Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$17,835

12.5% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$26,734

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

69.3%

1,039 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

38,870

91.2% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

66.9%

12,930 Graduates

About

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions were Automobile Mechanics Technology (4,908 degrees awarded), Welding Technology (3,019 degrees), and Gunsmithing (2,192 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is $17,835, which is $6,915 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $17,835, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $2,362 more than than the national median $15,473.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is $17,835, which is $6,835 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $17,835, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $2,362 more 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 $26,734.

Tuition Costs

$17,835

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions was $17,835, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $17,835. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is $2,362 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $6,835 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$26,734

2024 Value

9.64%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $26,734. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions grew by 9.64%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (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

$11,378

Room and Board

$1,450

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions was of $11,378 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 20.2% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,450. The cost of books and supplies increased by 1.4% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

70%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

61.5%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

70% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 1.41% with respect to 2023, when 71% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (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.

Admissions

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions received 1,039 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 52.8% annual growth. Out of those 1,039 applicants, 720 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 69.3% acceptance rate.

There were 38,870 students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in 2024.

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions has an overall enrollment yield of 60.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

69.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2024

720

Accepted Out of 1,039

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions was 69.3% (720 admissions from 1,039 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 89.6%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 52.8%, while admissions declined by 63.5%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

Enrollment

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions had a total enrollment of 38,870 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is 35,436 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,434. This means that 91.2% of students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions, both undergraduate and graduate, is 40% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Black or African American, 7.05% Two or More Races, 2.57% Asian, 1.96% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.63% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (33.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (25.4%) and Black or African American Male (13.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

91.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 38,870 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is 35,436 and the part-time enrollment is 3,434. This means that 91.2% of students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

79%

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 Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions was 79%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
15,539 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
10,747 enrolled students
Black or African American
6,734 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is 40% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Black or African American, 7.05% Two or More Races, 2.57% Asian, 1.96% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.63% 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 Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% 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, 1,003 students (2.58%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 16,541 fewer women than men received degrees from Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is white (10,240 degrees awarded). There were 1.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (6,479 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is Automobile Mechanics Technology (3,348 degrees awarded), followed by Gunsmithing (1,039 degrees) and Diesel Mechanics Technology (365 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Mechanical Technologies (12,269 degrees awarded), Precision Production (3,166 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (2,556 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 Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are Software developers (651,518 people), Other managers (151,429 people), Computer occupations, all other (135,308 people), Computer & information systems managers (117,119 people), and Computer support specialists (89,807 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in 2024 are Mechanical Technologies (12,269 degrees awarded), Precision Production (3,166 degrees), Engineering Technologies (2,556 degrees), Construction (1,059 degrees), and Transportation (317 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Actuaries, Surgeons, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are Mechanical Technologies (12,269 degrees awarded), Precision Production (3,166 degrees), Engineering Technologies (2,556 degrees), Construction (1,059 degrees), and Transportation (317 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are Computer Systems Design (648,945 people), Construction (150,715 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (102,769 people), Management, scientific & technical consulting services (90,423 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (83,593 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions.

Most Common (2024)

Welding Technology
1,519 degrees awarded
Automobile Mechanics Technology
1,129 degrees awarded
Diesel Mechanics Technology
1,078 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions was Welding Technology with 1,519 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate programs at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

20,073

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

3,532

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 20,073 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions, which is 5.68 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (3,532).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 4,599 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in Automobile Mechanics Technology, which is 14.9 times more than the 309 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 709 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in Medical Assistant, which is 14.8 times more than the 48 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

54%

100% Completion Time

67%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 54% of students graduating from Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 67% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 68% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions 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.

Hispanic or Latino Female

Highest Graduation Rate (73.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is Female and Hispanic or Latino (73.3% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, 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, 4.86% of graduates (628 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
10,240 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
6,479 degrees awarded
Black or African American
3,633 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is white (10,240 degrees awarded). There were 1.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (6,479 degrees).

2.66% of degree recipients (627 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Male
16,306 degrees awarded
White Male
15,746 degrees awarded
White Male
14,895 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions is white male (16,306 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (15,746 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions has an endowment valued at nearly $1.38M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 8.65M (629%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2024, Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions had a total salary expenditure of 12.9M. Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions employs 877 Instructors, 273 No academic ranks and 6 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are Male Instructor (731), Male No academic rank (266), and Female Instructor (146).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions are: Management, with 529 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 321 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 295 employees.

Endowment

$1.38M

2024 Endowment

18.9%

growth from 2023

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions has an endowment valued at about $1.38M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions grew 18.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.7M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$29.2M - Federal
$3.91M - State
$9.14k - Local

As of 2024, Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions received $29.2M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $3.91M from state grants and contracts, and $9.14k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$4.83M

2024 Salaries

22.5%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions paid a median of $4.83M in salaries, which represents 37.5% of their overall expenditure ($12.9M) and a 22.5% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.56% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 3.34% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$76.4M

Instructional Salaries

1,159

Number of Employees

In 2024, Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions paid a total of $76.4M to 1,159 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions were Management with 529 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 321 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 295 employees.

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