Ecotech Institute

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$13,932

0% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$17,096

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

20.5%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

204

75.5% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

32.7%

33 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Ecotech Institute is a higher education institution located in Arapahoe County, CO. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Ecotech Institute were .

In 2016, 146 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Ecotech Institute. 6.16% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 93.8% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were unknown (131 degrees), 10.9 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (12 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Ecotech Institute is $13,932, which is $-39 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($13,971).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Ecotech Institute is $13,932, which is $-39 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($13,971).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $17,096.

In 2016, 84% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 89% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$13,932

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Ecotech Institute was $13,932. The cost of tuition at Ecotech Institute is $-39 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($13,971).

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Average Net Price

$17,096

2016 Value

13%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Ecotech Institute had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,096. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Ecotech Institute grew by 13%.

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Other Student Expenses

$7,689

Room and Board

$150

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Ecotech Institute was of $7,689 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $150. The cost of room and board did not change between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

84%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

89%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

84% of undergraduate students at Ecotech Institute received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a growth of 42.4% with respect to 2015, when 59% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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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.

20.5%

2015 Default Rate

2939

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Ecotech Institute was 20.5%, which represents 2939 out of the 14360 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.

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Admissions

Ecotech Institute received N/A undergraduate applications in N/A, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those N/A applicants, N/A students were accepted for enrollment, representing a N/A% acceptance rate.

There were 204 students enrolled at Ecotech Institute in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Ecotech Institute has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

N/A%

Acceptance Rate in N/A

N/A

Accepted Out of N/A

In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Ecotech Institute was N/A% (N/A admissions from N/A applications). This is approximately the same as the acceptance rate of N/A, which was N/A%. Between N/A and N/A, the number of applicants stayed by N/A%, while admissions stayed by N/A%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Ecotech Institute in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Ecotech Institute has a total enrollment of 204 students. The full-time enrollment at Ecotech Institute is 154 students and the part-time enrollment is 50. This means that 75.5% of students enrolled at Ecotech Institute are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Ecotech Institute, both undergraduate and graduate, is 30.9% White, 6.37% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black or African American, 1.47% Two or More Races, 1.47% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.49% Asian, and 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Ecotech Institute in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (29.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (5.19%) and White Female (4.55%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

75.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Ecotech Institute, both undergraduate and graduate, is 204 students. The full-time enrollment at Ecotech Institute is 154 and the part-time enrollment is 50. This means that 75.5% of students enrolled at Ecotech Institute are enrolled full-time compared with 70.8% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

68%

2016 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 Ecotech Institute was 68%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (71%), Ecotech Institute had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    63

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    13

  3. Black or African American

    10

The enrolled student population at Ecotech Institute is 30.9% White, 6.37% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black or African American, 1.47% Two or More Races, 1.47% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.49% Asian, and 0% 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 Special Focus Institutions is 45.5% White, 15.4% Black or African American, and 15.3% Hispanic or Latino.

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, 110 students (53.9%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 128 fewer women than men received degrees from Ecotech Institute. The majority of degree recipients at Ecotech Institute are unknown (131 degrees awarded). There were 10.9 times more unknown graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (12 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Ecotech Institute is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Ecotech Institute, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Engineering Technologies (134 degrees awarded) and Business (12 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ecotech Institute are Accountants & auditors (1,054,693 people), Miscellaneous managers (676,773 people), Financial managers (406,800 people), Chief executives & legislators (301,184 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (264,283 people).

The most specialized majors at Ecotech Institute are Engineering Technologies (134 degrees awarded) and Business (12 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians & surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ecotech Institute are Physicians & surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, Personal financial advisors, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other financial specialists

The most specialized majors at Ecotech Institute are Engineering Technologies (134 degrees awarded) and Business (12 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Insurance carriers & related activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ecotech Institute are Insurance carriers & related activities (495,410 people), Banking & related activities (462,993 people), Computer Systems Design (407,309 people), Elementary & secondary schools (399,359 people), and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services (357,247 people).

The most specialized majors at Ecotech Institute are Engineering Technologies (134 degrees awarded) and Business (12 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Ecotech Institute was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 137

  2. 9

In 2016, 137 degrees were awarded to men at Ecotech Institute, which is 15.2 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (9).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 51 degrees were awarded to men at Ecotech Institute in Energy Management & Systems Technology, which is 51 times more than the 1 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 4 degrees were awarded to women at Ecotech Institute in Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology, which is 0.1 times less than the 40 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

33%

100% Completion Time

53%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 33% of students graduating from Ecotech Institute completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 53% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 54% within 200%.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Ecotech Institute is Male and Hispanic or Latino (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

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, 93.9% of graduates (31 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. Unknown

    131 degrees awarded

  2. White

    12 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    2 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Ecotech Institute is unknown (131 degrees awarded). There were 10.9 times more unknown recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (12 degrees).

89.7% of degree recipients (131 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Male

    11 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino Male

    2 degrees awarded

  3. White Female

    1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Ecotech Institute is white male (11 degrees awarded). There were 5.5 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (2 degrees).

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Operations

Ecotech Institute has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $0 (N/A%), compared to the 0.512% average return ($49.1k on $9.59M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2015, Ecotech Institute had a total expenditure of $N/A. Of that $N/A, they spent $2.28M on salaries and $N/A on benefits.

Ecotech Institute employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Ecotech Institute are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ecotech Institute are: Management, with 8 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 6 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2015 Endowment

0%

growth from 2014

Ecotech Institute has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Ecotech Institute stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $0 - Federal

  2. $0 - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2015, Ecotech Institute received $0 in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

Expenditure values can vary depending on whether the institution is public or private, and are not available for private-for-profit schools.

$2.28M

Salary Expenditure

$N/A

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Ecotech Institute had a total expenditure of $N/A. Of that $N/A, they spent $2.28M on salaries and $N/A on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

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Salary Expenditure

$2.28M

2015 Salaries

7.82%

decline from 2014

In 2015, Ecotech Institute paid a median of $2.28M in salaries, which represents N/A% of their overall expenditure ($N/A) and a 7.82% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 0% growth from N/A and a 0% growth from N/A.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 2.52M (38.1% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$528k

Instructional Salaries

11

Number of Employees

In 2015, Ecotech Institute paid a total of $528k to 11 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $639k (25.3%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

N/A

Most Common Instructor

N/A Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

8 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Ecotech Institute were N/A with N/A employees; N/A with N/A employees; and N/A with N/A employees.

In N/A, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ecotech Institute were Management with 8 employees; Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 6 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

In N/A, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Ecotech Institute was N/A with N/A employees, N/A with N/A employees, and N/A with N/A employees.

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