Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $4,320
    0.982% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $10,475
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    67.1%
    3,540 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    271,905
    44% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    46.5%
    18,128 Graduates

    About

    Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were Liberal Arts & Sciences (5,818 degrees awarded), General Studies (5,101 degrees), and Welding Technology (4,666 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $4,320, which is $6,600 less than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,740, which is 165% of the cost for in-state students, and is $7,733 less than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $4,320, which is $6,296 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,740, which is 165% of the cost for in-state students, and is $7,733 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $15,473.

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $10,475.

    Tuition Costs

    $4,320
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was $7,740, which is 165% of the cost for in-state students, which was $4,704. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $7,733 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $6,296 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $10,475
    2024 Value
    12.8%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $10,475. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew by 12.8%.

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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

    $8,542
    Room and Board
    $1,400
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was of $8,542 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 9.85% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies increased by 3.09% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    71%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    33%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    71% of undergraduate students at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 4.05% with respect to 2023, when 74% 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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    Admissions

    Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received 3,540 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 7.81% annual growth. Out of those 3,540 applicants, 2,377 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 67.1% acceptance rate.

    There were 271,905 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024. 3% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an overall enrollment yield of 66.2%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    67.1%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    2,377
    Accepted Out of 3,540

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was 67.1% (2,377 admissions from 3,540 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 62.3%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 7.81%, while admissions declined by 0.71%.

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    SAT Scores

    3%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    5
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    3% of enrolled first-time students at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a total enrollment of 271,905 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 119,561 students and the part-time enrollment is 152,344. This means that 44% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48.5% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Black or African American, 3.89% Two or More Races, 2.41% Asian, 1% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.189% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (26%), followed by White Male (25.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (11.4%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (28.3%), followed by White Male (20%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.33%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    44%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 271,905 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 119,561 and the part-time enrollment is 152,344. This means that 44% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    66%
    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 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was 66%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      131,848 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      60,062 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      48,667 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 48.5% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Black or African American, 3.89% Two or More Races, 2.41% Asian, 1% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.189% 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, 9,461 students (3.48%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 547 fewer women than men received degrees from Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white (46,099 degrees awarded). There were 3.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14,776 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Registered Nursing (3,853 degrees awarded), followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (3,567 degrees) and General Studies (2,957 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (903 degrees awarded), Construction (4,486 degrees), and Precision Production (5,518 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Other managers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Other managers (48,701 people), Construction managers (48,398 people), Software developers (37,432 people), Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (35,361 people), and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (20,558 people).

    The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024 are Science Technologies (903 degrees awarded), Construction (4,486 degrees), Precision Production (5,518 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (8,717 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6,036 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Physicians
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Actuaries, Chief executives & legislators, and Commercial and industrial designers

    The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Science Technologies (903 degrees awarded), Construction (4,486 degrees), Precision Production (5,518 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (8,717 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6,036 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Construction
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Construction (109,182 people), Computer Systems Design (50,533 people), Air transportation (38,502 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (24,871 people), and Aircraft & parts manufacturing (19,091 people).

    The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Science Technologies (903 degrees awarded), Construction (4,486 degrees), Precision Production (5,518 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (8,717 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6,036 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 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
      2,078 degrees awarded
    2. General Studies
      1,895 degrees awarded
    3. Welding Technology
      1,813 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 2,078 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    42,537
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    41,990
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 42,537 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, which is 1.01 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (41,990).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 4,198 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Welding Technology, which is 8.97 times more than the 468 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 3,915 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.06 times more than the 1,903 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    35%
    100% Completion Time
    46%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 35% of students graduating from Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 46% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 51% 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.

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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

    Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
    Hispanic or Latino Male
    Highest Graduation Rate (54.9%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Male and Hispanic or Latino (54.9% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

    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, 3.25% of graduates (589 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      46,099 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      14,776 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      13,370 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white (46,099 degrees awarded). There were 3.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14,776 degrees).

    4.84% of degree recipients (4,087 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      24,841 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      24,772 degrees awarded
    3. White Male
      24,140 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white female (24,841 degrees awarded). There were 1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (24,772 degrees).

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    Operations

    Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $4.08M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 140M (3.43k%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

    In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of 31.8M. Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional employs 4,240 Instructors, 2,065 No academic ranks and 499 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Male Instructor (2,283), Female Instructor (1,957), and Female No academic rank (1,159).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are: Management, with 2,557 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 2,503 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,837 employees.

    Endowment

    $4.08M
    2024 Endowment
    15.8%
    growth from 2023

    Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $4.08M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew 15.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.33M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $181M - Federal
    2. $355M - State
    3. $10.6M - Local

    As of 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received $181M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $355M from state grants and contracts, and $10.6M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $10.4M
    2024 Salaries
    11.5%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a median of $10.4M in salaries, which represents 32.7% of their overall expenditure ($31.8M) and a 11.5% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 9.54% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 2.73% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $549M
    Instructional Salaries
    7,618
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a total of $549M to 7,618 employees working as instructors, which represents 35.5% 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 Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional were Management with 2,557 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 2,503 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,837 employees.

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