Folsom Lake College

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2017 Average Net Price

$7,273

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

17.9%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

8,682

26.2% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

30.5%

173 Graduates

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Costs

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Folsom Lake College is a higher education institution located in Sacramento County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Folsom Lake College were .

In 2017, 1,158 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Folsom Lake College. 66.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 33.8% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (754 degrees), 4.21 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (179 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Folsom Lake College is $N/A, which is $0 approximately the same the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Folsom Lake College is $N/A, which is $0 approximately the same the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,273.

In 2017, 52% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 2% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Average Net Price

$7,273

2017 Value

30.6%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Folsom Lake College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,273. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Folsom Lake College grew by 30.6%.

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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

$12,492

Room and Board

$1,792

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Folsom Lake College was of $12,492 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,792. The cost of room and board increased by 4.36% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies increased by 2.63% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

52%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

2%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

52% of undergraduate students at Folsom Lake College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 1.89% with respect to 2016, when 53% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Folsom Lake 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.

17.9%

2016 Default Rate

27

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Folsom Lake College was 17.9%, which represents 27 out of the 151 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

Folsom Lake College has a total enrollment of 8,682 students. The full-time enrollment at Folsom Lake College is 2,278 students and the part-time enrollment is 6,404. This means that 26.2% of students enrolled at Folsom Lake College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Folsom Lake College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 56.9% White, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 6.68% Two or More Races, 4.1% Black or African American, 0.714% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.461% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Folsom Lake College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (31.3%), followed by White Female (29.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.48%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

26.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Folsom Lake College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 8,682 students. The full-time enrollment at Folsom Lake College is 2,278 and the part-time enrollment is 6,404. This means that 26.2% of students enrolled at Folsom Lake College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

74%

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 Folsom Lake College was 74%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Folsom Lake College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    4,943

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    1,617

  3. Asian

    911

The enrolled student population at Folsom Lake College is 56.9% White, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 6.68% Two or More Races, 4.1% Black or African American, 0.714% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.461% 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, 112 students (1.29%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 376 more women than men received degrees from Folsom Lake College. The majority of degree recipients at Folsom Lake College are white (754 degrees awarded). There were 4.21 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (179 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Folsom Lake College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (161 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (95 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (442 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Folsom Lake College are Elementary & middle school teachers (253,817 people), Other managers (189,034 people), Police officers (131,397 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (93,985 people), and Customer service representatives (83,183 people).

The most specialized majors at Folsom Lake College are Interdisciplinary Studies (161 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (95 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (442 degrees), Communications (67 degrees), and Protective Services (46 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 Folsom Lake College are Surgeons, Physicians, Dentists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Folsom Lake College are Interdisciplinary Studies (161 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (95 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (442 degrees), Communications (67 degrees), and Protective Services (46 degrees).

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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 Folsom Lake College are Elementary & secondary schools (454,846 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (346,278 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (206,329 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (191,772 people), and Computer Systems Design (135,339 people).

The most specialized majors at Folsom Lake College are Interdisciplinary Studies (161 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (95 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (442 degrees), Communications (67 degrees), and Protective Services (46 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 Folsom Lake 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 Folsom Lake College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 391

  2. 767

In 2017, 391 degrees were awarded to men at Folsom Lake College, which is 0.51 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (767).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Folsom Lake College by degrees awarded.

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Most Common Male Majors

In false, 121 degrees were awarded to men at Folsom Lake College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.494 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 Folsom Lake College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.02 times more than the 121 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

9%

100% Completion Time

31%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 9% of students graduating from Folsom Lake College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 31% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 41% 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.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (70.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Folsom Lake College is Female and Asian (70.6% 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, 0.578% 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

    754 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    179 degrees awarded

  3. Asian

    106 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Folsom Lake College is white (754 degrees awarded). There were 4.21 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (179 degrees).

2.59% of degree recipients (30 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    487 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    267 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    131 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Folsom Lake College is white female (487 degrees awarded). There were 1.82 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (267 degrees).

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Operations

Folsom Lake 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 $199k (N/A%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Folsom Lake College had a total salary expenditure of $N/A. Folsom Lake College employs 126 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Folsom Lake College are Female Instructors (64), Male Instructors(62), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Folsom Lake College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 48 employees, Service, with 24 employees, and Management with 17 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Folsom Lake College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Folsom Lake 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.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Folsom Lake 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 Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $595k - Federal

  2. $7M - State

  3. $253k - Local

As of 2017, Folsom Lake College received $595k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $7M from state grants and contracts, and $253k from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$29.8M

2017 Salaries

6.51%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Folsom Lake College paid a median of $29.8M in salaries, which represents N/A% of their overall expenditure ($N/A) and a 6.51% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 13% growth from 2015 and a 4.44% growth from 2014.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$10.7M

Instructional Salaries

126

Number of Employees

In 2017, Folsom Lake College paid a total of $10.7M to 126 employees working as instructors, which represents 36% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $6.95M (28.7%) for similar Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

126 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

48 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Folsom Lake College were Instructor with 126 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Folsom Lake College were Office and Administrative Support with 48 employees; Service with 24 employees; and Management with 17 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 Folsom Lake College was Female Instructor with 64 employees, Male Instructor with 62 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Folsom Lake College.

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