Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,224

3.28% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$7,328

After Financial Aid

2017 Acceptance Rate

59.3%

12,201 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

1,245,652

35% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

22.4%

29,875 Graduates

About

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional were Other Conservation & Natural Resource Research (12 degrees awarded), Culinary Arts & Chef Training (0 degrees), and Occupational Therapist Assistant (0 degrees).

In 2017, 213,963 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional. 57.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42.6% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (108,970 degrees), 2.46 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (44258 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is $3,224, which is $7,477 less than than the national median of $10,700. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,848, which is 206% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,224 less than than the national median $14,072.

Associates Colleges

Costs

The median in-state tuition at Doctoral Universities is $3,224, which is $6,950 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,766. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,848, which is 206% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,224 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 $7,328.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,224

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was $7,848, which is 206% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,816. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is $6,224 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,072, and the in-state tuition is $6,950 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,766.

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

Average Net Price

$7,328

2017 Value

1.14%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,328. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional grew by 1.14%.

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

$8,613

Room and Board

$1,300

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was of $8,613 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,300. The cost of room and board increased by 1.62% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.383% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

47%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

16%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

47% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 2.08% with respect to 2016, when 48% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional received 12,201 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 19.1% annual growth. Out of those 12,201 applicants, 7,233 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 59.3% acceptance rate.

There were 1,245,652 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in 2017, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has an overall enrollment yield of 45.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

59.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

7,233

Accepted Out of 12,201

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was 59.3% (7,233 admissions from 12,201 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 52.9%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants grew by 19.1%, while admissions grew by 33.5%.

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

SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has a total enrollment of 1,245,652 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is 435,530 students and the part-time enrollment is 810,122. This means that 35% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.4% White, 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Black or African American, 7.05% Asian, 4.05% Two or More Races, 0.858% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.302% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (22.9%), followed by White Male (21.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

35%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,245,652 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is 435,530 and the part-time enrollment is 810,122. This means that 35% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

61.5%

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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was 61.5%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
566,064
Hispanic or Latino
283,947
Black or African American
169,653

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is 45.4% White, 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Black or African American, 7.05% Asian, 4.05% Two or More Races, 0.858% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.302% 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, 44,891 students (3.6%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 31571 more women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional. The majority of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are white (108,970 degrees awarded). There were 2.46 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (44258 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is Other Conservation & Natural Resource Research (12 degrees awarded), followed by Culinary Arts & Chef Training (0 degrees) and Occupational Therapist Assistant (0 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (85,797 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (1,018 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (5,336 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Police officers (136,522 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (101,833 people), Other managers (96,053 people), Social workers, all other (46,164 people), and Software developers (42,906 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (85,797 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (1,018 degrees), Engineering Technologies (5,336 degrees), Protective Services (8,741 degrees), and Human Sciences (3,028 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Dentists, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Justice, public order, & safety activities (335,450 people), Elementary & secondary schools (235,339 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (76,073 people), Computer Systems Design (73,140 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (67,567 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional.

Most Common

Other Conservation & Natural Resource Research
12 degree-majorss awarded
Culinary Arts & Chef Training
0 degree-majorss awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant
0 degree-majorss awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was Other Conservation & Natural Resource Research with 12 degree-majorss awarded.

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

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

91,196
122,767

In 2017, 91,196 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, which is 0.743 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (122,767).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 21993 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.637 times less than the 34521 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 34521 degrees were awarded to women at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.57 times more than the 21993 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

19%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 9% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 19% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 25% 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 (37.4%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is Female and Asian (37.4% 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, 2.94% of graduates (878 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
108,970 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
44,258 degrees awarded
Black or African American
24,968 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is white (108,970 degrees awarded). There were 2.46 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (44258 degrees).

2.94% of degree recipients (6,280 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
60,896 degrees awarded
White Male
48,074 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
26,297 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is white female (60,896 degrees awarded). There were 1.27 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (48,074 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has an endowment valued at nearly $3.4M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $44.1M (1.3k%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had a total salary expenditure of $52.9M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional employs 5,747 Instructors, 3,913 No academic ranks, and 3,634 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Female Instructors (3,200), Male Instructors(2,547), and Female No academic ranks (2,230).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 9016 employees, Management, with 5812 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4829 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$3.4M

2017 Endowment

0.835%

growth from 2016

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has an endowment valued at about $3.4M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional grew 0.835% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $255k lower 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-Mixed Traditional/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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$206M - Federal
$204M - State
$35.1M - Local

As of 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional received $206M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $204M from state grants and contracts, and $35.1M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$27.4M

2017 Salaries

1.02%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional paid a median of $27.4M in salaries, which represents 51.7% of their overall expenditure ($52.9M) and a 1.02% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.25% decline from 2015 and a 3.46% growth from 2014.

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

Instructional Salaries

$1.37B

Instructional Salaries

19,346

Number of Employees

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional paid a total of $1.37B to 19,346 employees working as instructors, which represents 30% 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

5747 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

9016 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional were Instructor with 5,747 employees; No academic rank with 3,913 employees; and No academic rank with 3,634 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional were Office and Administrative Support with 9,016 employees; Management with 5,812 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4,829 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was Female Instructor with 3,200 employees, Male Instructor with 2,547 employees, and Female No academic rank with 2,230 employees.

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