Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,270

2.49% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$7,713

After Financial Aid

2022 Acceptance Rate

72.9%

6,194 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

1,150,109

35.7% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

28.7%

48,622 Graduates

About

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2022, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Liberal Arts & Sciences (71,564 degrees awarded), General Studies (17,836 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (15,937 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $3,270, which is $7,286 less than than the national median of $10,556. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $8,537, which is 208% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,396 less than than the national median $14,933.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition for Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $3,270, which is $6,576 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,680. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $8,537, which is 208% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,396 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,933.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,713.

Tuition Costs

$3,270

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was $8,537, which is 208% of the cost for in-state students, which was $4,104. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $6,396 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,933, and the in-state tuition is $6,576 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,680.

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

Average Net Price

$7,713

2022 Value

0.239%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,713. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional grew by 0.239%.

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

$9,660

Room and Board

$1,400

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was of $9,660 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 7.88% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

67%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

10%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

67% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 9.84% with respect to 2021, when 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-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 Transfer-High Traditional received 6,194 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 3.87% annual growth. Out of those 6,194 applicants, 4,515 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 72.9% acceptance rate.

There were 1,150,109 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2022. 2.8% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an overall enrollment yield of 39.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

72.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

4,515

Accepted Out of 6,194

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was 72.9% (4,515 admissions from 6,194 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 67.3%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 3.87%, while admissions grew by 12.6%.

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

SAT Scores

2.8%

Submission Percentage (2022)

Scores Submitted (2022)

2.8% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a total enrollment of 1,150,109 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 410,974 students and the part-time enrollment is 739,135. This means that 35.7% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 37.8% Hispanic or Latino, 32.4% White, 11.5% Black or African American, 8.18% Asian, 4% Two or More Races, 0.459% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.373% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (21.1%), followed by White Female (17.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (16.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

35.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,150,109 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 410,974 and the part-time enrollment is 739,135. This means that 35.7% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are enrolled full-time compared with 32.2% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

63%

2022 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 Traditional was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

Hispanic or Latino
434,841 enrolled students
White
372,292 enrolled students
Black or African American
131,947 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 37.8% Hispanic or Latino, 32.4% White, 11.5% Black or African American, 8.18% Asian, 4% Two or More Races, 0.459% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.373% 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 42.9% White, 27.9% 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, 40,965 students (3.56%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 62,204 more women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is hispanic or latino (100,170 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (95116 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is Liberal Arts & Sciences (38,688 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (15,492 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (14,538 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (101,067 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (6,523 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (14,059 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

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 Traditional are Elementary & middle school teachers (154,460 people), Police officers (138,349 people), Other managers (113,089 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (55,456 people), and Registered nurses (51,085 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2022 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (101,067 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (6,523 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (14,059 degrees), Communication Technologies (1,590 degrees), and Protective Services (12,191 degrees) (as of 2022).

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 Traditional are Surgeons, Physicians, Skincare specialists, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (101,067 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (6,523 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (14,059 degrees), Communication Technologies (1,590 degrees), and Protective Services (12,191 degrees) (as of 2022).

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 Traditional are Justice, public order, & safety activities (335,089 people), Elementary & secondary schools (331,386 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (152,270 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (113,593 people), and Computer Systems Design (80,770 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 Traditional.

Most Common (2022)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
38,688 degrees awarded
General Studies
15,492 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
14,538 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 38,688 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

104,964

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

167,168

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 104,964 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, which is 0.628 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (167,168).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 26711 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.596 times less than the 44853 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 44853 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.68 times more than the 26711 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

16%

100% Completion Time

29%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 16% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 29% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 33.5% 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 (48.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is Female and Asian (48.7% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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, 4.1% of graduates (1992 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

Hispanic or Latino
100,170 degrees awarded
White
95,116 degrees awarded
Asian
27,675 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is hispanic or latino (100,170 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (95116 degrees).

2.59% of degree recipients (7,043 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

Hispanic or Latino Female
64,802 degrees awarded
White Female
55,866 degrees awarded
White Male
39,250 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is hispanic or latino female (64,802 degrees awarded). There were 1.16 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (55866 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $7.33M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −70.6M (−964%) compared to the 0.843% average return (43.9k on 5.21M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2022, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of 60.6M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional employs 9,608 Instructors, 3,780 Professors and 2,642 Associate professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are Female Instructor (5,341), Male Instructor (4,267), and Female Professor (2,157).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 9,097 employees, Management, with 6,004 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 5,457 employees.

Endowment

$7.33M

2022 Endowment

3.51%

growth from 2021

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $7.33M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional grew 3.51% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.12M 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 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 Transfer-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$1.15B - Federal
$1.11B - State
$112M - Local

As of 2022, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional received $1.15B in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.11B from state grants and contracts, and $112M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$26.1M

2022 Salaries

8.63%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional paid a median of $26.1M in salaries, which represents 43% of their overall expenditure ($60.6M) and a 8.63% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 7.62% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 0.54% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$1.87B

Instructional Salaries

21,201

Number of Employees

In 2022, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional paid a total of $1.87B to 21,201 employees working as instructors, which represents 31% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

9,608 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

9,097 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Instructor with 9,608 employees, Professor with 3,780 employees, and Associate professor with 2,642 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Office and Administrative Support with 9,097 employees, Management with 6,004 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 5,457 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was Female Instructor with 5,341 employees, Male Instructor with 4,267 employees, and Female Professor with 2,157 employees.

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