Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,150

6.06% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$7,601

After Financial Aid

2021 Acceptance Rate

82.6%

2,631 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

324,435

30% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

29%

10,880 Graduates

About

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2021, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional were Liberal Arts & Sciences (19,031 degrees awarded), General Studies (5,942 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (3,809 degrees).

In 2021, 70,532 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional. 62% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (34,106 degrees), 2.09 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16,332 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is $3,150, which is $7,050 less than than the national median of $10,200. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $8,448, which is 222% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,126 less than than the national median $14,574.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition for Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is $3,150, which is $6,592 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,398. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $8,448, which is 222% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,126 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,574.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,601.

Tuition Costs

$3,150

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was $8,448, which is 222% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,806. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is $6,126 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,574, and the in-state tuition is $6,592 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,398.

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

Average Net Price

$7,601

2021 Value

2.04%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,601. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional grew by 2.04%.

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

$9,138

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was of $9,138 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 1.76% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 16.7% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

47%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

47% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 11.9% with respect to 2020, when 42% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High 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-High Nontraditional received 2,631 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 16.2% annual growth. Out of those 2,631 applicants, 2,174 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 82.6% acceptance rate.

There were 324,435 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in 2021. 38.7% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has an overall enrollment yield of 61.2%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

82.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

2,174

Accepted Out of 2,631

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was 82.6% (2,174 admissions from 2,631 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 82.1%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 16.2%, while admissions declined by −15.7%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

38.7%

Submission Percentage (2020)

270

Scores Submitted (2020)

38.7% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in 2020 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 Nontraditional had a total enrollment of 324,435 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is 97,463 students and the part-time enrollment is 226,972. This means that 30% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.5% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Black or African American, 6.76% Asian, 4.75% Two or More Races, 1.03% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.6%), followed by White Male (21.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (13.3%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

30%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 324,435 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is 97,463 and the part-time enrollment is 226,972. This means that 30% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

58%

2021 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 Nontraditional was 58%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
147,529 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
78,591 enrolled students
Black or African American
33,783 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is 45.5% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Black or African American, 6.76% Asian, 4.75% Two or More Races, 1.03% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 1% 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 44.1% White, 26.8% 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, 16,950 students (5.22%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 16,916 more women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is white (34,106 degrees awarded). There were 2.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16332 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is Liberal Arts & Sciences (13,993 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (5,687 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (3,265 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (27,974 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (177 degrees), and Communication Technologies (346 degrees).

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 Nontraditional are Police officers (128,506 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (114,741 people), Other managers (74,639 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (40,404 people), and Social workers, all other (38,342 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in 2021 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (27,974 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (177 degrees), Communication Technologies (346 degrees), Human Sciences (1,139 degrees), and Protective Services (2,863 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

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 Nontraditional are Surgeons, Physicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (27,974 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (177 degrees), Communication Technologies (346 degrees), Human Sciences (1,139 degrees), and Protective Services (2,863 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Nontraditional are Justice, public order, & safety activities (312,584 people), Elementary & secondary schools (230,176 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (74,155 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (71,700 people), and Individual & family services (49,680 people).

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 Nontraditional.

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
13,993 degree-majors awarded
General Studies
5,687 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
3,265 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 13,993 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

26,808

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

43,724

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 26,808 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional, which is 0.613 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (43,724).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 6526 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.522 times less than the 12505 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 12505 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.92 times more than the 6526 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

16%

100% Completion Time

28.5%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 16% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28.5% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 33% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (47.2%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is Female and Asian (47.2% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

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, 3.39% of graduates (369 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
34,106 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
16,332 degrees awarded
Black or African American
7,185 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is white (34,106 degrees awarded). There were 2.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16332 degrees).

3.41% of degree recipients (2,404 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
20,629 degrees awarded
White Male
13,477 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
10,781 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional is white female (20,629 degrees awarded). There were 1.53 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (13477 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has an endowment valued at nearly $7.17M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 40.3M (562%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional had a total salary expenditure of 32.4M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional employs 2,494 Instructors, 1,094 Professors and 820 No academic ranks. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are Female Instructor (1,385), Male Instructor (1,109), and Female Professor (584).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 2,692 employees, Management, with 2,635 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,890 employees.

Endowment

$7.17M

2021 Endowment

11.2%

growth from 2020

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional has an endowment valued at about $7.17M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional grew 11.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.88M 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 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-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$230M - Federal
$253M - State
$39M - Local

As of 2021, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional received $230M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $253M from state grants and contracts, and $39M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$14.6M

2021 Salaries

6.48%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional paid a median of $14.6M in salaries, which represents 45.1% of their overall expenditure ($32.4M) and a 6.48% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$481M

Instructional Salaries

5,949

Number of Employees

In 2021, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional paid a total of $481M to 5,949 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

2,494 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

2,692 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional were Instructor with 2,494 employees, Professor with 1,094 employees, and No academic rank with 820 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional were Office and Administrative Support with 2,692 employees, Management with 2,635 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,890 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional was Female Instructor with 1,385 employees, Male Instructor with 1,109 employees, and Female Professor with 584 employees.

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