Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$4,356
0.438% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$8,906
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
75.8%
2,319 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
274,099
36% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
43.4%
12,971 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 (9,393 degrees awarded), Welding Technology (5,487 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (4,374 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $4,356, which is $6,564 less than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,622, which is 168% of the cost for in-state students, and is $7,851 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 $4,356, which is $6,464 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $7,622, which is 168% of the cost for in-state students, and is $7,851 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 $8,906.

Tuition Costs

$4,356
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was $7,622, which is 168% of the cost for in-state students, which was $4,536. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is $7,851 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $6,464 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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Average Net Price

$8,906
2024 Value
4.39%
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 $8,906. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew by 4.39%.

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Other Student Expenses

$8,544
Room and Board
$1,472
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was of $8,544 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 6.53% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,472. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 1.87% during the same period.

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Admissions

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received 2,319 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 12% annual growth. Out of those 2,319 applicants, 1,757 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 75.8% acceptance rate.

There were 274,099 students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024. 1% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an overall enrollment yield of 60.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

75.8%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
1,757
Accepted Out of 2,319

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was 75.8% (1,757 admissions from 2,319 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 62.6%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 12%, while admissions grew by 6.61%.

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SAT Scores

1%
Submission Percentage (2024)
4
Scores Submitted (2024)

1% 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 274,099 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 98,792 students and the part-time enrollment is 175,307. This means that 36% 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 45.8% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Black or African American, 3.91% Asian, 3.82% Two or More Races, 0.469% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.291% 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 Male (25.6%), followed by White Female (22.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (13.7%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (25.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (16.7%) and White Male (11.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

36%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 274,099 students. The full-time enrollment at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 98,792 and the part-time enrollment is 175,307. This means that 36% of students enrolled at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are enrolled full-time compared with 32.1% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

65%
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 65%. 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
    125,425 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    65,761 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    49,539 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is 45.8% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Black or African American, 3.91% Asian, 3.82% Two or More Races, 0.469% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.291% 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 40.5% White, 29.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% 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, 8,788 students (3.21%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 4,564 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 (48,558 degrees awarded). There were 2.88 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16,842 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Liberal Arts & Sciences (5,457 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (2,654 degrees) and General Studies (1,570 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 Precision Production (6,591 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (640 degrees), and Construction (4,905 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Construction 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 Construction managers (48,200 people), Other managers (42,158 people), Software developers (38,606 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (19,457 people), and Chief executives & legislators (14,748 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in 2024 are Precision Production (6,591 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (640 degrees), Construction (4,905 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (10,769 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (5,894 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes
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 Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Actuaries, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Precision Production (6,591 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (640 degrees), Construction (4,905 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (10,769 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (5,894 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 (107,381 people), Computer Systems Design (51,888 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (22,652 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (17,379 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (17,365 people).

The most specialized majors at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Precision Production (6,591 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (640 degrees), Construction (4,905 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (10,769 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (5,894 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. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,984 degrees awarded
  2. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    1,699 degrees awarded
  3. Welding Technology
    1,558 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,984 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

46,943
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
42,379
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 46,943 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional, which is 1.11 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (42,379).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 4,987 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Welding Technology, which is 9.97 times more than the 500 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 6,309 degrees were awarded to men at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.05 times more than the 3,084 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

27%
100% Completion Time
39%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 27% 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, 39% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% 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

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
White Male
Highest Graduation Rate (55.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is Male and White (55.1% 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, 1.53% of graduates (198 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    48,558 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    16,842 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    13,336 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white (48,558 degrees awarded). There were 2.88 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16,842 degrees).

4.18% of degree recipients (3,735 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Male
    26,242 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    22,316 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    9,082 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional is white male (26,242 degrees awarded). There were 1.18 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (22,316 degrees).

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Operations

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at nearly $3.12M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 85.4M (2.74k%) compared to the 13.1% average return (853k on 6.52M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional had a total salary expenditure of 31.5M. Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional employs 3,752 Instructors, 2,054 No academic ranks and 253 Professors. Most academics at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are Male Instructor (2,061), Female Instructor (1,691), and Female No academic rank (1,126).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional are: Management, with 2,023 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 2,022 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,613 employees.

Endowment

$3.12M
2024 Endowment
54.9%
growth from 2023

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional has an endowment valued at about $3.12M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional grew 54.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.4M 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. $127M - Federal
  2. $217M - State
  3. $13.6M - Local

As of 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional received $127M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $217M from state grants and contracts, and $13.6M from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$12.2M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a median of $12.2M in salaries, which represents 38.8% of their overall expenditure ($31.5M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$482M
Instructional Salaries
6,528
Number of Employees

In 2024, Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional paid a total of $482M to 6,528 employees working as instructors, which represents 35.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $763k (4.03%) 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 2,023 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 2,022 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,613 employees.

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