Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $2,856
    5.31% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $8,629
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    66.1%
    1,179 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    968,426
    28.9% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    31.6%
    25,475 Graduates

    About

    Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional were Liberal Arts & Sciences (60,330 degrees awarded), General Studies (14,729 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (12,367 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is $2,856, which is $8,064 less than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $9,486, which is 262% of the cost for in-state students, and is $5,987 less than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is $2,856, which is $7,381 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $9,486, which is 262% of the cost for in-state students, and is $5,987 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 $8,629.

    Tuition Costs

    $2,856
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was $9,486, which is 262% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,619. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is $5,987 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $7,381 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $8,629
    2024 Value
    10.5%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,629. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional grew by 10.5%.

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    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.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $11,322
    Room and Board
    $1,298
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was of $11,322 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 4.13% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,298. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 7.29% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    45%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    7%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    45% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 4.26% with respect to 2023, when 47% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    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.

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    Admissions

    Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional received 1,179 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 1.29% annual growth. Out of those 1,179 applicants, 779 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 66.1% acceptance rate.

    There were 968,426 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in 2024. 12% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has an overall enrollment yield of 38.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    66.1%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    779
    Accepted Out of 1,179

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was 66.1% (779 admissions from 1,179 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 68.9%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 1.29%, while admissions declined by 2.87%.

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    SAT Scores

    12%
    Submission Percentage (2020)
    49
    Scores Submitted (2020)

    12% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had a total enrollment of 968,426 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is 279,959 students and the part-time enrollment is 688,467. This means that 28.9% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 35.7% Hispanic or Latino, 34.3% White, 10.5% Black or African American, 8.21% Asian, 4.45% Two or More Races, 0.687% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.253% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (19%), followed by White Female (18.1%) and White Male (17.3%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    28.9%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 968,426 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is 279,959 and the part-time enrollment is 688,467. This means that 28.9% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    65.5%
    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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was 65.5%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. Hispanic or Latino
      345,485 enrolled students
    2. White
      331,750 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      102,030 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is 35.7% Hispanic or Latino, 34.3% White, 10.5% Black or African American, 8.21% Asian, 4.45% Two or More Races, 0.687% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.253% 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, 38,855 students (4.01%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 33,569 more women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is white (88,023 degrees awarded). There were 1.14 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (77,513 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is Liberal Arts & Sciences (39,810 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (11,623 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (9,971 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (83,663 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (3,597 degrees), and Protective Services (8,648 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Police officers (137,181 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (113,484 people), Other managers (89,593 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (43,930 people), and Education administrators (37,382 people).

    The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (83,663 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (3,597 degrees), Protective Services (8,648 degrees), Communication Technologies (924 degrees), and Science Technologies (379 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (83,663 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (3,597 degrees), Protective Services (8,648 degrees), Communication Technologies (924 degrees), and Science Technologies (379 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Justice, public order, & safety activities (318,281 people), Elementary & secondary schools (254,030 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (86,407 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (81,798 people), and Computer Systems Design (55,395 people).

    The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Liberal Arts & Humanities (83,663 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (3,597 degrees), Protective Services (8,648 degrees), Communication Technologies (924 degrees), and Science Technologies (379 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
      19,271 degrees awarded
    2. General Art Studies
      3,398 degrees awarded
    3. General Studies
      1,927 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 19,271 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    95,649
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    129,218
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 95,649 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, which is 0.74 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (129,218).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 23,374 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.632 times less than the 36,956 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 36,956 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.58 times more than the 23,374 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    19%
    100% Completion Time
    34%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 19% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 34% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 39% 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.

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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

    Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
    Asian Female
    Highest Graduation Rate (48%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is Female and Asian (48% 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, 3.03% of graduates (771 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      88,023 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      77,513 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      18,959 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is white (88,023 degrees awarded). There were 1.14 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (77,513 degrees).

    2.85% of degree recipients (6,407 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      53,802 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      53,422 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      52,717 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional is white female (53,802 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (53,422 degrees).

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    Operations

    Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has an endowment valued at nearly $9.28M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 305M (3.29k%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

    In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional had a total salary expenditure of 76.2M. Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional employs 5,461 Instructors, 2,862 No academic ranks and 2,857 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are Female Instructor (3,067), Male Instructor (2,394), and Female No academic rank (1,592).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional are: Office and Administrative Support, with 6,356 employees, Management, with 5,676 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 3,917 employees.

    Endowment

    $9.28M
    2024 Endowment
    6.97%
    growth from 2023

    Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional has an endowment valued at about $9.28M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional grew 6.97% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.87M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $266M - Federal
    2. $617M - State
    3. $71.4M - Local

    As of 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional received $266M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $617M from state grants and contracts, and $71.4M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $36.3M
    2024 Salaries
    8.15%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional paid a median of $36.3M in salaries, which represents 47.6% of their overall expenditure ($76.2M) and a 8.15% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.06% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 3.89% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $1.37B
    Instructional Salaries
    14,360
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional paid a total of $1.37B to 14,360 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.2% of all salaries paid.

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

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional were Office and Administrative Support with 6,356 employees, Management with 5,676 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 3,917 employees.

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