Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,162

2.23% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$7,179

After Financial Aid

2019 Acceptance Rate

65.8%

10,076 Applicants

2019 Enrolled Students

1,377,923

38% Full-Time

2018 Graduation Rate

26.2%

45,832 Graduates

About

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Registered Nursing (120 degrees awarded), Other Visual & Performing Arts (22 degrees), and Biology Laboratory Technician (21 degrees).

In 2019, 275,691 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional. 58.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (103,976 degrees), 1.08 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (96156 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $3,162, which is $6,918 less than than the national median of $10,080. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,860, which is 199% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,725 less than than the national median $14,585.

Associates Colleges

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $3,162, which is $6,205 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,150. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,860, which is 199% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,725 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,585.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,179.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,162

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was $7,860, which is 199% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,945. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $6,725 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,585, and the in-state tuition is $6,205 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,150.

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

Average Net Price

$7,179

2019 Value

0.938%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,179. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional grew by 0.938%.

This chart compares the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional (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

$8,792

Room and Board

$1,500

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was of $8,792 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,500. The cost of room and board increased by 0.342% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.531% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

57%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

14.5%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

57% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a decline of 1.72% with respect to 2018, when 58% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional (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 Traditional received 10,076 undergraduate applications in 2019, which represents a 1.29% annual growth. Out of those 10,076 applicants, 6,629 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 65.8% acceptance rate.

There were 1,377,923 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2019, and 57.1% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an overall enrollment yield of 38.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

65.8%

Acceptance Rate in 2019

6,629

Accepted Out of 10,076

In 2019, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was 65.8% (6,629 admissions from 10,076 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2018, which was 63.9%. Between 2018 and 2019, the number of applicants grew by 1.29%, while admissions grew by 4.33%.

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

SAT Scores

57.1%

Submission Percentage

1,125

Scores Submitted

57.1% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2019 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 Traditional has a total enrollment of 1,377,923 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 522,925 students and the part-time enrollment is 854,998. This means that 38% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 33.2% White, 11.7% Black or African American, 7.92% Asian, 3.57% Two or More Races, 0.459% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.339% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (19.9%), followed by White Female (17.5%) and White Male (15.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

38%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,377,923 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 522,925 and the part-time enrollment is 854,998. This means that 38% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are enrolled full-time compared with 34.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

62%

2019 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 Traditional was 62%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
501,305
White
458,115
Black or African American
161,019

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 33.2% White, 11.7% Black or African American, 7.92% Asian, 3.57% Two or More Races, 0.459% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.339% 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 44% White, 26.9% 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, 58,414 students (4.24%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2019, 49143 more women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is white (103,976 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (96156 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is Registered Nursing (120 degrees awarded), followed by Other Visual & Performing Arts (22 degrees) and Biology Laboratory Technician (21 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (107,875 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (14,675 degrees), and Communication Technologies (1,775 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 Traditional are Police officers (140,263 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (136,342 people), Other managers (108,242 people), Social workers, all other (53,585 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (51,209 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (107,875 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (14,675 degrees), Communication Technologies (1,775 degrees), Protective Services (15,161 degrees), and Human Sciences (5,945 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Dentists

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 Traditional are Dentists, Surgeons, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, 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 Traditional are Justice, public order, & safety activities (347,217 people), Elementary & secondary schools (308,267 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (141,290 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (103,672 people), and Individual & family services (69,474 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 Traditional.

Most Common

Registered Nursing
120 degree-majorss awarded
Other Visual & Performing Arts
22 degree-majorss awarded
Biology Laboratory Technician
21 degree-majorss awarded

In 2019, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was Registered Nursing with 120 degrees awarded.

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

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

113,274

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

162,417

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 113,274 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, which is 0.697 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (162,417).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2019, 29670 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.644 times less than the 46095 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2019, 46095 degrees were awarded to women at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.55 times more than the 29670 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

12%

100% Completion Time

27%

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 12% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 27% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 32% 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 (41.4%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is Female and Asian (41.4% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (69.1%).

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, 2.8% of graduates (1284 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
103,976 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
96,156 degrees awarded
Asian
24,619 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is white (103,976 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (96156 degrees).

2.4% of degree recipients (6,625 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

Hispanic or Latino Female
59,287 degrees awarded
White Female
59,155 degrees awarded
White Male
44,821 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is hispanic or latino female (59,287 degrees awarded). There were 1 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (59,155 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $5.33M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $135M (2.53k%), compared to the 5.92% average return ($255k on $4.3M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2019, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of $57.2M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional employs 10,984 Instructors, 3,724 Professors, and 3,178 Assistant professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are Female Instructors (6,057), Male Instructors(4,927), and Female Professors (2,057).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 10458 employees, Management, with 5787 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 5717 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$5.33M

2019 Endowment

22.5%

growth from 2018

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $5.33M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional grew 22.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.03M 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 Traditional (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 Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$357M - Federal
$1.04B - State
$91.5M - Local

As of 2019, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional received $357M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.04B from state grants and contracts, and $91.5M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$26.2M

2019 Salaries

3.75%

growth from 2018

In 2019, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional paid a median of $26.2M in salaries, which represents 45.7% of their overall expenditure ($57.2M) and a 3.75% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.24% growth from 2017 and a 1.71% decline from 2016.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.6M (44.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$1.87B

Instructional Salaries

23,188

Number of Employees

In 2019, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional paid a total of $1.87B to 23,188 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (30.7%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

10984 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

10458 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Instructor with 10,984 employees; Professor with 3,724 employees; and Professor with 3,178 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Office and Administrative Support with 10,458 employees; Management with 5,787 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 5,717 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female Professor

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was Female Instructor with 6,057 employees, Male Instructor with 4,927 employees, and Female Professor with 2,057 employees.

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