Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,888

3.85% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$8,913

After Financial Aid

2017 Acceptance Rate

90.6%

3,531 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

263,141

43.8% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

38.4%

17,174 Graduates

About

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were General Business Administration & Management (7 degrees awarded).

In 2017, 79,559 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional. 49.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 50.3% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (45,042 degrees), 2.64 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17051 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $3,888, which is $6,812 less than than the national median of $10,700. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,504, which is 193% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,568 less than than the national median $14,072.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition at Doctoral Universities is $3,888, which is $6,878 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,766. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,504, which is 193% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,568 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 $8,913.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,888

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was $7,504, which is 193% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,888. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $6,568 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,072, and the in-state tuition is $6,878 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,766.

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

Average Net Price

$8,913

2017 Value

0.101%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,913. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew by 0.101%.

This chart compares the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-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

$6,774

Room and Board

$1,336

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was of $6,774 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,336. The cost of room and board decreased by 0.0885% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 2.94% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

72%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

42%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

72% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 2.7% with respect to 2016, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-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 Career & Technical-High Traditional received 3,531 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 23.1% annual decline. Out of those 3,531 applicants, 3,199 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 90.6% acceptance rate.

There were 263,141 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2017, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an overall enrollment yield of 44.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

90.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

3,199

Accepted Out of 3,531

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was 90.6% (3,199 admissions from 3,531 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 73.6%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants declined by -23.1%, while admissions declined by -5.38%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional (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 Career & Technical-High Traditional 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 Career & Technical-High Traditional has a total enrollment of 263,141 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 115,321 students and the part-time enrollment is 147,820. This means that 43.8% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.6% White, 23.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Black or African American, 3.76% Asian, 2.64% Two or More Races, 0.502% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.364% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (25.6%), followed by White Female (24.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (13.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority White Female (42.2%), followed by White Male (33.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

43.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 263,141 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 115,321 and the part-time enrollment is 147,820. This means that 43.8% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional 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 Career & Technical-High Traditional (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

61%

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 Career & Technical-High Traditional was 61%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
130,585
Hispanic or Latino
62,824
Black or African American
43,395

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 49.6% White, 23.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Black or African American, 3.76% Asian, 2.64% Two or More Races, 0.502% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.364% 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, 6,099 students (2.32%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 427 fewer women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional. The majority of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are white (45,042 degrees awarded). There were 2.64 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17051 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is General Business Administration & Management (7 degrees awarded), followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (5,666 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (605 degrees), and Construction (2,804 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 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Other managers (38,319 people), Construction managers (37,661 people), Software developers (20,295 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (15,047 people), and Project management specialists (14,061 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Precision Production (5,666 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (605 degrees), Construction (2,804 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (9,213 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6,333 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians

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 Career & Technical-High Traditional are Physicians, Marketing managers, Chief executives & legislators, Information security analysts, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

Common Industries by Major

Construction

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 Career & Technical-High Traditional are Construction (89,556 people), Computer Systems Design (40,839 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (20,272 people), Restaurants & Food Services (18,628 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (15,870 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 Career & Technical-High Traditional.

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
7 degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was General Business Administration & Management with 7 degree-majorss awarded.

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

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

39,993
39,566

In 2017, 39,993 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, which is 1.01 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (39,566).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 4096 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Welding Technology, which is 14.3 times more than the 286 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 3925 degrees were awarded to women at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.95 times more than the 2015 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

19%

100% Completion Time

33%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 19% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 33% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 38% 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.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (50.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Male and Hispanic or Latino (50.5% 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, 1.29% of graduates (222 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
45,042 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
17,051 degrees awarded
Black or African American
11,384 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white (45,042 degrees awarded). There were 2.64 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17051 degrees).

1.86% of degree recipients (1,480 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Male
23,501 degrees awarded
White Female
21,541 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
8,623 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white male (23,501 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (21,541 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $999k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $6.7M (671%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of $21.9M. Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional employs 3,030 Instructors, 2,675 No academic ranks, and 484 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Male Instructors (1,595), Female No academic ranks(1,484), and Female Instructors (1,435).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 2423 employees, Management, with 1751 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1332 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$999k

2017 Endowment

6.7%

growth from 2016

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $999k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew 6.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.66M 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 Career & Technical-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 Career & Technical-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$97.6M - Federal
$126M - State
$12.4M - Local

As of 2017, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received $97.6M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $126M from state grants and contracts, and $12.4M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$9.33M

2017 Salaries

4.92%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a median of $9.33M in salaries, which represents 42.7% of their overall expenditure ($21.9M) and a 4.92% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 3.03% growth from 2015 and a 6.18% growth from 2014.

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

Instructional Salaries

$402M

Instructional Salaries

6,744

Number of Employees

In 2017, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a total of $402M to 6,744 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.1% 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

3030 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

2423 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were Instructor with 3,030 employees; No academic rank with 2,675 employees; and No academic rank with 484 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were Office and Administrative Support with 2,423 employees; Management with 1,751 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,332 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Male Instructor
Female No academic rank
Female Instructor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was Male Instructor with 1,595 employees, Female No academic rank with 1,484 employees, and Female Instructor with 1,435 employees.

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