Lehigh Carbon Community College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$3,750
2024 Average Net Price
$8,645
After Financial Aid
2024 Enrolled Students
6,221
26.8% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
30.3%
225 Graduates

About

Lehigh Carbon Community College is a higher education institution located in Lehigh County, PA. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Lehigh Carbon Community College were Registered Nursing (163 degrees awarded), General Studies (129 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (73 degrees).

In 2024, 961 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College. 66.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 33.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (575 degrees), 2.49 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (231 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Lehigh Carbon Community College is $3,750, which is $−4,434 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Lehigh Carbon Community College is $3,750, which is $4,434 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,645.

In 2024, 43% of undergraduate students attending Lehigh Carbon Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 21% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$3,750
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Lehigh Carbon Community College was $3,750. The cost of tuition at Lehigh Carbon Community College is $−4,434 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Average Net Price

$8,645
2024 Value
3.47%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Lehigh Carbon Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,645. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Lehigh Carbon Community College grew by 3.47%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

43%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
21%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

43% of undergraduate students at Lehigh Carbon Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 21.8% with respect to 2023, when 55% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Lehigh Carbon Community College had a total enrollment of 6,221 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Lehigh Carbon Community College is 1,668 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,553. This means that 26.8% of students enrolled at Lehigh Carbon Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Lehigh Carbon Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51.4% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.64% Black or African American, 3.49% Asian, 2.38% Two or More Races, 0.675% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.177% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Lehigh Carbon Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.9%), followed by White Male (22.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (18.4%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

26.8%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Lehigh Carbon Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,221 students. The full-time enrollment at Lehigh Carbon Community College is 1,668 and the part-time enrollment is 4,553. This means that 26.8% of students enrolled at Lehigh Carbon Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.1% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

59%
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 Lehigh Carbon Community College was 59%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Lehigh Carbon 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
    3,200 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    1,889 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    475 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Lehigh Carbon Community College is 51.4% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.64% Black or African American, 3.49% Asian, 2.38% Two or More Races, 0.675% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.177% 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, 228 students (3.67%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 325 more women than men received degrees from Lehigh Carbon Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Lehigh Carbon Community College is white (575 degrees awarded). There were 2.49 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (231 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Lehigh Carbon Community College is Registered Nursing (163 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (129 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (73 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Lehigh Carbon Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Communication Technologies (19 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (6 degrees), and Health (285 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lehigh Carbon Community College are Registered nurses (1,517,296 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (192,828 people), Other managers (190,327 people), Medical & health services managers (174,430 people), and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (169,174 people).

The most specialized majors at Lehigh Carbon Community College in 2024 are Communication Technologies (19 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (6 degrees), Health (285 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (146 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (40 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College are Surgeons, Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Lehigh Carbon Community College are Communication Technologies (19 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (6 degrees), Health (285 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (146 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lehigh Carbon Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,676,929 people), Elementary & secondary schools (541,230 people), Outpatient care centers (309,733 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (305,853 people), and Offices of physicians (218,339 people).

The most specialized majors at Lehigh Carbon Community College are Communication Technologies (19 degrees awarded), Science Technologies (6 degrees), Health (285 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (146 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (40 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    23 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Assistant
    17 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Insurance Specialist
    11 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Lehigh Carbon Community College was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 23 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

318
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
643
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 318 degrees were awarded to men at Lehigh Carbon Community College, which is 0.495 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (643).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 57 degrees were awarded to men at Lehigh Carbon Community College in General Studies, which is 0.77 times less than the 74 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 154 degrees were awarded to men at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Registered Nursing, which is 17.1 times more than the 9 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

20%
100% Completion Time
28%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 20% of students graduating from Lehigh Carbon 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 33% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    575 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    231 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    64 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Lehigh Carbon Community College is white (575 degrees awarded). There were 2.49 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (231 degrees).

2.29% of degree recipients (22 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    379 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    196 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    156 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Lehigh Carbon Community College is white female (379 degrees awarded). There were 1.93 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (196 degrees).

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Operations

Lehigh Carbon Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $12.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.47M (11.6%) compared to the 13.1% average return (853k on 6.52M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Lehigh Carbon Community College had a total salary expenditure of 58.7M. Lehigh Carbon Community College employs 31 Assistant professors, 26 Associate professors and 18 Professors. Most academics at Lehigh Carbon Community College are Female Associate professor (18), Female Assistant professor (16), and Male Assistant professor (15).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lehigh Carbon Community College are: Management, with 58 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 41 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 33 employees.

Endowment

$12.6M
2024 Endowment
10.2%
growth from 2023

Lehigh Carbon Community College has an endowment valued at about $12.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Lehigh Carbon Community College grew 10.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $6.13M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$24M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Lehigh Carbon Community College paid a median of $24M in salaries, which represents 40.9% of their overall expenditure ($58.7M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$5.02M
Instructional Salaries
75
Number of Employees

In 2024, Lehigh Carbon Community College paid a total of $5.02M to 75 employees working as instructors, which represents 20.9% 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College were Management with 58 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 41 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 33 employees.

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