St Charles Community College

www.stchas.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $3,390
    1.8% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $3,335
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Enrolled Students
    6,143
    54.4% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    24.8%
    238 Graduates

    About

    St Charles Community College is a higher education institution located in St. Charles County, MO. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at St Charles Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (535 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (84 degrees), and General Computer Programming (67 degrees).

    In 2024, 1,070 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at St Charles Community College. 62.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 37.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (815 degrees), 16.6 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (49 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at St Charles Community College is $3,390, which is $−4,770 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at St Charles Community College is $3,390, which is $4,770 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $3,335.

    In 2024, 50% of undergraduate students attending St Charles Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 6% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $3,390
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at St Charles Community College was $3,390. The cost of tuition at St Charles Community College is $−4,770 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

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    Average Net Price

    $3,335
    2024 Value
    26.4%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 St Charles Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $3,335. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of St Charles Community College grew by 26.4%.

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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

    $13,635
    Room and Board
    $1,100
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at St Charles Community College was of $13,635 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 3.98% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,100. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    50%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    6%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    50% of undergraduate students at St Charles Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 6.38% with respect to 2023, when 47% 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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    Enrollment

    St Charles Community College had a total enrollment of 6,143 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at St Charles Community College is 3,342 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,801. This means that 54.4% of students enrolled at St Charles Community College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at St Charles Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 67.4% White, 8.45% Black or African American, 6.43% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Two or More Races, 2.21% Asian, 0.26% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0977% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at St Charles Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (37.2%), followed by White Male (29.9%) and Black or African American Female (4.51%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    54.4%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at St Charles Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,143 students. The full-time enrollment at St Charles Community College is 3,342 and the part-time enrollment is 2,801. This means that 54.4% of students enrolled at St Charles Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    63%
    2024 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 St Charles Community College was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), St Charles Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      4,142 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      519 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      395 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at St Charles Community College is 67.4% White, 8.45% Black or African American, 6.43% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Two or More Races, 2.21% Asian, 0.26% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0977% 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 41.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% 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, 460 students (7.49%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 270 more women than men received degrees from St Charles Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at St Charles Community College is white (815 degrees awarded). There were 16.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (49 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at St Charles Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (535 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (84 degrees) and General Computer Programming (67 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at St Charles Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (537 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (19 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (62 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Software developers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St Charles Community College are Software developers (707,772 people), Other managers (290,998 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (201,517 people), Postsecondary teachers (181,601 people), and Computer occupations, all other (154,093 people).

    The most specialized majors at St Charles Community College in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (537 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (19 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (62 degrees), Precision Production (22 degrees), and Physical Sciences (14 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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 St Charles Community College are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

    The most specialized majors at St Charles Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (537 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (19 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (62 degrees), Precision Production (22 degrees), and Physical Sciences (14 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Computer Systems Design
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St Charles Community College are Computer Systems Design (775,255 people), Elementary & secondary schools (492,443 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (423,345 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (226,233 people), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services (167,609 people).

    The most specialized majors at St Charles Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (537 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (19 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (62 degrees), Precision Production (22 degrees), and Physical Sciences (14 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by St Charles Community College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
      21 degrees awarded
    2. General Business Administration & Management
      10 degrees awarded
    3. Health Information & Medical Records Technology
      10 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at St Charles Community College was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 21 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    400
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    670
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 400 degrees were awarded to men at St Charles Community College, which is 0.597 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (670).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 212 degrees were awarded to men at St Charles Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.652 times less than the 325 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 325 degrees were awarded to men at St Charles Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.53 times more than the 212 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    11%
    100% Completion Time
    23%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 11% of students graduating from St Charles Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 23% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 28% 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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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

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    Hispanic or Latino Female
    Highest Graduation Rate (34.1%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at St Charles Community College is Female and Hispanic or Latino (34.1% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      815 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      49 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      47 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at St Charles Community College is white (815 degrees awarded). There were 16.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (49 degrees).

    5.51% of degree recipients (59 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      523 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      508 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      492 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at St Charles Community College is white female (523 degrees awarded). There were 1.03 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (508 degrees).

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    Operations

    St Charles Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $102k, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.3M (3.25k%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

    In 2024, St Charles Community College had a total salary expenditure of 61M. St Charles Community College employs 29 Professors, 22 Assistant professors and 19 Associate professors. Most academics at St Charles Community College are Female Assistant professor (17), Female Professor (16), and Male Professor (13).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at St Charles Community College are: Management, with 49 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 49 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 35 employees.

    Endowment

    $102k
    2024 Endowment
    2.31%
    growth from 2023

    St Charles Community College has an endowment valued at about $102k, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of St Charles Community College grew 2.31% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $6.31M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $26M
    2024 Salaries
    1.6%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, St Charles Community College paid a median of $26M in salaries, which represents 42.6% of their overall expenditure ($61M) and a 1.6% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.56% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 1.77% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $6.39M
    Instructional Salaries
    83
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, St Charles Community College paid a total of $6.39M to 83 employees working as instructors, which represents 24.6% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $720k (4.04%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at St Charles Community College were Management with 49 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 49 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 35 employees.

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