Thomas Nelson Community College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,680

2021 Average Net Price

$6,109

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

3.26%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

5,832

29% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

28.3%

227 Graduates

About

Thomas Nelson Community College is a higher education institution located in Hampton city, VA. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Thomas Nelson Community College were General Social Sciences (247 degrees awarded), Biological & Physical Sciences (98 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (91 degrees).

In 2021, 1,101 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Thomas Nelson Community College. 63.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 36.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (565 degrees), 2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (282 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Thomas Nelson Community College is $4,680, which is $−3,288 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Thomas Nelson Community College is $4,680, which is $−3,288 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,109.

In 2021, 40% of undergraduate students attending Thomas Nelson Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 9% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,680

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Thomas Nelson Community College was $4,680. The cost of tuition at Thomas Nelson Community College is $−3,288 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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

Average Net Price

$6,109

2021 Value

6.1%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Thomas Nelson Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,109. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Thomas Nelson Community College grew by 6.1%.

This chart compares the average net price of Thomas Nelson 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

$10,400

Room and Board

$2,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Thomas Nelson Community College was of $10,400 in 2021. The cost of room and board did not change between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,000. The cost of books and supplies increased by 53.8% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

40%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

40% of undergraduate students at Thomas Nelson Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 9.09% with respect to 2020, when 44% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Thomas Nelson 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.

3.26%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Thomas Nelson Community College was 3.26%, which represents 36 out of the 1105 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

Thomas Nelson Community College had a total enrollment of 5,832 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Thomas Nelson Community College is 1,693 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,139. This means that 29% of students enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Thomas Nelson Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.5% White, 28.8% Black or African American, 9.83% Hispanic or Latino, 7.42% Two or More Races, 4.32% Asian, 0.446% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.154% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (23.4%), followed by White Male (21.2%) and Black or African American Female (16.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

29%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Thomas Nelson Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,832 students. The full-time enrollment at Thomas Nelson Community College is 1,693 and the part-time enrollment is 4,139. This means that 29% of students enrolled at Thomas Nelson 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 Thomas Nelson Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

62%

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 Thomas Nelson Community College was 62%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Thomas Nelson Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
2,654 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,679 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
573 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Thomas Nelson Community College is 45.5% White, 28.8% Black or African American, 9.83% Hispanic or Latino, 7.42% Two or More Races, 4.32% Asian, 0.446% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.154% 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, 196 students (3.36%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 307 more women than men received degrees from Thomas Nelson Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Thomas Nelson Community College is white (565 degrees awarded). There were 2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (282 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Thomas Nelson Community College is General Social Sciences (247 degrees awarded), followed by Biological & Physical Sciences (98 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (91 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Thomas Nelson Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Social Sciences (247 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (88 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (98 degrees).

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 Thomas Nelson Community College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (323,713 people), Other managers (264,560 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (186,318 people), Chief executives & legislators (117,692 people), and Postsecondary teachers (109,514 people).

The most specialized majors at Thomas Nelson Community College in 2021 are Social Sciences (247 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (88 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (98 degrees), Human Sciences (23 degrees), and Legal (19 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas Nelson Community College are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Thomas Nelson Community College are Social Sciences (247 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (88 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (98 degrees), Human Sciences (23 degrees), and Legal (19 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Thomas Nelson Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (407,693 people), Legal services (271,049 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (263,997 people), Computer Systems Design (212,675 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (211,362 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2021)

General Social Sciences
247 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
98 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
91 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Thomas Nelson Community College was General Social Sciences with 247 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

397

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

704

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 397 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas Nelson Community College, which is 0.564 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (704).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 64 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas Nelson Community College in General Social Sciences, which is 0.35 times less than the 183 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 183 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas Nelson Community College in General Social Sciences, which is 2.86 times more than the 64 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

13%

100% Completion Time

28%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 13% of students graduating from Thomas Nelson Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 32% 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.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Thomas Nelson Community College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (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.

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, 3.08% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
565 degrees awarded
Black or African American
282 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
112 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Thomas Nelson Community College is white (565 degrees awarded). There were 2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (282 degrees).

1.09% of degree recipients (12 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
344 degrees awarded
White Male
221 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
200 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Thomas Nelson Community College is white female (344 degrees awarded). There were 1.56 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (221 degrees).

Operations

Thomas Nelson Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $8.51M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 6.63k (0.0779%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Thomas Nelson Community College had a total salary expenditure of 50.3M. Thomas Nelson Community College employs 28 Associate professors, 21 Assistant professors and 20 Instructors. Most academics at Thomas Nelson Community College are Female Associate professor (20), Female Professor (13), and Female Instructor (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Thomas Nelson Community College are: Management, with 56 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 33 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 29 employees.

Endowment

$8.51M

2021 Endowment

28%

growth from 2020

Thomas Nelson Community College has an endowment valued at about $8.51M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Thomas Nelson Community College grew 28% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.22M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Thomas Nelson 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: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$21M

2021 Salaries

16.7%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Thomas Nelson Community College paid a median of $21M in salaries, which represents 41.8% of their overall expenditure ($50.3M) and a 16.7% decline from the previous year.

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

Instructional Salaries

$6.24M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Thomas Nelson Community College paid a total of $6.24M to 86 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.7% of all salaries paid.

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

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

28 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

56 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Thomas Nelson Community College were Associate professor with 28 employees, Assistant professor with 21 employees, and Instructor with 20 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Thomas Nelson Community College were Management with 56 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 33 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 29 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Associate professor
Female Professor
Female Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Thomas Nelson Community College was Female Associate professor with 20 employees, Female Professor with 13 employees, and Female Instructor with 12 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Thomas Nelson Community College.