Quinebaug Valley Community College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,984

2021 Average Net Price

$6,526

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

4.56%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

1,118

36.2% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

26.6%

51 Graduates

About

Quinebaug Valley Community College is a higher education institution located in Windham County, CT. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Quinebaug Valley Community College were General Studies (50 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 degrees), and Clinical Laboratory Technician (15 degrees).

In 2021, 263 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Quinebaug Valley Community College. 59.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (209 degrees), 9.09 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Quinebaug Valley Community College is $3,984, which is $−3,984 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Quinebaug Valley Community College is $3,984, which is $−3,984 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,526.

In 2021, 61% of undergraduate students attending Quinebaug Valley Community College received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$3,984

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Quinebaug Valley Community College was $3,984. The cost of tuition at Quinebaug Valley Community College is $−3,984 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Quinebaug Valley Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$6,526

2021 Value

24.9%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Quinebaug Valley Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,526. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Quinebaug Valley Community College grew by 24.9%.

This chart compares the average net price of Quinebaug Valley 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

$8,764

Room and Board

$1,350

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Quinebaug Valley Community College was of $8,764 in 2021. The cost of room and board decreased by 5.05% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,350. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

61%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

61% of undergraduate students at Quinebaug Valley Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 5.17% with respect to 2020, when 58% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Quinebaug Valley 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.

4.56%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Quinebaug Valley Community College was 4.56%, which represents 86 out of the 1884 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

Quinebaug Valley Community College had a total enrollment of 1,118 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Quinebaug Valley Community College is 405 students and the part-time enrollment is 713. This means that 36.2% of students enrolled at Quinebaug Valley Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Quinebaug Valley Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 75% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Two or More Races, 2.86% Black or African American, 1.88% Asian, 0.358% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0894% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Quinebaug Valley Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (48.9%), followed by White Male (30.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.15%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

36.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Quinebaug Valley Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,118 students. The full-time enrollment at Quinebaug Valley Community College is 405 and the part-time enrollment is 713. This means that 36.2% of students enrolled at Quinebaug Valley 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 Quinebaug Valley Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

55%

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 Quinebaug Valley Community College was 55%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Quinebaug Valley Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
839 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
151 enrolled students
Two or More Races
47 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Quinebaug Valley Community College is 75% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Two or More Races, 2.86% Black or African American, 1.88% Asian, 0.358% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0894% 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 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, 22 students (1.97%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 49 more women than men received degrees from Quinebaug Valley Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Quinebaug Valley Community College is white (209 degrees awarded). There were 9.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Quinebaug Valley Community College is General Studies (50 degrees awarded), followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 degrees) and Clinical Laboratory Technician (15 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Quinebaug Valley Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (34 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (77 degrees), and Agriculture (4 degrees).

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 Quinebaug Valley Community College are Registered nurses (1,358,476 people), Software developers (426,782 people), Other managers (415,704 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (350,119 people), and Civil engineers (266,337 people).

The most specialized majors at Quinebaug Valley Community College in 2021 are Precision Production (34 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (77 degrees), Agriculture (4 degrees), Engineering (15 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Podiatrists

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Quinebaug Valley Community College are Podiatrists, Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Quinebaug Valley Community College are Precision Production (34 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (77 degrees), Agriculture (4 degrees), Engineering (15 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Quinebaug Valley Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,554,957 people), Computer Systems Design (492,620 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (432,050 people), Elementary & secondary schools (415,315 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (342,017 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2021)

General Studies
50 degree-majors awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
27 degree-majors awarded
Clinical Laboratory Technician
15 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Quinebaug Valley Community College was General Studies with 50 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

107

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

156

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 107 degrees were awarded to men at Quinebaug Valley Community College, which is 0.686 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (156).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Quinebaug Valley Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 24 degrees were awarded to men at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology, which is 2.4 times more than the 10 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 33 degrees were awarded to men at Quinebaug Valley Community College in General Studies, which is 1.94 times more than the 17 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

19%

100% Completion Time

33%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 19% of students graduating from Quinebaug Valley Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 33% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 38% 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.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Quinebaug Valley Community College is Female and Asian (50% 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
209 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
23 degrees awarded
Asian
6 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Quinebaug Valley Community College is white (209 degrees awarded). There were 9.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23 degrees).

3.8% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
124 degrees awarded
White Male
85 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
15 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Quinebaug Valley Community College is white female (124 degrees awarded). There were 1.46 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (85 degrees).

Operations

Quinebaug Valley Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.71M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 8.09k (0.142%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Quinebaug Valley Community College had a total salary expenditure of 19.7M. Quinebaug Valley Community College employs 18 Professors, 4 Associate professors and 3 Assistant professors. Most academics at Quinebaug Valley Community College are Female Professor (10), Male Professor (8), and Male No academic rank (2).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Quinebaug Valley Community College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 20 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 7 employees, and Management with 6 employees.

Endowment

$5.71M

2021 Endowment

21.8%

growth from 2020

Quinebaug Valley Community College has an endowment valued at about $5.71M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Quinebaug Valley Community College grew 21.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $414k higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Quinebaug Valley 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: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$7.89M

2021 Salaries

5.81%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Quinebaug Valley Community College paid a median of $7.89M in salaries, which represents 40.1% of their overall expenditure ($19.7M) and a 5.81% decline from the previous year.

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

Instructional Salaries

$2.31M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Quinebaug Valley Community College paid a total of $2.31M to 28 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.3% of all salaries paid.

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

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

18 Employees

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

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

20 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Quinebaug Valley Community College were Professor with 18 employees, Associate professor with 4 employees, and Assistant professor with 3 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Quinebaug Valley Community College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 20 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 7 employees, and Management with 6 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Professor
Male Professor
Male No academic rank

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Quinebaug Valley Community College was Female Professor with 10 employees, Male Professor with 8 employees, and Male No academic rank with 2 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Quinebaug Valley Community College.