Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,895

3.9% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$8,463

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

46.2%

39,749 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

964,778

37.2% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

31.6%

33,505 Graduates

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $2,895, which is $7,664 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $9,456, which is 283% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,017 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $15,473.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,463.

Tuition Costs

$2,895

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was $9,456, which is 283% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,337. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is $6,017 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $7,664 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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

Average Net Price

$8,463

2024 Value

16.1%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,463. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional grew by 16.1%.

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

$11,514

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 $11,514 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 7.57% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies increased by 2.64% 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

61.5%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

61.5% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 0.806% with respect to 2023, when 62% 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.

Enrollment

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a total enrollment of 964,778 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 359,043 students and the part-time enrollment is 605,735. This means that 37.2% 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 40.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.7% White, 11.6% Black or African American, 7.78% Asian, 3.81% Two or More Races, 0.472% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.252% 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 (22.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (17.7%) and White Female (15.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

37.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 964,778 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 359,043 and the part-time enrollment is 605,735. This means that 37.2% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% 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%

2024 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 (64%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a retention rate lower 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 (2024)

Hispanic or Latino
390,400 enrolled students
White
276,634 enrolled students
Black or African American
111,459 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is 40.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.7% White, 11.6% Black or African American, 7.78% Asian, 3.81% Two or More Races, 0.472% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.252% 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 41.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% 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, 44,893 students (4.65%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 37,710 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 (84,722 degrees awarded). There were 1.3 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (65,261 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is Liberal Arts & Sciences (30,910 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (11,922 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (11,350 degrees).

In 2024, 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 (71,045 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (5,822 degrees), and Communication Technologies (1,577 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 (158,515 people), Police officers (142,763 people), Other managers (128,480 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (58,871 people), and Registered nurses (53,724 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (71,045 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (5,822 degrees), Communication Technologies (1,577 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (7,492 degrees), and Protective Services (6,749 degrees) (as of 2024).

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, Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (71,045 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (5,822 degrees), Communication Technologies (1,577 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (7,492 degrees), and Protective Services (6,749 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

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 Elementary & secondary schools (356,452 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (337,372 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (165,509 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (124,258 people), and Computer Systems Design (92,603 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 (2024)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
20,379 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
943 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
654 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 20,379 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate programs at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

83,550

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

121,260

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 83,550 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional, which is 0.689 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (121,260).

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 2024, 19,992 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.606 times less than the 32,979 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 32,979 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.65 times more than the 19,992 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

17%

100% Completion Time

31%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 17% 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, 31% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 35% 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 (48.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is Female and Asian (48.1% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

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, 3.85% of graduates (1289 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

Hispanic or Latino
84,722 degrees awarded
White
65,261 degrees awarded
Asian
17,857 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is hispanic or latino (84,722 degrees awarded). There were 1.3 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (65,261 degrees).

2.74% of degree recipients (5,615 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

Hispanic or Latino Female
52,536 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
52,084 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
50,130 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional is hispanic or latino female (52,536 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (52,084 degrees).

Operations

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $8.87M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 421M (4.74k%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of 78.8M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional employs 7,908 Instructors, 2,797 Professors and 2,200 Associate professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are Female Instructor (4,332), Male Instructor (3,576), and Female Professor (1,510).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 7,173 employees, Management, with 5,012 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 3,953 employees.

Endowment

$8.87M

2024 Endowment

21.2%

growth from 2023

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $8.87M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional grew 21.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.46M 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

$321M - Federal
$1.12B - State
$62.8M - Local

As of 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional received $321M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.12B from state grants and contracts, and $62.8M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$36.6M

2024 Salaries

7.79%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional paid a median of $36.6M in salaries, which represents 46.5% of their overall expenditure ($78.8M) and a 7.79% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.99% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 8.16% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$1.57B

Instructional Salaries

16,676

Number of Employees

In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional paid a total of $1.57B to 16,676 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $720k (4.04%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional were Office and Administrative Support with 7,173 employees, Management with 5,012 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 3,953 employees.

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