Golden West College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,104

0% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$9,846

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

11.1%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

11,857

31.7% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

36.7%

407 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

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

In 2016, 2,674 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Golden West College. 55.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.8% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (925 degrees), 1.19 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (780 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Golden West College is $1,104, which is $-6,216 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Golden West College is $1,104, which is $-6,216 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,846.

In 2016, 58% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 2% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,104

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Golden West College was $1,104. The cost of tuition at Golden West College is $-6,216 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$9,846

2016 Value

18.9%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Golden West College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,846. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Golden West College grew by 18.9%.

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Other Student Expenses

$19,372

Room and Board

$1,791

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Golden West College was of $19,372 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,791. The cost of room and board increased by 22.9% between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies increased by 4.74% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

58%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

2%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

58% of undergraduate students at Golden West College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 3.33% with respect to 2015, when 60% 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.

11.1%

2015 Default Rate

30

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Golden West College was 11.1%, which represents 30 out of the 270 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

Golden West 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 11,857 students enrolled at Golden West College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Golden West 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 Golden West 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 Golden West College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Golden West College has a total enrollment of 11,857 students. The full-time enrollment at Golden West College is 3,764 students and the part-time enrollment is 8,093. This means that 31.7% of students enrolled at Golden West College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Golden West College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 30.3% White, 26.4% Asian, 4.67% Two or More Races, 1.95% Black or African American, 0.439% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.287% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Golden West College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Hispanic or Latino Female (17.4%), followed by White Male (14.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (14.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

31.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Golden West College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 11,857 students. The full-time enrollment at Golden West College is 3,764 and the part-time enrollment is 8,093. This means that 31.7% of students enrolled at Golden West College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

69%

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 Golden West College was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Golden West College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. Hispanic or Latino

    3,908

  2. White

    3,593

  3. Asian

    3,125

The enrolled student population at Golden West College is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 30.3% White, 26.4% Asian, 4.67% Two or More Races, 1.95% Black or African American, 0.439% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.287% 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 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, 67 students (0.565%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 280 more women than men received degrees from Golden West College. The majority of degree recipients at Golden West College are white (925 degrees awarded). There were 1.19 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (780 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Golden West College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,536 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (194 degrees), and Communication Technologies (22 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 Golden West College are Elementary & middle school teachers (217,947 people), Miscellaneous managers (126,347 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (115,000 people), Postsecondary teachers (85,443 people), and Physicians & surgeons (58,469 people).

The most specialized majors at Golden West College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,536 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (194 degrees), Communication Technologies (22 degrees), Language & Linguistics (34 degrees), and History (25 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Golden West College are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Real estate brokers & sales agents, Physicians & surgeons, Credit counselors & loan officers, and Chief executives & legislators

The most specialized majors at Golden West College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,536 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (194 degrees), Communication Technologies (22 degrees), Language & Linguistics (34 degrees), and History (25 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 Golden West College are Elementary & secondary schools (369,672 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (185,195 people), Hospitals (157,937 people), Legal services (102,282 people), and Computer Systems Design (78,004 people).

The most specialized majors at Golden West College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,536 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (194 degrees), Communication Technologies (22 degrees), Language & Linguistics (34 degrees), and History (25 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 Golden West 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 Golden West College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 1,197

  2. 1,477

In 2016, 1,197 degrees were awarded to men at Golden West College, which is 0.81 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,477).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 658 degrees were awarded to men at Golden West College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.84 times less than the 783 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 783 degrees were awarded to women at Golden West College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.19 times more than the 658 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

12%

100% Completion Time

36%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 12% of students graduating from Golden West College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 36% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 47% 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 (51.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Golden West College is Female and Asian (51.5% 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

    925 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    780 degrees awarded

  3. Asian

    717 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Golden West College is white (925 degrees awarded). There were 1.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (780 degrees).

0.898% of degree recipients (24 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    504 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino Female

    457 degrees awarded

  3. White Male

    421 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Golden West College is white female (504 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (457 degrees).

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Operations

Golden West College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.75M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $66.2k (3.78%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Golden West College had a total expenditure of $89.2M. Of that $89.2M, they spent $36.3M on salaries and $89.2M on benefits.

Golden West College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Golden West College are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Golden West College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 82 employees, Service, with 40 employees, and Management with 37 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$1.75M

2015 Endowment

4.24%

growth from 2014

Golden West College has an endowment valued at about $1.75M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Golden West College grew 4.24% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.37M 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. $2.72M - Federal

  2. $7.36M - State

  3. $6.32M - Local

As of 2015, Golden West College received $2.72M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $7.36M from state grants and contracts, and $6.32M 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.

$36.3M

Salary Expenditure

$89.2M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Golden West College had a total expenditure of $89.2M. Of that $89.2M, they spent $36.3M on salaries and $89.2M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Golden West College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$36.3M

2015 Salaries

3.09%

decline from 2014

In 2015, Golden West College paid a median of $36.3M in salaries, which represents 40.7% of their overall expenditure ($89.2M) and a 3.09% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.78% growth from 2013 and a 7.96% decline from 2012.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 17.1M (52.8% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$13.6M

Instructional Salaries

139

Number of Employees

In 2015, Golden West College paid a total of $13.6M to 139 employees working as instructors, which represents 37.4% 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

82 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Golden West 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 Golden West College were Office and Administrative Support with 82 employees; Service with 40 employees; and Management with 37 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 Golden West 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 Golden West College.

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