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

Overall Enrollment
Metric 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Count of Students 584 550 568 646
Enrollment by Gender
Gender 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Female 316 275 301 355
Male 268 275 267 291
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
American Indian/Alaskan Native < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10
Asian 36 41 41 42
Black or African American 29 23 34 41
Hispanic/Latino 93 120 95 144
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander < 10 < 10 < 10 10
White 323 241 210 316
Multiracial 58 46 73 67
Unknown 18 55 89 <10
Non-Resident Alien 20 19 18 15

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

Overall Graduation Rate
Metric 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 4 Year Average
Graduation Rate 44% 42% 38% 42% 42%
Graduation Rate by Gender
Gender 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 4 Year Average
Female 47% 47% 44% 43% 46%
Male 41% 36% 31% 40% 38%
Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 4 Year Average
American Indian/Alaskan Native 50% 50% 25% 67% 48%
Asian 74% 56% 62% 50% 61%
Black or African American 22% 41% 47% 38% 37%
Hispanic/Latino 26% 34% 34% 29% 31%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0% 38% 11% 25% 19%
White 43% 40% 38% 43% 41%
Multiracial 41% 46% 37% 36% 40%
Unknown 56% 58% 25% 72% 53%
Non-Resident Alien 94% N/A 100% 55% 83%
Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Award Group
Award Group 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Recipients of a Pell Grant 32% 31% 35% 43%
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan that did not receive a Pell Grant 63% 33% 50% 33%
Did not receive either a Pell Grant or Subsidized Stafford Loan 50% 48% 40% 42%

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

Metric 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 4 Year Average
Overall Transfer-Out Rate 12% 15% 17% 19% 15%

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

Student Type 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Full-Time Students 60% 59% 61% 65%
Part-Time Students 41% 47% 44% 42%

Cohort Default Rates

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

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

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

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