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General Institutional Information

Student Financial Assistance

2024-25 State Support & Student Cost

The average cost to educate a resident full-time community or technical college student for the 2024-25 academic year is $15,672. Students pay an average of $3,742 in tuition toward this cost. The remaining $11,930 is an “opportunity pathway” provided by the State and is funded by state taxes and other sources. The amounts shown are averages for a full-time, resident student. The actual tuition a student pays will vary due to credit load, residency status, and other factors.

Student Outcomes

Enrollment, Completions, Transfer out and Retention

Enrollment of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Overall Enrollment

Metric 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Count of Students 401 584 550 568

Enrollment by Gender

Gender 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Female 225 316 275 301
Male 176 268 275 267

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
American Indian/Alaskan Native < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10
Asian 21 36 41 41
Black or African American 15 29 23 34
Hispanic/Latino 79 93 120 95
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10
White 206 323 241 210
Multiracial 43 58 46 73
Unknown 20 18 55 89
Non-Resident Alien < 10 20 19 18

Graduation Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students Completing in 150% of Normal Time

Overall Graduation Rate

Metric 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 4 Year Average
Graduation Rate 44% 44% 42% 38% 42%

Graduation Rate by Gender

Gender 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 4 Year Average
Female 45% 47% 47% 44% 46%
Male 43% 41% 36% 31% 38%

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 4 Year Average
American Indian/Alaskan Native 50% 50% 50% 25% 44%
Asian 58% 74% 56% 62% 62%
Black or African American 26% 22% 41% 47% 34%
Hispanic/Latino 26% 26% 34% 34% 30%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 25% 0% 38% 11% 18%
White 47% 43% 40% 38% 42%
Multiracial 38% 41% 46% 37% 41%
Unknown 66% 56% 58% 25% 51%
Non-Resident Alien 100% 94% N/A 100% 98%

Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Award Group

Award Group 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Recipients of a Pell Grant 31% 32% 31% 35%
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan that did not receive a Pell Grant 33% 63% 33% 50%
Did not receive either a Pell Grant or Subsidized Stafford Loan 52% 50% 48% 40%

Transfer-Out Rate of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Metric 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 4 Year Average
Overall Transfer-Out Rate 16% 12% 15% 17% 15%

Retention Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Student Type 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Full-time students 63% 60% 59% 61%
Part-time students 47% 41% 47% 44%

Cohort Default Rates

Metric 2018 2019 2020 2021
Cohort Default Rates 13.9% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0%

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Enrollment, completion, retention, and transfer-out rates excluded due to insufficient data

Full Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students Receiving Athletically-Related Student Aid

Diversity of Full Time Students Receiving Pell Grants

Total Students Awarded a Pell Grant

Metric 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Total Students Awarded a Pell Grant 740 609 519 610

Students Awarded a Pell Grant by Sex

Sex 2020-21 % 2021-22 % 2022-23 % 2023-24 %
Female 462 62% 359 59% 318 61% 357 59%
Male 259 35% 220 36% 191 37% 216 35%
Non-binary - - - - - - 10 2%
Unknown 19 3% 30 5% 10 2% 27 4%

Students Awarded a Pell Grant by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity 2020-21 % 2021-22 % 2022-23 % 2023-24 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native < 10 1% < 10 1% < 10 1% < 10 1%
Asian 50 7% 32 5% 25 5% 35 6%
Black or African American 25 3% 32 5% 35 7% 33 5%
Hispanic/Latino 113 15% 105 17% 98 19% 130 21%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander < 10 1% 16 3% < 10 1% < 10 1%
White 394 53% 299 49% 279 53% 288 47%
Other or Multiracial 97 13% 80 13% 56 11% 60 10%
Unknown 44 6% 37 6% 17 3% 56 9%