Baton Rouge Community College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,237

2021 Average Net Price

$9,776

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

4.92%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

7,494

44.6% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

22.5%

291 Graduates

About

Baton Rouge Community College is a higher education institution located in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. In 2021, the most popular 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentrations at Baton Rouge Community College were General Studies (1,074 degrees awarded), General Business (89 degrees), and Welding Technology (33 degrees).

In 2021, 2,113 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Baton Rouge Community College. 63.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 36.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (877 degrees), 1.06 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (827 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Baton Rouge Community College is $3,237, which is $−4,731 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Baton Rouge Community College is $3,237, which is $−4,731 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,776.

In 2021, 63% of undergraduate students attending Baton Rouge Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 33% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$3,237

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Baton Rouge Community College was $3,237. The cost of tuition at Baton Rouge Community College is $−4,731 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Baton Rouge Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,776

2021 Value

3.64%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Baton Rouge Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,776. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Baton Rouge Community College grew by 3.64%.

This chart compares the average net price of Baton Rouge Community College (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

$9,795

Room and Board

$1,300

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Baton Rouge Community College was of $9,795 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 1.44% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,300. The cost of books and supplies increased by 6.56% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Baton Rouge Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

63%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

33%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

63% of undergraduate students at Baton Rouge Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 7.35% with respect to 2020, when 68% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Baton Rouge Community College (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.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

4.92%

2019 Default Rate

107

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Baton Rouge Community College was 4.92%, which represents 107 out of the 2177 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Baton Rouge Community College had a total enrollment of 7,494 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Baton Rouge Community College is 3,344 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,150. This means that 44.6% of students enrolled at Baton Rouge Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Baton Rouge Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48% Black or African American, 37.7% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.07% Two or More Races, 1.65% Asian, 1.53% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.254% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Baton Rouge Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Female (30.9%), followed by White Female (22.4%) and White Male (19%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

44.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Baton Rouge Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 7,494 students. The full-time enrollment at Baton Rouge Community College is 3,344 and the part-time enrollment is 4,150. This means that 44.6% of students enrolled at Baton Rouge Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Baton Rouge Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

53%

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 Baton Rouge Community College was 53%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Baton Rouge Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Baton Rouge Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

Black or African American
3,596 enrolled students
White
2,825 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
352 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Baton Rouge Community College is 48% Black or African American, 37.7% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.07% Two or More Races, 1.65% Asian, 1.53% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.254% American Indian or Alaska Native. 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, 74 students (0.987%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 561 more women than men received degrees from Baton Rouge Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Baton Rouge Community College is white (877 degrees awarded). There were 1.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (827 degrees).

The most common 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentration at Baton Rouge Community College is General Studies (1,074 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (89 degrees) and Welding Technology (33 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Baton Rouge Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (129 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,258 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (94 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Baton Rouge Community College are Other managers (84,991 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (72,242 people), Construction managers (45,329 people), Software developers (36,716 people), and Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (32,202 people).

The most specialized majors at Baton Rouge Community College in 2021 are Precision Production (129 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,258 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (94 degrees), Agriculture (17 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (40 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 Baton Rouge Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Nurse anesthetists, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Baton Rouge Community College are Precision Production (129 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,258 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (94 degrees), Agriculture (17 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (40 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Baton Rouge Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (140,120 people), Construction (122,643 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (69,570 people), Computer Systems Design (62,628 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (43,669 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Baton Rouge Community College.

Most Common (2021)

General Studies
1,074 degree-majors awarded
General Business
89 degree-majors awarded
Welding Technology
33 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Baton Rouge Community College was General Studies with 1,074 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate programs at Baton Rouge Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

776

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

1,337

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 776 degrees were awarded to men at Baton Rouge Community College, which is 0.58 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,337).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Baton Rouge Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 299 degrees were awarded to men at Baton Rouge Community College in General Studies, which is 0.386 times less than the 775 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 775 degrees were awarded to men at Baton Rouge Community College in General Studies, which is 2.59 times more than the 299 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

19%

100% Completion Time

27%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 19% of students graduating from Baton Rouge Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 27% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 29% 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 (55.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Baton Rouge Community College is Female and Asian (55.6% 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, 8.93% of graduates (26 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
877 degrees awarded
Black or African American
827 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
112 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Baton Rouge Community College is white (877 degrees awarded). There were 1.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (827 degrees).

3.27% of degree recipients (69 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

Black or African American Female
581 degrees awarded
White Female
500 degrees awarded
White Male
377 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Baton Rouge Community College is black or african american female (581 degrees awarded). There were 1.16 times more black or african american female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (500 degrees).

Operations

Baton Rouge Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $2.94M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 23.9k (0.812%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Baton Rouge Community College had a total salary expenditure of 57.8M. Baton Rouge Community College employs 41 Instructors, 32 Associate professors and 28 Professors. Most academics at Baton Rouge Community College are Female Instructor (23), Female Professor (21), and Female Associate professor (20).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Baton Rouge Community College are: Business and Financial Operations, with 60 employees, Management, with 59 employees, and Service with 37 employees.

Endowment

$2.94M

2021 Endowment

5.49%

growth from 2020

Baton Rouge Community College has an endowment valued at about $2.94M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Baton Rouge Community College grew 5.49% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.35M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Baton Rouge Community College (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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$24.7M

2021 Salaries

6.83%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Baton Rouge Community College paid a median of $24.7M in salaries, which represents 42.8% of their overall expenditure ($57.8M) and a 6.83% decline from the previous year.

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

Instructional Salaries

$7.48M

Instructional Salaries

128

Number of Employees

In 2021, Baton Rouge Community College paid a total of $7.48M to 128 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.3% 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

41 Employees

Business and Financial Operations

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

60 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Baton Rouge Community College were Instructor with 41 employees, Associate professor with 32 employees, and Professor with 28 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Baton Rouge Community College were Business and Financial Operations with 60 employees, Management with 59 employees, and Service with 37 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Female Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Baton Rouge Community College was Female Instructor with 23 employees, Female Professor with 21 employees, and Female Associate professor with 20 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Baton Rouge Community College.