Clark College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,203

15.8% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$8,640

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

2.22%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

6,921

53.1% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

36.3%

300 Graduates

About

Clark College is a higher education institution located in Clark County, WA. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Clark College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,008 degrees awarded), General Business (110 degrees), and Registered Nursing (87 degrees).

In 2021, 1,904 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Clark College. 64.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 35.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,303 degrees), 6.06 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (215 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Clark College is $4,203, which is $−3,765 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Clark College is $4,203, which is $−3,765 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,640.

In 2021, 35% of undergraduate students attending Clark College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 7% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,203

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Clark College was $4,203. The cost of tuition at Clark College is $−3,765 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Clark College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$8,640

2021 Value

6.4%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Clark College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,640. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Clark College grew by 6.4%.

This chart compares the average net price of Clark College (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

$10,440

Room and Board

$870

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Clark College was of $10,440 in 2021. The cost of room and board decreased by 3.06% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $870. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 3.33% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Clark College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

35%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

35% of undergraduate students at Clark College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 2.94% with respect to 2020, when 34% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Clark College (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.

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.

2.22%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Clark College was 2.22%, which represents 22 out of the 993 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.

Enrollment

Clark College had a total enrollment of 6,921 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Clark College is 3,676 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,245. This means that 53.1% of students enrolled at Clark College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Clark College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 66.4% White, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.12% Two or More Races, 5.55% Asian, 1.92% Black or African American, 0.78% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.405% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Clark College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (39.6%), followed by White Male (27.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (7.83%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

53.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Clark College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,921 students. The full-time enrollment at Clark College is 3,676 and the part-time enrollment is 3,245. This means that 53.1% of students enrolled at Clark College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

64%

2014 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 Clark College was 64%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Clark College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
4,596 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
951 enrolled students
Two or More Races
493 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Clark College is 66.4% White, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.12% Two or More Races, 5.55% Asian, 1.92% Black or African American, 0.78% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.405% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% 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, 242 students (3.5%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 542 more women than men received degrees from Clark College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Clark College is white (1,303 degrees awarded). There were 6.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (215 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Clark College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,008 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (110 degrees) and Registered Nursing (87 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Clark College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,008 degrees awarded), Precision Production (40 degrees), and Physical Sciences (38 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Clark College are Physicians (443,192 people), Other managers (195,850 people), Postsecondary teachers (188,091 people), Other Physical Scientists (149,289 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (137,747 people).

The most specialized majors at Clark College in 2021 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,008 degrees awarded), Precision Production (40 degrees), Physical Sciences (38 degrees), Engineering Technologies (63 degrees), and Biology (72 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Clark College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Clark College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,008 degrees awarded), Precision Production (40 degrees), Physical Sciences (38 degrees), Engineering Technologies (63 degrees), and Biology (72 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Clark College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (513,680 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (402,389 people), Elementary & secondary schools (299,576 people), Offices of physicians (210,704 people), and Scientific research & development services (187,526 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,008 degree-majors awarded
General Business
110 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
87 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Clark College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,008 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Clark College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

681

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

1,223

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 681 degrees were awarded to men at Clark College, which is 0.557 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,223).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Clark College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 315 degrees were awarded to men at Clark College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.455 times less than the 693 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 693 degrees were awarded to men at Clark College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.2 times more than the 315 male recipients with that same degree.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Clark College is Male and Asian (50% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

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.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,303 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
215 degrees awarded
Asian
117 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Clark College is white (1,303 degrees awarded). There were 6.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (215 degrees).

6.25% of degree recipients (119 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
850 degrees awarded
White Male
453 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
143 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Clark College is white female (850 degrees awarded). There were 1.88 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (453 degrees).

Operations

Clark College has an endowment valued at nearly $81.5M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 20.1k (0.0247%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Clark College had a total salary expenditure of 101M. Clark College employs 170 Instructors. Most academics at Clark College are Female Instructor (103), and Male Instructor (67).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Clark College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 103 employees, Management, with 50 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 36 employees.

Endowment

$81.5M

2021 Endowment

26.1%

growth from 2020

Clark College has an endowment valued at about $81.5M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Clark College grew 26.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $76.2M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Clark College (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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$48.2M

2021 Salaries

5.21%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Clark College paid a median of $48.2M in salaries, which represents 47.5% of their overall expenditure ($101M) and a 5.21% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$14.1M

Instructional Salaries

170

Number of Employees

In 2021, Clark College paid a total of $14.1M to 170 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

170 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

103 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Clark College was Instructor with 170 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Clark College were Office and Administrative Support with 103 employees, Management with 50 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 36 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Male Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Clark College was Female Instructor with 103 employees, and Male Instructor with 67 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Clark College.