Chattahoochee Valley Community College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,510

1.74% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$1,360

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

13.3%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

1,528

56.5% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

11.1%

37 Graduates

About

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Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Chattahoochee Valley Community College is a higher education institution located in Russell County, AL. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Chattahoochee Valley Community College were .

In 2016, 301 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Chattahoochee Valley Community College. 60.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 39.2% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (159 degrees), 1.43 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (111 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is $3,510, which is $-3,810 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is $3,510, which is $-3,810 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $1,360.

In 2016, 74% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 27% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,510

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Chattahoochee Valley Community College was $3,510. The cost of tuition at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is $-3,810 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$1,360

2016 Value

5.67%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Chattahoochee Valley Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $1,360. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Chattahoochee Valley Community College grew by 5.67%.

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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

$5,400

Room and Board

$800

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Chattahoochee Valley Community College was of $5,400 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $800. The cost of room and board did not change between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

74%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

27%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

74% of undergraduate students at Chattahoochee Valley Community College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a growth of 2.78% with respect to 2015, when 72% 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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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.

13.3%

2015 Default Rate

48

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Chattahoochee Valley Community College was 13.3%, which represents 48 out of the 360 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

Chattahoochee Valley Community 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 1,528 students enrolled at Chattahoochee Valley Community College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Chattahoochee Valley Community 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Chattahoochee Valley Community College has a total enrollment of 1,528 students. The full-time enrollment at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is 864 students and the part-time enrollment is 664. This means that 56.5% of students enrolled at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.9% White, 39.2% Black or African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.81% Two or More Races, 0.916% Asian, 0.524% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.327% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Chattahoochee Valley Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (25.2%), followed by Black or African American Female (23.5%) and White Male (21.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

56.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,528 students. The full-time enrollment at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is 864 and the part-time enrollment is 664. This means that 56.5% of students enrolled at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

51%

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 Chattahoochee Valley Community College was 51%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Chattahoochee Valley 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

    762

  2. Black or African American

    599

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    84

The enrolled student population at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is 49.9% White, 39.2% Black or African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.81% Two or More Races, 0.916% Asian, 0.524% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.327% 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, 13 students (0.851%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 65 more women than men received degrees from Chattahoochee Valley Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are white (159 degrees awarded). There were 1.43 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (111 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (148 degrees awarded), Protective Services (24 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (10 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are Registered nurses (1,257,563 people), Software developers, applications & systems software (446,725 people), Miscellaneous managers (276,180 people), Medical & health services managers (151,025 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (150,254 people).

The most specialized majors at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (148 degrees awarded), Protective Services (24 degrees), Engineering Technologies (10 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (15 degrees), and Health (70 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community College are Physicians & surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Chief executives & legislators, Personal financial advisors, and Other Sales Workers

The most specialized majors at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (148 degrees awarded), Protective Services (24 degrees), Engineering Technologies (10 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (15 degrees), and Health (70 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are Hospitals (1,490,112 people), Computer Systems Design (561,466 people), Elementary & secondary schools (379,575 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (360,047 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (230,639 people).

The most specialized majors at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (148 degrees awarded), Protective Services (24 degrees), Engineering Technologies (10 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (15 degrees), and Health (70 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 Chattahoochee Valley 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 N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Chattahoochee Valley Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 118

  2. 183

In 2016, 118 degrees were awarded to men at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, which is 0.645 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (183).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 43 degrees were awarded to men at Chattahoochee Valley Community College in General Studies, which is 0.494 times less than the 87 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 87 degrees were awarded to women at Chattahoochee Valley Community College in General Studies, which is 2.02 times more than the 43 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

8%

100% Completion Time

15%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 8% of students graduating from Chattahoochee Valley Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 15% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 26% 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.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (16.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is Male and Hispanic or Latino (16.7% 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, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    159 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    111 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    13 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is white (159 degrees awarded). There were 1.43 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (111 degrees).

1.33% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    88 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American Female

    74 degrees awarded

  3. White Male

    71 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is white female (88 degrees awarded). There were 1.19 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (74 degrees).

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Operations

Chattahoochee Valley Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $160k, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $13k (8.13%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Chattahoochee Valley Community College had a total expenditure of $15.6M. Of that $15.6M, they spent $6.4M on salaries and $15.6M on benefits.

Chattahoochee Valley Community College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Chattahoochee Valley Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 22 employees, Management, with 14 employees, and Service with 4 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$160k

2015 Endowment

213%

growth from 2014

Chattahoochee Valley Community College has an endowment valued at about $160k, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Chattahoochee Valley Community College grew 213% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.96M lower 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: High Transfer-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $229k - Federal

  2. $375k - State

  3. $96.3k - Local

As of 2015, Chattahoochee Valley Community College received $229k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $375k from state grants and contracts, and $96.3k from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

Expenditure values can vary depending on whether the institution is public or private, and are not available for private-for-profit schools.

$6.4M

Salary Expenditure

$15.6M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Chattahoochee Valley Community College had a total expenditure of $15.6M. Of that $15.6M, they spent $6.4M on salaries and $15.6M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Chattahoochee Valley Community College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$6.4M

2015 Salaries

1.51%

decline from 2014

In 2015, Chattahoochee Valley Community College paid a median of $6.4M in salaries, which represents 41% of their overall expenditure ($15.6M) and a 1.51% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.5% growth from 2013 and a 4.18% growth from 2012.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$2.02M

Instructional Salaries

38

Number of Employees

In 2015, Chattahoochee Valley Community College paid a total of $2.02M to 38 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.5% 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

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

22 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Chattahoochee Valley Community 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 22 employees; Management with 14 employees; and Service with 4 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community College.

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