Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,099

1.05% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$8,182

After Financial Aid

2019 Acceptance Rate

87.1%

2,717 Applicants

2019 Enrolled Students

249,375

40.5% Full-Time

2018 Graduation Rate

40.2%

16,398 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 Recording Arts Technology (0 degrees awarded), Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering (0 degrees), and Registered Nursing (0 degrees).

In 2019, 84,996 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional. 48.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 51.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (47,693 degrees), 2.57 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (18527 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $4,099, which is $5,982 less than than the national median of $10,080. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,860, which is 188% 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 Career & Technical-High Traditional is $4,099, which is $5,974 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,150. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,860, which is 188% 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 $8,182.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$4,099

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was $7,860, which is 188% of the cost for in-state students, which was $4,176. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $6,725 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,585, and the in-state tuition is $5,974 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,150.

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

$8,182

2019 Value

0.0979%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,182. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew by 0.0979%.

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

$6,975

Room and Board

$1,410

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was of $6,975 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,410. The cost of room and board increased by 2.39% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies increased by 0.714% 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

71%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

36%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

71% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a decline of 4.05% with respect to 2018, 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 2,717 undergraduate applications in 2019, which represents a 24.3% annual growth. Out of those 2,717 applicants, 2,366 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 87.1% acceptance rate.

There were 249,375 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2019, 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 41.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

87.1%

Acceptance Rate in 2019

2,366

Accepted Out of 2,717

In 2019, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was 87.1% (2,366 admissions from 2,717 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2018, which was 79.9%. Between 2018 and 2019, the number of applicants grew by 24.3%, while admissions grew by 35.6%.

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 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 Career & Technical-High Traditional has a total enrollment of 249,375 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 101,077 students and the part-time enrollment is 148,298. This means that 40.5% 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 50% White, 21.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Black or African American, 4.05% Asian, 3.17% Two or More Races, 0.526% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.397% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (27.1%), followed by White Female (25.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (11.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.3%), followed by White Male (27.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (15.9%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

40.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 249,375 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 101,077 and the part-time enrollment is 148,298. This means that 40.5% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-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 Career & Technical-High Traditional (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

60%

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 Career & Technical-High Traditional was 60%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a retention rate lower than 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
124,589
Hispanic or Latino
53,132
Black or African American
43,973

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 50% White, 21.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Black or African American, 4.05% Asian, 3.17% Two or More Races, 0.526% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.397% 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, 6,304 students (2.53%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2019, 2268 fewer women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white (47,693 degrees awarded). There were 2.57 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (18527 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Recording Arts Technology (0 degrees awarded), followed by Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering (0 degrees) and Registered Nursing (0 degrees).

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 (6,435 degrees awarded), Construction (3,406 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (9,196 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Construction 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 Construction managers (43,437 people), Other managers (38,726 people), Software developers (31,940 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (12,633 people), and Mechanical engineers (11,848 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Precision Production (6,435 degrees awarded), Construction (3,406 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (9,196 degrees), Science Technologies (594 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6,163 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

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 Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Real estate brokers & sales agents, Personal financial advisors, Chief executives & legislators, 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 (97,224 people), Computer Systems Design (36,023 people), Restaurants & Food Services (20,498 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (19,781 people), and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (15,905 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

Recording Arts Technology
0 degree-majorss awarded
Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering
0 degree-majorss awarded
Registered Nursing
0 degree-majorss awarded

In 2019, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was Recording Arts Technology with 0 degrees 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

43,632

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

41,364

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 43,632 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, which is 1.05 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (41,364).

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 2019, 4849 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Welding Technology, which is 15.8 times more than the 306 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2019, 4617 degrees were awarded to women at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.8 times more than the 2566 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

22%

100% Completion Time

36%

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 22% 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, 36% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 41% 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 (51.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Male and Hispanic or Latino (51.1% 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, 1.18% of graduates (193 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
47,693 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
18,527 degrees awarded
Black or African American
11,739 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white (47,693 degrees awarded). There were 2.57 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (18527 degrees).

1.99% of degree recipients (1,692 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Male
25,365 degrees awarded
White Female
22,328 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
9,595 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white male (25,365 degrees awarded). There were 1.14 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (22,328 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $1.1M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $20.5M (1.86k%), compared to the 5.92% average return ($255k on $4.3M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2019, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of $23.4M. Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional employs 3,011 Instructors, 2,694 No academic ranks, and 404 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Male Instructors (1,613), Female No academic ranks(1,480), and Female Instructors (1,398).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 2346 employees, Management, with 1751 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1344 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$1.1M

2019 Endowment

9.03%

growth from 2018

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $1.1M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew 9.03% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.2M 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

$90.7M - Federal
$130M - State
$9.98M - Local

As of 2019, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received $90.7M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $130M from state grants and contracts, and $9.98M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$10.2M

2019 Salaries

2.7%

growth from 2018

In 2019, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a median of $10.2M in salaries, which represents 43.8% of their overall expenditure ($23.4M) and a 2.7% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.9% growth from 2017 and a 4.92% growth from 2016.

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

Instructional Salaries

$405M

Instructional Salaries

6,587

Number of Employees

In 2019, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a total of $405M to 6,587 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.4% 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

3011 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

2346 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were Instructor with 3,011 employees; No academic rank with 2,694 employees; and No academic rank with 404 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were Office and Administrative Support with 2,346 employees; Management with 1,751 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,344 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Male Instructor
Female No academic rank
Female Instructor

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was Male Instructor with 1,613 employees, Female No academic rank with 1,480 employees, and Female Instructor with 1,398 employees.

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