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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,940

1.94% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$6,843

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

16.2%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

673

70.1% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

31.8%

69 Graduates

About

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Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

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

In 2017, 112 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Garrett College. 43.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 56.3% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (85 degrees), 4.72 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Garrett College is $2,940, which is $-4,474 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Garrett College is $2,940, which is $-4,474 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,843.

In 2017, 88% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 38% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$2,940

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Garrett College was $2,940. The cost of tuition at Garrett College is $-4,474 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Average Net Price

$6,843

2017 Value

19.2%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Garrett College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,843. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Garrett College grew by 19.2%.

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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

$7,450

Room and Board

$1,400

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Garrett College was of $7,450 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of room and board increased by 16.3% 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

88%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

38%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

88% of undergraduate students at Garrett College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 8.64% with respect to 2016, when 81% 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.

16.2%

2016 Default Rate

31

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Garrett College was 16.2%, which represents 31 out of the 191 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

Garrett College has a total enrollment of 673 students. The full-time enrollment at Garrett College is 472 students and the part-time enrollment is 201. This means that 70.1% of students enrolled at Garrett College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Garrett College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 73.6% White, 21% Black or African American, 2.08% Two or More Races, 1.78% Hispanic or Latino, 0.149% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 0.149% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Asian.

Students enrolled at Garrett College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (34.1%), followed by White Male (31.6%) and Black or African American Male (18.4%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

70.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Garrett College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 673 students. The full-time enrollment at Garrett College is 472 and the part-time enrollment is 201. This means that 70.1% of students enrolled at Garrett College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

62%

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 Garrett College was 62%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Garrett College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    495

  2. Black or African American

    141

  3. Two or More Races

    14

The enrolled student population at Garrett College is 73.6% White, 21% Black or African American, 2.08% Two or More Races, 1.78% Hispanic or Latino, 0.149% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 0.149% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Asian. 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, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 14 fewer women than men received degrees from Garrett College. The majority of degree recipients at Garrett College are white (85 degrees awarded). There were 4.72 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Garrett College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (8 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (51 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Garrett College are Accountants & auditors (1,100,870 people), Other managers (713,181 people), Software developers (509,795 people), Financial managers (435,601 people), and Chief executives & legislators (338,984 people).

The most specialized majors at Garrett College are Natural Resources & Conservation (8 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (51 degrees), Business (32 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (7 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 Garrett College are Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Architectural & engineering managers

The most specialized majors at Garrett College are Natural Resources & Conservation (8 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (51 degrees), Business (32 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (7 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 Garrett College are Computer Systems Design (863,268 people), Elementary & secondary schools (645,395 people), Banking & related activities (549,029 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (437,791 people), and Insurance carriers (428,285 people).

The most specialized majors at Garrett College are Natural Resources & Conservation (8 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (51 degrees), Business (32 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (7 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 Garrett 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 Garrett College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 63

  2. 49

In 2017, 63 degrees were awarded to men at Garrett College, which is 1.29 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (49).

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Most Common Male Majors

In false, 11 degrees were awarded to men at Garrett College in General Business, which is 1.38 times more than the 8 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In false, 19 degrees were awarded to women at Garrett College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.38 times more than the 8 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

12%

100% Completion Time

25%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 12% of students graduating from Garrett College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 25% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 27% 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 Garrett College is Female and Asian (100% 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% 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

    85 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    18 degrees awarded

  3. Two or More Races

    4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Garrett College is white (85 degrees awarded). There were 4.72 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Male

    44 degrees awarded

  2. White Female

    41 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Male

    12 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Garrett College is white male (44 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (41 degrees).

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Operations

Garrett College has an endowment valued at nearly $3.22M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $2.85k (0.0884%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Garrett College had a total salary expenditure of $16.8M. Garrett College employs 11 Professors, 6 Assistant professors, and 4 Associate professors. Most academics at Garrett College are Male Professors (8), Male Assistant professors(5), and Female Professors (3).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Garrett College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 41 employees, Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance, with 26 employees, and Management with 20 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$3.22M

2017 Endowment

15.8%

growth from 2016

Garrett College has an endowment valued at about $3.22M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Garrett College grew 15.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $434k 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. $272k - Federal

  2. $119k - State

  3. $34.4k - Local

As of 2017, Garrett College received $272k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $119k from state grants and contracts, and $34.4k from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$6.59M

2017 Salaries

3.25%

decline from 2016

In 2017, Garrett College paid a median of $6.59M in salaries, which represents 39.2% of their overall expenditure ($16.8M) and a 3.25% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.0556% decline from 2015 and a 0.53% growth from 2014.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$1.29M

Instructional Salaries

21

Number of Employees

In 2017, Garrett College paid a total of $1.29M to 21 employees working as instructors, which represents 19.5% 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

Professor

Most Common Instructor

11 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

41 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Garrett College were Professor with 11 employees; Assistant professor with 6 employees; and Assistant professor with 4 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Garrett College were Office and Administrative Support with 41 employees; Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance with 26 employees; and Management with 20 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Male Professor

  2. Male Assistant professor

  3. Female Professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Garrett College was Male Professor with 8 employees, Male Assistant professor with 5 employees, and Female Professor with 3 employees.

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

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