Rend Lake College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,300

2022 Average Net Price

$9,909

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2022 Enrolled Students

2,017

51.3% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

55.6%

248 Graduates

About

Rend Lake College is a higher education institution located in Jefferson County, IL. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Rend Lake College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (161 degrees awarded), Biological & Physical Sciences (116 degrees), and Registered Nursing (43 degrees).

In 2022, 1,245 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Rend Lake College. 52.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 47.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,135 degrees), 26.4 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (43 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Rend Lake College is $3,300, which is $−4,812 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Rend Lake College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 28 total borrowers.

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Rend Lake College is $3,300, which is $4,812 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,909.

In 2022, 86% of undergraduate students attending Rend Lake College received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$3,300

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Rend Lake College was $3,300. The cost of tuition at Rend Lake College is $−4,812 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Rend Lake College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,909

2022 Value

4.11%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Rend Lake College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,909. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Rend Lake College grew by 4.11%.

This chart compares the average net price of Rend Lake 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

$9,712

Room and Board

$1,800

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Rend Lake College was of $9,712 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 9.62% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,800. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Rend Lake College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

86%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

86% of undergraduate students at Rend Lake College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2021, when 86% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Rend 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.

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.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Rend Lake College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 28 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

Rend Lake College had a total enrollment of 2,017 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Rend Lake College is 1,035 students and the part-time enrollment is 982. This means that 51.3% of students enrolled at Rend Lake College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Rend Lake College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 90.3% White, 5.26% Black or African American, 2.08% Hispanic or Latino, 1.04% Asian, 0.397% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.248% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Rend Lake College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (50.3%), followed by White Male (39.4%) and Black or African American Female (3.77%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

51.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Rend Lake College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,017 students. The full-time enrollment at Rend Lake College is 1,035 and the part-time enrollment is 982. This means that 51.3% of students enrolled at Rend Lake College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.2% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Rend Lake College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

65%

2022 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 Rend Lake College was 65%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Rend Lake College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
1,822 enrolled students
Black or African American
106 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
42 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Rend Lake College is 90.3% White, 5.26% Black or African American, 2.08% Hispanic or Latino, 1.04% Asian, 0.397% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.248% 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 42.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2022, 73 more women than men received degrees from Rend Lake College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Rend Lake College is white (1,135 degrees awarded). There were 26.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (43 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Rend Lake College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (161 degrees awarded), followed by Biological & Physical Sciences (116 degrees) and Registered Nursing (43 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Rend Lake College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Transportation (54 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (140 degrees), and Precision Production (67 degrees).

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 Rend Lake College are Elementary & middle school teachers (133,747 people), Other managers (77,146 people), Registered nurses (41,641 people), Physicians (39,291 people), and Secondary school teachers (37,606 people).

The most specialized majors at Rend Lake College in 2022 are Transportation (54 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (140 degrees), Precision Production (67 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (116 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (310 degrees) (as of 2022).

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 Rend Lake College are Surgeons, Physicians, Skincare specialists, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, and Correspondence clerks & order clerks

The most specialized majors at Rend Lake College are Transportation (54 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (140 degrees), Precision Production (67 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (116 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (310 degrees) (as of 2022).

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 Rend Lake College are Elementary & secondary schools (275,506 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (125,669 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (87,767 people), Computer Systems Design (60,054 people), and Outpatient care centers (44,153 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2022)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
161 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
116 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
43 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Rend Lake College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 161 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

586

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

659

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 586 degrees were awarded to men at Rend Lake College, which is 0.889 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (659).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 117 degrees were awarded to men at Rend Lake College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.606 times less than the 193 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 193 degrees were awarded to men at Rend Lake College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.65 times more than the 117 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

45%

100% Completion Time

59%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 45% of students graduating from Rend Lake College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 59% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 61% 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 Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Rend Lake College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
1,135 degrees awarded
Black or African American
43 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
27 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Rend Lake College is white (1,135 degrees awarded). There were 26.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (43 degrees).

0.562% of degree recipients (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
580 degrees awarded
White Male
555 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
30 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Rend Lake College is white female (580 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (555 degrees).

Operations

Rend Lake College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.7M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 111k (1.95%) compared to the 0.843% average return (43.9k on 5.21M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2022, Rend Lake College had a total salary expenditure of 34.7M. Rend Lake College employs 30 Professors, 13 Associate professors and 3 Instructors. Most academics at Rend Lake College are Male Professor (15), Female Professor (15), and Male Associate professor (7).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rend Lake College are: Management, with 35 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 22 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 15 employees.

Endowment

$5.7M

2022 Endowment

0.119%

growth from 2021

Rend Lake College has an endowment valued at about $5.7M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Rend Lake College grew 0.119% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $488k higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Rend 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 Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$11.1M

2022 Salaries

3.68%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Rend Lake College paid a median of $11.1M in salaries, which represents 31.9% of their overall expenditure ($34.7M) and a 3.68% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.58% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 0.358% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$3.4M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, Rend Lake College paid a total of $3.4M to 47 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.7% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

30 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

35 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Rend Lake College were Professor with 30 employees, Associate professor with 13 employees, and Instructor with 3 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rend Lake College were Management with 35 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 22 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 15 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Male Associate professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Rend Lake College was Male Professor with 15 employees, Female Professor with 15 employees, and Male Associate professor with 7 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Rend Lake College.

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