Bossier Parish Community College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,335

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$8,771

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

23.7%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

6,734

52.6% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

10.2%

118 Graduates

About

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Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Bossier Parish Community College is a higher education institution located in Bossier Parish, LA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Bossier Parish Community College were .

In 2017, 1,243 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Bossier Parish Community College. 65.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 34.7% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (706 degrees), 1.87 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (377 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Bossier Parish Community College is $3,335, which is $-4,079 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Bossier Parish Community College is $3,335, which is $-4,079 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,771.

In 2017, 60% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 49% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,335

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Bossier Parish Community College was $3,335. The cost of tuition at Bossier Parish Community College is $-4,079 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Average Net Price

$8,771

2017 Value

1.48%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Bossier Parish Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,771. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Bossier Parish Community College grew by 1.48%.

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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

$9,228

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Bossier Parish Community College was of $9,228 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of room and board increased by 1.71% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 1.64% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

60%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

49%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

60% of undergraduate students at Bossier Parish Community College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 4.76% with respect to 2016, when 63% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Bossier Parish 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.

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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.

23.7%

2016 Default Rate

671

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Bossier Parish Community College was 23.7%, which represents 671 out of the 2827 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.

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Enrollment

Bossier Parish Community College has a total enrollment of 6,734 students. The full-time enrollment at Bossier Parish Community College is 3,541 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,193. This means that 52.6% of students enrolled at Bossier Parish Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bossier Parish Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 47.4% White, 39.6% Black or African American, 4.81% Hispanic or Latino, 3.15% Two or More Races, 1.11% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.683% Asian, and 0.208% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Bossier Parish Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (28.7%), followed by Black or African American Female (27.6%) and White Male (17.7%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

52.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bossier Parish Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,734 students. The full-time enrollment at Bossier Parish Community College is 3,541 and the part-time enrollment is 3,193. This means that 52.6% of students enrolled at Bossier Parish Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

48%

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 Bossier Parish Community College was 48%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Bossier Parish Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    3,189

  2. Black or African American

    2,668

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    324

The enrolled student population at Bossier Parish Community College is 47.4% White, 39.6% Black or African American, 4.81% Hispanic or Latino, 3.15% Two or More Races, 1.11% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.683% Asian, and 0.208% 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 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, 181 students (2.69%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 381 more women than men received degrees from Bossier Parish Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Bossier Parish Community College are white (706 degrees awarded). There were 1.87 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (377 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Bossier Parish Community College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Bossier Parish Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Communication Technologies (102 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (67 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (292 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bossier Parish Community College are Software developers (447,210 people), Other managers (166,397 people), Computer occupations, all other (138,748 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (133,056 people), and Computer programmers (121,642 people).

The most specialized majors at Bossier Parish Community College are Communication Technologies (102 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (67 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (292 degrees), Engineering Technologies (49 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (97 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bossier Parish Community College are Physicians, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Marketing managers

The most specialized majors at Bossier Parish Community College are Communication Technologies (102 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (67 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (292 degrees), Engineering Technologies (49 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (97 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Computer Systems Design

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bossier Parish Community College are Computer Systems Design (538,564 people), Elementary & secondary schools (246,816 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (154,339 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (147,108 people), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services (101,115 people).

The most specialized majors at Bossier Parish Community College are Communication Technologies (102 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (67 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (292 degrees), Engineering Technologies (49 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (97 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Bossier Parish Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 431

  2. 812

In 2017, 431 degrees were awarded to men at Bossier Parish Community College, which is 0.531 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (812).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Bossier Parish Community College by degrees awarded.

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Most Common Male Majors

In false, 91 degrees were awarded to men at Bossier Parish Community College in General Studies, which is 0.5 times less than the 182 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In false, 182 degrees were awarded to women at Bossier Parish Community College in General Studies, which is 2 times more than the 91 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

2%

100% Completion Time

12%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 2% of students graduating from Bossier Parish Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 12% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 15% 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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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (33.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Bossier Parish Community College is Female and Two or More Races (33.3% 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, 3.39% of graduates (4 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    706 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    377 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    61 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bossier Parish Community College is white (706 degrees awarded). There were 1.87 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (377 degrees).

3.14% of degree recipients (39 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    429 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    277 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Female

    268 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Bossier Parish Community College is white female (429 degrees awarded). There were 1.55 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (277 degrees).

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Operations

Bossier Parish Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $770k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $12.4k (1.61%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Bossier Parish Community College had a total salary expenditure of $52.5M. Bossier Parish Community College employs 55 Instructors, 29 Professors, and 26 Assistant professors. Most academics at Bossier Parish Community College are Female Instructors (34), Male Instructors(21), and Female Professors (19).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bossier Parish Community College are: Business and Financial Operations, with 67 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 50 employees, and Management with 43 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$770k

2017 Endowment

71.1%

growth from 2016

Bossier Parish Community College has an endowment valued at about $770k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Bossier Parish Community College grew 71.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.89M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Bossier Parish 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.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $3.47M - Federal

  2. $1.86M - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Bossier Parish Community College received $3.47M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.86M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$20.1M

2017 Salaries

10.9%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Bossier Parish Community College paid a median of $20.1M in salaries, which represents 38.4% of their overall expenditure ($52.5M) and a 10.9% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 16.7% decline from 2015 and a 15.5% growth from 2014.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$5.76M

Instructional Salaries

132

Number of Employees

In 2017, Bossier Parish Community College paid a total of $5.76M to 132 employees working as instructors, which represents 28.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $7.66M (28%) for similar Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

55 Employees

Business and Financial Operations

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

67 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Bossier Parish Community College were Instructor with 55 employees; Professor with 29 employees; and Professor with 26 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bossier Parish Community College were Business and Financial Operations with 67 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 50 employees; and Management with 43 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Instructor

  2. Male Instructor

  3. Female Professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Bossier Parish Community College was Female Instructor with 34 employees, Male Instructor with 21 employees, and Female Professor with 19 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Bossier Parish Community College.

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