8.19%

growth from 2016

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has an endowment valued at about $4.95M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional grew 8.19% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.29M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$147M - Federal
$170M - State
$33.4M - Local

As of 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional received $147M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $170M from state grants and contracts, and $33.4M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$16M

2017 Salaries

0.334%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional paid a median of $16M in salaries, which represents 50% of their overall expenditure ($32M) and a 0.334% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 9.9% growth from 2015 and a 2.65% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$483M

Instructional Salaries

6,697

Number of Employees

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional paid a total of $483M to 6,697 employees working as instructors, which represents 28% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.65M (31.1%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

2526 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

3589 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional were Instructor with 2,526 employees; No academic rank with 1,410 employees; and No academic rank with 1,094 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional were Office and Administrative Support with 3,589 employees; Management with 2,779 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,989 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female No academic rank

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was Female Instructor with 1,367 employees, Male Instructor with 1,159 employees, and Female No academic rank with 733 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional.