Carl Sandburg College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,340

3.33% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$2,281

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

11.1%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

1,927

50.1% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

33.7%

100 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Carl Sandburg College is a higher education institution located in Knox County, IL. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Carl Sandburg College were .

In 2016, 470 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Carl Sandburg College. 57.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42.3% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (378 degrees), 13 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (29 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Carl Sandburg College is $4,340, which is $-2,980 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Carl Sandburg College is $4,340, which is $-2,980 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $2,281.

In 2016, 75% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 15% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$4,340

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Carl Sandburg College was $4,340. The cost of tuition at Carl Sandburg College is $-2,980 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$2,281

2016 Value

41.5%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Carl Sandburg College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $2,281. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Carl Sandburg College grew by 41.5%.

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Other Student Expenses

$4,320

Room and Board

$700

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Carl Sandburg College was of $4,320 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $700. The cost of room and board increased by 14.3% between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 3.85% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

75%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

15%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

75% of undergraduate students at Carl Sandburg College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 3.85% with respect to 2015, when 78% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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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.

11.1%

2015 Default Rate

22

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Carl Sandburg College was 11.1%, which represents 22 out of the 198 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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Admissions

Carl Sandburg College received N/A undergraduate applications in N/A, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those N/A applicants, N/A students were accepted for enrollment, representing a N/A% acceptance rate.

There were 1,927 students enrolled at Carl Sandburg College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Carl Sandburg College has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

N/A%

Acceptance Rate in N/A

N/A

Accepted Out of N/A

In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Carl Sandburg College was N/A% (N/A admissions from N/A applications). This is approximately the same as the acceptance rate of N/A, which was N/A%. Between N/A and N/A, the number of applicants stayed by N/A%, while admissions stayed by N/A%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Carl Sandburg College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Carl Sandburg College has a total enrollment of 1,927 students. The full-time enrollment at Carl Sandburg College is 965 students and the part-time enrollment is 962. This means that 50.1% of students enrolled at Carl Sandburg College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Carl Sandburg College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 77.6% White, 6.64% Hispanic or Latino, 6.49% Black or African American, 4.72% Two or More Races, 0.83% Asian, 0.259% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0519% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Carl Sandburg College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (44.2%), followed by White Male (31.7%) and Black or African American Male (4.35%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

50.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Carl Sandburg College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,927 students. The full-time enrollment at Carl Sandburg College is 965 and the part-time enrollment is 962. This means that 50.1% of students enrolled at Carl Sandburg College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

59%

2016 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 Carl Sandburg College was 59%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Carl Sandburg College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    1,496

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    128

  3. Black or African American

    125

The enrolled student population at Carl Sandburg College is 77.6% White, 6.64% Hispanic or Latino, 6.49% Black or African American, 4.72% Two or More Races, 0.83% Asian, 0.259% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0519% 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 46.8% White, 24.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13% 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, 65 students (3.37%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 72 more women than men received degrees from Carl Sandburg College. The majority of degree recipients at Carl Sandburg College are white (378 degrees awarded). There were 13 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (29 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Carl Sandburg College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (77 degrees awarded), Precision Production (37 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (33 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers, applications & systems software

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Carl Sandburg College are Software developers, applications & systems software (419,296 people), Miscellaneous managers (167,270 people), Computer programmers (123,890 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (121,173 people), and Other Computer Occupations (117,076 people).

The most specialized majors at Carl Sandburg College are Interdisciplinary Studies (77 degrees awarded), Precision Production (37 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (33 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (129 degrees), and Personal & Culinary Services (30 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians & surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Carl Sandburg College are Physicians & surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Other Sales Workers, Dentists, and Chief executives & legislators

The most specialized majors at Carl Sandburg College are Interdisciplinary Studies (77 degrees awarded), Precision Production (37 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (33 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (129 degrees), and Personal & Culinary Services (30 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 Carl Sandburg College are Computer Systems Design (507,389 people), Elementary & secondary schools (215,243 people), Hospitals (160,170 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (129,030 people), and Insurance carriers & related activities (108,194 people).

The most specialized majors at Carl Sandburg College are Interdisciplinary Studies (77 degrees awarded), Precision Production (37 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (33 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (129 degrees), and Personal & Culinary Services (30 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 Carl Sandburg 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 N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Carl Sandburg College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 199

  2. 271

In 2016, 199 degrees were awarded to men at Carl Sandburg College, which is 0.734 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (271).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 37 degrees were awarded to men at Carl Sandburg College in Biological & Physical Sciences, which is 0.925 times less than the 40 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 51 degrees were awarded to women at Carl Sandburg College in Registered Nursing, which is 10.2 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

12%

100% Completion Time

27%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 12% of students graduating from Carl Sandburg 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 31% within 200%.

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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.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Carl Sandburg College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

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, 2% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    378 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    29 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    28 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Carl Sandburg College is white (378 degrees awarded). There were 13 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (29 degrees).

3.83% of degree recipients (18 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    218 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    160 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    18 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Carl Sandburg College is white female (218 degrees awarded). There were 1.36 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (160 degrees).

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Operations

Carl Sandburg College has an endowment valued at nearly $8.9M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $402k (4.51%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Carl Sandburg College had a total expenditure of $28.3M. Of that $28.3M, they spent $10.2M on salaries and $28.3M on benefits.

Carl Sandburg College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Carl Sandburg College are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Carl Sandburg College are: Service, with 29 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 23 employees, and Management with 21 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$8.9M

2015 Endowment

9.5%

decline from 2014

Carl Sandburg College has an endowment valued at about $8.9M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Carl Sandburg College declined 9.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $5.78M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $0 - Federal

  2. $0 - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2015, Carl Sandburg College received $0 in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

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$10.2M

Salary Expenditure

$28.3M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Carl Sandburg College had a total expenditure of $28.3M. Of that $28.3M, they spent $10.2M on salaries and $28.3M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Carl Sandburg College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$10.2M

2015 Salaries

3.96%

decline from 2014

In 2015, Carl Sandburg College paid a median of $10.2M in salaries, which represents 36.1% of their overall expenditure ($28.3M) and a 3.96% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.96% decline from 2013 and a 0.0665% decline from 2012.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.3M (44.1% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$2.59M

Instructional Salaries

46

Number of Employees

In 2015, Carl Sandburg College paid a total of $2.59M to 46 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.44M (31%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

N/A

Most Common Instructor

N/A Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

29 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Carl Sandburg College were N/A with N/A employees; N/A with N/A employees; and N/A with N/A employees.

In N/A, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Carl Sandburg College were Service with 29 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 23 employees; and Management with 21 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

In N/A, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Carl Sandburg College was N/A with N/A employees, N/A with N/A employees, and N/A with N/A employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Carl Sandburg College.

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