Cowley County Community College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,705

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$7,633

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

5.41%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

2,643

53.9% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

36.2%

186 Graduates

About

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Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

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

In 2017, 711 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Cowley County Community College. 63.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 36.4% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (535 degrees), 7.75 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (69 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Cowley County Community College is $1,705, which is $-5,709 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Cowley County Community College is $1,705, which is $-5,709 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,633.

In 2017, 47% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 34% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,705

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Cowley County Community College was $1,705. The cost of tuition at Cowley County Community College is $-5,709 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Average Net Price

$7,633

2017 Value

16.2%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Cowley County Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,633. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Cowley County Community College grew by 16.2%.

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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

$5,550

Room and Board

$2,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Cowley County Community College was of $5,550 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,000. The cost of room and board increased by 1.83% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

47%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

34%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

47% of undergraduate students at Cowley County Community College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 25.4% with respect to 2016, when 63% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Cowley County 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.

5.41%

2016 Default Rate

53

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Cowley County Community College was 5.41%, which represents 53 out of the 980 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

Cowley County Community College has a total enrollment of 2,643 students. The full-time enrollment at Cowley County Community College is 1,425 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,218. This means that 53.9% of students enrolled at Cowley County Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Cowley County Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 70.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.49% Black or African American, 3.14% Two or More Races, 3.06% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian, and 0.227% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Cowley County Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (35.8%), followed by White Male (30.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (6.53%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

53.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Cowley County Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,643 students. The full-time enrollment at Cowley County Community College is 1,425 and the part-time enrollment is 1,218. This means that 53.9% of students enrolled at Cowley County Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

58%

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 Cowley County Community College was 58%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Cowley County 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

    1,864

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    276

  3. Black or African American

    198

The enrolled student population at Cowley County Community College is 70.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.49% Black or African American, 3.14% Two or More Races, 3.06% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian, and 0.227% 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, 37 students (1.4%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 193 more women than men received degrees from Cowley County Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Cowley County Community College are white (535 degrees awarded). There were 7.75 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (69 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Cowley County Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (49 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (355 degrees), and Precision Production (30 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 Cowley County Community College are Registered nurses (1,304,484 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (168,320 people), Medical & health services managers (140,563 people), Pharmacists (130,070 people), and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (122,041 people).

The most specialized majors at Cowley County Community College are Science Technologies (49 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (355 degrees), Precision Production (30 degrees), Human Sciences (14 degrees), and Health (210 degrees).

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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 Cowley County Community College are Surgeons, Public relations specialists, Physicians, Podiatrists, and Information security analysts

The most specialized majors at Cowley County Community College are Science Technologies (49 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (355 degrees), Precision Production (30 degrees), Human Sciences (14 degrees), and Health (210 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cowley County Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,447,657 people), Elementary & secondary schools (378,011 people), Outpatient care centers (207,725 people), Offices of physicians (192,644 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (164,724 people).

The most specialized majors at Cowley County Community College are Science Technologies (49 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (355 degrees), Precision Production (30 degrees), Human Sciences (14 degrees), and Health (210 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 Cowley County 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 Cowley County Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 259

  2. 452

In 2017, 259 degrees were awarded to men at Cowley County Community College, which is 0.573 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (452).

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Most Common Male Majors

In false, 110 degrees were awarded to men at Cowley County Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.449 times less than the 245 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In false, 245 degrees were awarded to women at Cowley County Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.23 times more than the 110 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

21%

100% Completion Time

28%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 21% of students graduating from Cowley County Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 30% 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.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Cowley County Community College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (50% 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, 0.538% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    535 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    69 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    42 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Cowley County Community College is white (535 degrees awarded). There were 7.75 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (69 degrees).

1.13% of degree recipients (8 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    343 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    192 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    47 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Cowley County Community College is white female (343 degrees awarded). There were 1.79 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (192 degrees).

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Operations

Cowley County Community 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 $517k (N/A%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Cowley County Community College had a total salary expenditure of $28.9M. Cowley County Community College employs 60 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Cowley County Community College are Female Instructors (33), Male Instructors(27), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cowley County Community College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 27 employees, Management, with 23 employees, and Service with 23 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Cowley County Community College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Cowley County Community College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as 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-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $781k - Federal

  2. $213k - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Cowley County Community College received $781k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $213k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$12M

2017 Salaries

12.8%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Cowley County Community College paid a median of $12M in salaries, which represents 41.3% of their overall expenditure ($28.9M) and a 12.8% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.99% decline from 2015 and a 2.56% growth from 2014.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$2.71M

Instructional Salaries

60

Number of Employees

In 2017, Cowley County Community College paid a total of $2.71M to 60 employees working as instructors, which represents 22.7% 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

60 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

27 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Cowley County Community College were Instructor with 60 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cowley County Community College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 27 employees; Management with 23 employees; and Service with 23 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Instructor

  2. Male Instructor

  3. false

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Cowley County Community College was Female Instructor with 33 employees, Male Instructor with 27 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Cowley County Community College.

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