Central Lakes College-Brainerd

Associates Colleges

Add Comparison

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,773

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$11,618

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

12.9%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

3,784

41% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

42.6%

210 Graduates

About

Costs

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Central Lakes College-Brainerd is a higher education institution located in Crow Wing County, MN. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Central Lakes College-Brainerd were .

In 2017, 798 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Central Lakes College-Brainerd. 51% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 49% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (716 degrees), 28.6 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, two or more races (25 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is $4,773, which is $-2,641 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

Photo by Alex Proimos

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High NontraditionalAssociates Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is $4,773, which is $-2,641 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $11,618.

In 2017, 52% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 27% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$4,773

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Central Lakes College-Brainerd was $4,773. The cost of tuition at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is $-2,641 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Central Lakes College-Brainerd (in red) with those of other similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Average Net Price

$11,618

2017 Value

5.42%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Central Lakes College-Brainerd had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $11,618. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Central Lakes College-Brainerd grew by 5.42%.

This chart compares the average net price of Central Lakes College-Brainerd (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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Other Student Expenses

$5,670

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Central Lakes College-Brainerd was of $5,670 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of room and board did not change between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Central Lakes College-Brainerd (in red) with that of similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

52%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

27%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

52% of undergraduate students at Central Lakes College-Brainerd received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 6.12% with respect to 2016, when 49% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Central Lakes College-Brainerd (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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

12.9%

2016 Default Rate

127

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Central Lakes College-Brainerd was 12.9%, which represents 127 out of the 987 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Enrollment

Central Lakes College-Brainerd has a total enrollment of 3,784 students. The full-time enrollment at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is 1,550 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,234. This means that 41% of students enrolled at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Central Lakes College-Brainerd, both undergraduate and graduate, is 87.1% White, 3.62% Two or More Races, 3.12% Black or African American, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.06% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.793% Asian, and 0.0793% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Central Lakes College-Brainerd in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (43.8%), followed by White Male (41%) and Black or African American Male (4%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

41%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Central Lakes College-Brainerd, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,784 students. The full-time enrollment at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is 1,550 and the part-time enrollment is 2,234. This means that 41% of students enrolled at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Central Lakes College-Brainerd (in red) compares to similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

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 Central Lakes College-Brainerd was 60%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Central Lakes College-Brainerd had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Central Lakes College-Brainerd (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    3,296

  2. Two or More Races

    137

  3. Black or African American

    118

The enrolled student population at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is 87.1% White, 3.62% Two or More Races, 3.12% Black or African American, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.06% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.793% Asian, and 0.0793% 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, 62 students (1.64%) did not report their race.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Graduates

In 2017, 16 more women than men received degrees from Central Lakes College-Brainerd. The majority of degree recipients at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are white (716 degrees awarded). There were 28.6 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, two or more races (25 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Central Lakes College-Brainerd, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (91 degrees awarded), Transportation (44 degrees), and Agriculture (40 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Other managers (97,905 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (97,164 people), Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (39,804 people), Postsecondary teachers (34,820 people), and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (32,298 people).

The most specialized majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Precision Production (91 degrees awarded), Transportation (44 degrees), Agriculture (40 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (56 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Personal financial advisors

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Personal financial advisors, Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists, and Marketing managers

The most specialized majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Precision Production (91 degrees awarded), Transportation (44 degrees), Agriculture (40 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (56 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Elementary & secondary schools (159,815 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (86,508 people), Computer Systems Design (71,595 people), Construction (63,970 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (47,332 people).

The most specialized majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Precision Production (91 degrees awarded), Transportation (44 degrees), Agriculture (40 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (56 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Central Lakes College-Brainerd.

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Central Lakes College-Brainerd was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree recipients from bachelors degree programs at Central Lakes College-Brainerd according to their major.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 391

  2. 407

In 2017, 391 degrees were awarded to men at Central Lakes College-Brainerd, which is 0.961 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (407).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Central Lakes College-Brainerd by degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 100 degrees were awarded to men at Central Lakes College-Brainerd in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.625 times less than the 160 female recipients with that same degree.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 160 degrees were awarded to women at Central Lakes College-Brainerd in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.6 times more than the 100 male recipients with that same degree.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Time to Complete

34%

100% Completion Time

39%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 34% of students graduating from Central Lakes College-Brainerd completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 39% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 40% 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is Male and Asian (100% 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, 0.476% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    716 degrees awarded

  2. Two or More Races

    25 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    24 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is white (716 degrees awarded). There were 28.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, two or more races (25 degrees).

1.38% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    376 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    340 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Male

    16 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Central Lakes College-Brainerd is white female (376 degrees awarded). There were 1.11 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (340 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Operations

Central Lakes College-Brainerd has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $137k (N/A%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Central Lakes College-Brainerd had a total salary expenditure of $42.2M. Central Lakes College-Brainerd employs 76 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are Male Instructors (44), Female Instructors(32), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Central Lakes College-Brainerd are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 24 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 18 employees, and Management with 10 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Central Lakes College-Brainerd has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Central Lakes College-Brainerd stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Central Lakes College-Brainerd (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: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $0 - Federal

  2. $0 - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Central Lakes College-Brainerd received $0 in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$16.6M

2017 Salaries

1.32%

decline from 2016

In 2017, Central Lakes College-Brainerd paid a median of $16.6M in salaries, which represents 39.4% of their overall expenditure ($42.2M) and a 1.32% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.53% decline from 2015 and a 2.42% growth from 2014.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Instructional Salaries

$5.51M

Instructional Salaries

76

Number of Employees

In 2017, Central Lakes College-Brainerd paid a total of $5.51M to 76 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.51M (29.6%) for similar Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

76 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

24 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Central Lakes College-Brainerd were Instructor with 76 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Central Lakes College-Brainerd were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 24 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 18 employees; and Management with 10 employees.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Male Instructor

  2. Female Instructor

  3. false

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Central Lakes College-Brainerd was Male Instructor with 44 employees, Female Instructor with 32 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Central Lakes College-Brainerd.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart