Berkeley City College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,104

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$10,532

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

9.85%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

6,356

18.5% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

24.6%

81 Graduates

About

Berkeley City College is a higher education institution located in Alameda County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Berkeley City College were .

In 2017, 804 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Berkeley City College. 60.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 39.1% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (213 degrees), 1 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (212 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Berkeley City College is $1,104, which is $-6,310 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Berkeley City College is $1,104, which is $-6,310 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $10,532.

In 2017, 47% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 2% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,104

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Berkeley City College was $1,104. The cost of tuition at Berkeley City College is $-6,310 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Berkeley City College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$10,532

2017 Value

18.2%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Berkeley City College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $10,532. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Berkeley City College grew by 18.2%.

This chart compares the average net price of Berkeley City 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

$12,500

Room and Board

$1,792

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Berkeley City College was of $12,500 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,792. The cost of room and board increased by 4.43% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies increased by 1.59% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Berkeley City College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

47%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

47% of undergraduate students at Berkeley City College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 7.84% with respect to 2016, when 51% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Berkeley City 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.

9.85%

2016 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Berkeley City College was 9.85%, which represents 13 out of the 132 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

Berkeley City College has a total enrollment of 6,356 students. The full-time enrollment at Berkeley City College is 1,175 students and the part-time enrollment is 5,181. This means that 18.5% of students enrolled at Berkeley City College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Berkeley City College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% Asian, 23.6% White, 15.2% Black or African American, 7% Two or More Races, 0.393% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.173% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Berkeley City College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Asian Male (17%), followed by Asian Female (14.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (14.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

18.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Berkeley City College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,356 students. The full-time enrollment at Berkeley City College is 1,175 and the part-time enrollment is 5,181. This means that 18.5% of students enrolled at Berkeley City College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

57%

2017 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 Berkeley City College was 57%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Berkeley City College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
1,631
Asian
1,538
White
1,497

The enrolled student population at Berkeley City College is 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% Asian, 23.6% White, 15.2% Black or African American, 7% Two or More Races, 0.393% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.173% 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 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% 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, 226 students (3.56%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 176 more women than men received degrees from Berkeley City College. The majority of degree recipients at Berkeley City College are white (213 degrees awarded). There were 1 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (212 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Berkeley City College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Berkeley City College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Communication Technologies (55 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (424 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (20 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Berkeley City College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (321,663 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (266,792 people), Other managers (250,149 people), Postsecondary teachers (156,612 people), and Chief executives & legislators (112,596 people).

The most specialized majors at Berkeley City College are Communication Technologies (55 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (424 degrees), Language & Linguistics (20 degrees), Social Sciences (104 degrees), and Math & Statistics (21 degrees).

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 Berkeley City College are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Chemists & materials scientists, Dentists, and Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

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 Berkeley City College are Elementary & secondary schools (489,756 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (324,530 people), Legal services (266,316 people), Computer Systems Design (206,275 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (172,273 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Berkeley City College was N/A with N/A degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Berkeley City College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

In 2017, 314 degrees were awarded to men at Berkeley City College, which is 0.641 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (490).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Berkeley City College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 118 degrees were awarded to men at Berkeley City College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.615 times less than the 192 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 192 degrees were awarded to women at Berkeley City College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.63 times more than the 118 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

11%

100% Completion Time

22%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 11% of students graduating from Berkeley City College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 22% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 30% 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.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Berkeley City College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

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, 1.23% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
213 degrees awarded
Asian
212 degrees awarded
Black or African American
165 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Berkeley City College is white (213 degrees awarded). There were 1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (212 degrees).

6.47% of degree recipients (52 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

Asian Female
132 degrees awarded
White Female
127 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
104 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Berkeley City College is asian female (132 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more asian female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (127 degrees).

Operations

Berkeley City College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $4.83M (NaNM%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Berkeley City College had a total salary expenditure of $N/A. Berkeley City College employs 67 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Berkeley City College are Male Instructors (36), Female Instructors(31), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Berkeley City College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 19 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 11 employees, and Management with 10 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

growth from 2016

Berkeley City College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Berkeley City College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $NaNM approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Berkeley City 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-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$2.08M - Federal
$9.94M - State
$0 - Local

As of 2017, Berkeley City College received $2.08M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $9.94M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$16.3M

2017 Salaries

1.75%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Berkeley City College paid a median of $16.3M in salaries, which represents NaNM% of their overall expenditure ($N/A) and a 1.75% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 43.2% growth from 2015 and a 16.4% decline from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$5.81M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2017, Berkeley City College paid a total of $5.81M to 67 employees working as instructors, which represents 35.7% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.65M (31.1%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

67 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

19 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Berkeley City College were Instructor with 67 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Berkeley City College were Office and Administrative Support with 19 employees; Business and Financial Operations with 11 employees; and Management with 10 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Male Instructor
Female Instructor
false

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Berkeley City College was Male Instructor with 36 employees, Female Instructor with 31 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Berkeley City College.

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