Santa Rosa Junior College

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,282

0% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$8,844

After Financial Aid

2018 Student Loan

10.1%

Default Rate

2020 Enrolled Students

16,757

29.3% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

37%

409 Graduates

About

Santa Rosa Junior College is a higher education institution located in Sonoma County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Santa Rosa Junior College were .

In 2020, 7,044 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Santa Rosa Junior College. 59% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (3,045 degrees), 1.27 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (2407 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Santa Rosa Junior College is $1,282, which is $−6,698 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,980).

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

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Santa Rosa Junior College is $1,282, which is $−6,698 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,980).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,844.

In 2020, 44% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 1% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,282

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of tuition at Santa Rosa Junior College was $1,282. The cost of tuition at Santa Rosa Junior College is $−6,698 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,980).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Santa Rosa Junior College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$8,844

2020 Value

1.66%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Santa Rosa Junior College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,844. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Santa Rosa Junior College grew by 1.66%.

This chart compares the average net price of Santa Rosa Junior 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

$15,084

Room and Board

$1,972

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Santa Rosa Junior College was of $15,084 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,972. The cost of room and board increased by 9.46% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies increased by 2.82% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Santa Rosa Junior College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

44%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

44% of undergraduate students at Santa Rosa Junior College received grants or loans in 2020. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2019, when 44% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Santa Rosa Junior 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.

10.1%

2018 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at Santa Rosa Junior College was 10.1%, which represents 26 out of the 258 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

Santa Rosa Junior College has a total enrollment of 16,757 students. The full-time enrollment at Santa Rosa Junior College is 4,917 students and the part-time enrollment is 11,840. This means that 29.3% of students enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Santa Rosa Junior College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 41.9% White, 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.97% Two or More Races, 4.54% Asian, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.639% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.358% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (24.5%), followed by White Female (19.7%) and White Male (17%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

29.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Santa Rosa Junior College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 16,757 students. The full-time enrollment at Santa Rosa Junior College is 4,917 and the part-time enrollment is 11,840. This means that 29.3% of students enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College are enrolled full-time compared with 34.4% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

68%

2020 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 Santa Rosa Junior College was 68%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Santa Rosa Junior College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
7,013
Hispanic or Latino
6,325
Two or More Races
833

The enrolled student population at Santa Rosa Junior College is 41.9% White, 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.97% Two or More Races, 4.54% Asian, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.639% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.358% 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 44.5% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.2% 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, 1,193 students (7.12%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2020, 1272 more women than men received degrees from Santa Rosa Junior College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Santa Rosa Junior College is white (3,045 degrees awarded). There were 1.27 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (2407 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Santa Rosa Junior College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (2,868 degrees awarded), Protective Services (588 degrees), and Social Sciences (639 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Santa Rosa Junior College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (335,073 people), Other managers (296,664 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (189,435 people), Police officers (175,574 people), and Chief executives & legislators (127,477 people).

The most specialized majors at Santa Rosa Junior College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (2,868 degrees awarded), Protective Services (588 degrees), Social Sciences (639 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (341 degrees), and Communication Technologies (44 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Dentists

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Santa Rosa Junior College are Dentists, Surgeons, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

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 Santa Rosa Junior College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (497,279 people), Elementary & secondary schools (467,254 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (281,123 people), Legal services (277,633 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (219,616 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Santa Rosa Junior College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Santa Rosa Junior College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

2,886

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

4,158

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 2,886 degrees were awarded to men at Santa Rosa Junior College, which is 0.694 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (4,158).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Santa Rosa Junior College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 1010 degrees were awarded to men at Santa Rosa Junior College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.576 times less than the 1752 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 1752 degrees were awarded to women at Santa Rosa Junior College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.73 times more than the 1010 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

15%

100% Completion Time

37%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 15% of students graduating from Santa Rosa Junior College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 37% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% 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.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (55%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Santa Rosa Junior College is Male and Asian (55% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

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, 3.67% of graduates (15 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
3,045 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
2,407 degrees awarded
Unknown
615 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Santa Rosa Junior College is white (3,045 degrees awarded). There were 1.27 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (2407 degrees).

8.73% of degree recipients (615 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
1,749 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
1,541 degrees awarded
White Male
1,296 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Santa Rosa Junior College is white female (1,749 degrees awarded). There were 1.13 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (1,541 degrees).

Operations

Santa Rosa Junior College has an endowment valued at nearly $48.9M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $4.48M (9.15%), compared to the 5.11% average return ($226k on $4.42M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2020, Santa Rosa Junior College had a total salary expenditure of $228M. Santa Rosa Junior College employs 285 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Santa Rosa Junior College are Female Instructors (168), Male Instructors(117), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Santa Rosa Junior College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 114 employees, Management, with 75 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 75 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$48.9M

2020 Endowment

15.5%

growth from 2019

Santa Rosa Junior College has an endowment valued at about $48.9M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Santa Rosa Junior College grew 15.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $44.5M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Santa Rosa Junior 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.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$3.58M - Federal
$33.1M - State
$6.19M - Local

As of 2020, Santa Rosa Junior College received $3.58M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $33.1M from state grants and contracts, and $6.19M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$99.1M

2020 Salaries

1.1%

decline from 2019

In 2020, Santa Rosa Junior College paid a median of $99.1M in salaries, which represents 43.6% of their overall expenditure ($228M) and a 1.1% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.23% growth from 2018 and a 1.47% growth from 2017.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (43.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$29.2M

Instructional Salaries

285

Number of Employees

In 2020, Santa Rosa Junior College paid a total of $29.2M to 285 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.98M (29.6%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

285 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

114 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Santa Rosa Junior College were Instructor with 285 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Santa Rosa Junior College were Office and Administrative Support with 114 employees; Management with 75 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 75 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Female Instructor
Male Instructor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Santa Rosa Junior College was Female Instructor with 168 employees, and Male Instructor with 117 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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