Dabney S Lancaster Community College

www.dslcc.edu/

Add Comparison

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,620

2021 Average Net Price

$6,690

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

3.6%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

1,069

33.1% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

46.6%

69 Graduates

About

Dabney S Lancaster Community College is a higher education institution located in Alleghany County, VA. In 2021, the most popular 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentrations at Dabney S Lancaster Community College were Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (60 degrees awarded), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (23 degrees), and Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions (10 degrees).

In 2021, 292 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Dabney S Lancaster Community College. 64% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 36% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (259 degrees), 21.6 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (12 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is $4,620, which is $−3,348 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is $4,620, which is $−3,348 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,690.

In 2021, 39% of undergraduate students attending Dabney S Lancaster Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 8% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,620

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Dabney S Lancaster Community College was $4,620. The cost of tuition at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is $−3,348 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Dabney S Lancaster Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$6,690

2021 Value

20.6%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Dabney S Lancaster Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,690. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Dabney S Lancaster Community College grew by 20.6%.

This chart compares the average net price of Dabney S Lancaster Community 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

$8,400

Room and Board

$2,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Dabney S Lancaster Community College was of $8,400 in 2021. The cost of room and board did not change between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,000. The cost of books and supplies increased by 42.9% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Dabney S Lancaster Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

39%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

39% of undergraduate students at Dabney S Lancaster Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 9.3% with respect to 2020, when 43% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Dabney S Lancaster 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.

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.

3.6%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Dabney S Lancaster Community College was 3.6%, which represents 4 out of the 111 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

Dabney S Lancaster Community College had a total enrollment of 1,069 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is 354 students and the part-time enrollment is 715. This means that 33.1% of students enrolled at Dabney S Lancaster Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Dabney S Lancaster Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 82.4% White, 5.61% Black or African American, 4.3% Two or More Races, 3.37% Hispanic or Latino, 1.22% Asian, and 0.374% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Dabney S Lancaster Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (51.4%), followed by White Male (30.8%) and Black or African American Male (5.08%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

33.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Dabney S Lancaster Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,069 students. The full-time enrollment at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is 354 and the part-time enrollment is 715. This means that 33.1% of students enrolled at Dabney S Lancaster Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Dabney S Lancaster Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

63%

2021 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 Dabney S Lancaster Community College was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Dabney S Lancaster Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Dabney S Lancaster Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
881 enrolled students
Black or African American
60 enrolled students
Two or More Races
46 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is 82.4% White, 5.61% Black or African American, 4.3% Two or More Races, 3.37% Hispanic or Latino, 1.22% Asian, and 0.374% 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 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% 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, 28 students (2.62%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 82 more women than men received degrees from Dabney S Lancaster Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is white (259 degrees awarded). There were 21.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (12 degrees).

The most common 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentration at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (60 degrees awarded), followed by Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (23 degrees) and Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions (10 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Dabney S Lancaster Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (20 degrees awarded), Construction (15 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (32 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Dabney S Lancaster Community College are Other managers (84,885 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (69,308 people), Construction managers (44,818 people), Software developers (37,205 people), and Chief executives & legislators (25,621 people).

The most specialized majors at Dabney S Lancaster Community College in 2021 are Natural Resources & Conservation (20 degrees awarded), Construction (15 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (128 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (7 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Dabney S Lancaster Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Dabney S Lancaster Community College are Natural Resources & Conservation (20 degrees awarded), Construction (15 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (128 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (7 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Dabney S Lancaster Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (130,756 people), Construction (120,152 people), Computer Systems Design (65,379 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (57,903 people), and Architectural, engineering & related services (42,458 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
53 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
38 degree-majors awarded
Industrial Electronics Technology
17 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Dabney S Lancaster Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 53 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Dabney S Lancaster Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

105

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

187

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 105 degrees were awarded to men at Dabney S Lancaster Community College, which is 0.561 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (187).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Dabney S Lancaster Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 26 degrees were awarded to men at Dabney S Lancaster Community College in Industrial Electronics Technology, which is 4.33 times more than the 6 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 51 degrees were awarded to men at Dabney S Lancaster Community College in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 2.13 times more than the 24 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

27%

100% Completion Time

38%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 27% of students graduating from Dabney S Lancaster Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 38% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 39% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (66.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is Male and Hispanic or Latino (66.7% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

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.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
259 degrees awarded
Black or African American
12 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is white (259 degrees awarded). There were 21.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (12 degrees).

0.685% of degree recipients (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
167 degrees awarded
White Male
92 degrees awarded
Two or More Races Female
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is white female (167 degrees awarded). There were 1.82 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (92 degrees).

Operations

Dabney S Lancaster Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $7.17M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 615 (0.00858%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Dabney S Lancaster Community College had a total salary expenditure of 11.8M. Dabney S Lancaster Community College employs 14 Instructors, 5 Associate professors and 1 Assistant professors. Most academics at Dabney S Lancaster Community College are Female Instructor (10), Male Instructor (4), and Female Associate professor (3).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Dabney S Lancaster Community College are: Management, with 27 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 9 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4 employees.

Endowment

$7.17M

2021 Endowment

0.461%

decline from 2020

Dabney S Lancaster Community College has an endowment valued at about $7.17M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Dabney S Lancaster Community College declined 0.461% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.88M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Dabney S Lancaster 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-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$5.13M

2021 Salaries

0.199%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Dabney S Lancaster Community College paid a median of $5.13M in salaries, which represents 43.3% of their overall expenditure ($11.8M) and a 0.199% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$1.14M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Dabney S Lancaster Community College paid a total of $1.14M to 20 employees working as instructors, which represents 22.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

14 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

27 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Dabney S Lancaster Community College were Instructor with 14 employees, Associate professor with 5 employees, and Assistant professor with 1 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Dabney S Lancaster Community College were Management with 27 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 9 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Dabney S Lancaster Community College was Female Instructor with 10 employees, Male Instructor with 4 employees, and Female Associate professor with 3 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Dabney S Lancaster Community College.