Visible Music College

www.visible.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $22,000
    2024 Average Net Price
    $27,045
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    28%
    132 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    89
    82% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    12%
    3 Graduates

    About

    Visible Music College is a higher education institution located in Shelby County, TN. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Visible Music College were General Music Performance (17 degrees awarded), Acting (11 degrees), and Lay Ministry (7 degrees).

    In 2024, 71 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Visible Music College. 59.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (38 degrees), 3.45 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Visible Music College is $22,000, which is $7,103 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial Focus Institutions

    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Visible Music College is $22,000, which is $7,103 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,045.

    In 2024, 78% of undergraduate students attending Visible Music College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 58% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $22,000
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Visible Music College was $22,000. The cost of tuition at Visible Music College is $7,103 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

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    Average Net Price

    $27,045
    2024 Value
    6.05%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Visible Music College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,045. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Visible Music College grew by 6.05%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $7,000
    Room and Board

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Visible Music College was of $7,000 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 16.7% between 2023 and 2024.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    78%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    58%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    78% of undergraduate students at Visible Music College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 4% with respect to 2023, when 75% 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

    Visible Music College received 132 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 2.94% annual growth. Out of those 132 applicants, 37 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 28% acceptance rate.

    There were 89 students enrolled at Visible Music College in 2024. 5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Visible Music College has an overall enrollment yield of 51.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    28%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    37
    Accepted Out of 132

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Visible Music College was 28% (37 admissions from 132 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 28.7%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 2.94%, while admissions declined by 5.13%.

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    SAT Scores

    5%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    1
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    5% of enrolled first-time students at Visible Music College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Visible Music College had a total enrollment of 89 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Visible Music College is 73 students and the part-time enrollment is 16. This means that 82% of students enrolled at Visible Music College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Visible Music College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.4% White, 22.5% Black or African American, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.62% Asian.

    Students enrolled at Visible Music College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (25.5%), followed by White Female (25%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (29.4%), followed by Black or African American Female (17.6%) and Black or African American Male (11.8%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    82%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Visible Music College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 89 students. The full-time enrollment at Visible Music College is 73 and the part-time enrollment is 16. This means that 82% of students enrolled at Visible Music College are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    67%
    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 Visible Music College was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), Visible Music 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
      44 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      20 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      17 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Visible Music College is 49.4% White, 22.5% Black or African American, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.62% Asian. 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.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 13 more women than men received degrees from Visible Music College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Visible Music College is white (38 degrees awarded). There were 3.45 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Visible Music College is General Music Performance (17 degrees awarded), followed by Acting (11 degrees) and Lay Ministry (7 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Visible Music College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (14 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (6 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (46 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Accountants & auditors
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Accountants & auditors (1,038,036 people), Other managers (919,341 people), Financial managers (556,069 people), Chief executives & legislators (462,942 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (313,612 people).

    The most specialized majors at Visible Music College in 2024 are Theology (14 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (6 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (46 degrees), Communications (2 degrees), and Business (3 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 Visible Music College are Surgeons, Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Physicians, Gaming services workers, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Theology (14 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (6 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (46 degrees), Communications (2 degrees), and Business (3 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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 Visible Music College are Elementary & secondary schools (849,737 people), Computer Systems Design (739,318 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (600,519 people), Banking & related activities (496,266 people), and Construction (495,129 people).

    The most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Theology (14 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (6 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (46 degrees), Communications (2 degrees), and Business (3 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 Visible Music College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. General Music Performance
      13 degrees awarded
    2. Recording Arts Technology
      6 degrees awarded
    3. Lay Ministry
      6 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Visible Music College was General Music Performance with 13 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    29
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    42
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 29 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College, which is 0.69 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (42).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 11 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College in General Music Performance, which is 0.579 times less than the 19 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 19 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College in General Music Performance, which is 1.73 times more than the 11 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    24%
    100% Completion Time
    24%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 24% of students graduating from Visible Music College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 24% 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 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.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

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

    The most common race/ethnicity at Visible Music College is white (38 degrees awarded). There were 3.45 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

    2.82% of degree recipients (2 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Male
      66 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      63 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      32 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Visible Music College is white male (66 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (63 degrees).

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    Operations

    Visible Music College has an endowment valued at nearly $11.5k, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.5k (30.4%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, Visible Music College had a total salary expenditure of 5.57M. Visible Music College employs 5 Assistant professors, 2 Associate professors and 2 Professors. Most academics at Visible Music College are Male Assistant professor (3), Male Professor (2), and Female Assistant professor (2).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Visible Music College are: Management, with 3 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 2 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 1 employees.

    Endowment

    $11.5k
    2024 Endowment
    5.39%
    growth from 2023

    Visible Music College has an endowment valued at about $11.5k, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Visible Music College grew 5.39% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $14.1M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $1.87M
    2024 Salaries
    43.3%
    decline from 2023

    In 2024, Visible Music College paid a median of $1.87M in salaries, which represents 33.7% of their overall expenditure ($5.57M) and a 43.3% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 45.2% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 1.27% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $248k
    Instructional Salaries
    10
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Visible Music College paid a total of $248k to 10 employees working as instructors, which represents 13.2% of all salaries paid.

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

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Visible Music College were Management with 3 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 2 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 1 employees.

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