Red Rocks Community College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,336

6.51% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$7,636

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

12.9%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

7,738

32.6% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

22.8%

191 Graduates

About

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Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Red Rocks Community College is a higher education institution located in Jefferson County, CO. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Red Rocks Community College were .

In 2016, 2,609 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Red Rocks Community College. 48.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 51.1% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (1,918 degrees), 5.92 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (324 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Red Rocks Community College is $3,336, which is $-3,984 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Red Rocks Community College is $3,336, which is $-3,984 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,636.

In 2016, 49% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 29% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,336

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Red Rocks Community College was $3,336. The cost of tuition at Red Rocks Community College is $-3,984 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$7,636

2016 Value

6.04%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Red Rocks Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,636. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Red Rocks Community College grew by 6.04%.

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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

$9,603

Room and Board

$1,800

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Red Rocks Community College was of $9,603 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,800. The cost of room and board increased by 5.85% between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

49%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

29%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

49% of undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a growth of 4.26% with respect to 2015, when 47% 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.

12.9%

2015 Default Rate

289

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Red Rocks Community College was 12.9%, which represents 289 out of the 2249 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

Red Rocks Community 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 7,738 students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Red Rocks Community College has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

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Acceptance Rate in N/A

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Accepted Out of N/A

In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Red Rocks Community 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 Red Rocks Community College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Red Rocks Community College has a total enrollment of 7,738 students. The full-time enrollment at Red Rocks Community College is 2,520 students and the part-time enrollment is 5,218. This means that 32.6% of students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Red Rocks Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 65.7% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.32% Two or More Races, 2.83% Asian, 2.22% Black or African American, 0.853% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.168% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (38.6%), followed by White Female (28.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.69%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

32.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Red Rocks Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 7,738 students. The full-time enrollment at Red Rocks Community College is 2,520 and the part-time enrollment is 5,218. This means that 32.6% of students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

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N/A 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 Red Rocks Community College was N/A%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Red Rocks Community College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    5,085

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    1,379

  3. Two or More Races

    257

The enrolled student population at Red Rocks Community College is 65.7% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.32% Two or More Races, 2.83% Asian, 2.22% Black or African American, 0.853% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.168% 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 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, 412 students (5.32%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 55 fewer women than men received degrees from Red Rocks Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Red Rocks Community College are white (1,918 degrees awarded). There were 5.92 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (324 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Red Rocks Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (214 degrees awarded), Construction (103 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (282 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Red Rocks Community College are Police officers (128,834 people), Miscellaneous managers (115,360 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (87,930 people), Social workers (42,555 people), and Construction managers (37,715 people).

The most specialized majors at Red Rocks Community College are Precision Production (214 degrees awarded), Construction (103 degrees), Engineering Technologies (282 degrees), Protective Services (240 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (110 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 Red Rocks Community College are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians & surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, Personal financial advisors, and Other Sales Workers

The most specialized majors at Red Rocks Community College are Precision Production (214 degrees awarded), Construction (103 degrees), Engineering Technologies (282 degrees), Protective Services (240 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (110 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Red Rocks Community College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (314,171 people), Elementary & secondary schools (152,582 people), Construction (109,425 people), Computer Systems Design (71,478 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (57,474 people).

The most specialized majors at Red Rocks Community College are Precision Production (214 degrees awarded), Construction (103 degrees), Engineering Technologies (282 degrees), Protective Services (240 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (110 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 Red Rocks Community 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 Red Rocks Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 1,332

  2. 1,277

In 2016, 1,332 degrees were awarded to men at Red Rocks Community College, which is 1.04 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,277).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 125 degrees were awarded to men at Red Rocks Community College in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting, which is 15.6 times more than the 8 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 177 degrees were awarded to women at Red Rocks Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.88 times more than the 94 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

N/A%

100% Completion Time

N/A%

150% Completion Time

In N/A, N/A% of students graduating from Red Rocks Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, N/A% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and N/A% 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.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (46.2%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Red Rocks Community College is Female and Two or More Races (46.2% 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, 17.8% of graduates (34 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    1,918 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    324 degrees awarded

  3. Unknown

    117 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Red Rocks Community College is white (1,918 degrees awarded). There were 5.92 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (324 degrees).

4.48% of degree recipients (117 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Male

    1,016 degrees awarded

  2. White Female

    902 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    191 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Red Rocks Community College is white male (1,016 degrees awarded). There were 1.13 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (902 degrees).

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Operations

Red Rocks Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $456k (N/A%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Red Rocks Community College had a total expenditure of $56.7M. Of that $56.7M, they spent $25.2M on salaries and $56.7M on benefits.

Red Rocks Community College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Red Rocks Community College are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Red Rocks Community College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 82 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 56 employees, and Service with 40 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2015 Endowment

0%

growth from 2014

Red Rocks Community College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Red Rocks Community 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.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $4.96M - Federal

  2. $7.5M - State

  3. $134k - Local

As of 2015, Red Rocks Community College received $4.96M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $7.5M from state grants and contracts, and $134k 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.

$25.2M

Salary Expenditure

$56.7M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Red Rocks Community College had a total expenditure of $56.7M. Of that $56.7M, they spent $25.2M on salaries and $56.7M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Red Rocks Community College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$25.2M

2015 Salaries

5.83%

decline from 2014

In 2015, Red Rocks Community College paid a median of $25.2M in salaries, which represents 44.4% of their overall expenditure ($56.7M) and a 5.83% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.02% growth from 2013 and a 16.1% growth from 2012.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$5.72M

Instructional Salaries

101

Number of Employees

In 2015, Red Rocks Community College paid a total of $5.72M to 101 employees working as instructors, which represents 22.7% 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

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

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

82 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Red Rocks Community 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 Red Rocks Community College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 82 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 56 employees; and Service with 40 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 Red Rocks Community College was N/A with N/A employees, N/A with N/A employees, and N/A with N/A employees.

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