Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$18,800

16% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$24,037

After Financial Aid

2023 Acceptance Rate

78.5%

1,796 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

5,414

72% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

65.7%

917 Graduates

About

Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2023, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design were General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science (615 degrees awarded), Acting (335 degrees), and Facial Treatment Specialist (194 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is $18,800, which is $8,220 more than than the national median of $10,580. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $18,800, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,841 more than than the national median $14,959.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is $18,800, which is $8,028 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,773. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $18,800, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,841 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,959.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $24,037.

Tuition Costs

$18,800

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design was $18,800, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $18,800. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is $3,841 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,959, and the in-state tuition is $8,028 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,773.

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

Average Net Price

$24,037

2023 Value

8.74%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,037. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design grew by 8.74%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design (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

$12,705

Room and Board

$1,325

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design was of $12,705 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 9.4% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,325. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 25.2% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

60%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

65.5%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

60% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 11.1% with respect to 2022, when 67.5% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design (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: Arts & Design received 1,796 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 15.2% annual growth. Out of those 1,796 applicants, 1,409 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 78.5% acceptance rate.

There were 5,414 students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in 2023. 6.5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design has an overall enrollment yield of 33.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

78.5%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

1,409

Accepted Out of 1,796

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design was 78.5% (1,409 admissions from 1,796 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 78.3%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 15.2%, while admissions grew by 15.4%.

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

SAT Scores

6.5%

Submission Percentage (2023)

Scores Submitted (2023)

6.5% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design had a total enrollment of 5,414 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is 3,897 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,517. This means that 72% of students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.4% White, 25.2% Black or African American, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.68% Two or More Races, 1.29% Asian, 1.18% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.148% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (31.7%), followed by Black or African American Female (19.8%) and White Male (12%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

72%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,414 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is 3,897 and the part-time enrollment is 1,517. This means that 72% of students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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

Retention Rate over Time

71%

2023 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: Arts & Design was 71%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
2,677 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,362 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
797 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is 49.4% White, 25.2% Black or African American, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.68% Two or More Races, 1.29% Asian, 1.18% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.148% 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 41.6% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.5% 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, 128 students (2.36%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 1,136 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is white (1,317 degrees awarded). There were 2.36 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (559 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science (557 degrees awarded), followed by Acting (316 degrees) and General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts (64 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Personal & Culinary Services (1,548 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (638 degrees), and Communication Technologies (40 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 Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are Registered nurses (1,470,952 people), Other managers (166,359 people), Medical & health services managers (164,462 people), Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (154,320 people), and Pharmacists (135,861 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in 2023 are Personal & Culinary Services (1,548 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (638 degrees), Communication Technologies (40 degrees), Transportation (61 degrees), and Health (224 degrees) (as of 2023).

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: Arts & Design are Physicians, Surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, Personal financial advisors, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are Personal & Culinary Services (1,548 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (638 degrees), Communication Technologies (40 degrees), Transportation (61 degrees), and Health (224 degrees) (as of 2023).

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 Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,533,701 people), Elementary & secondary schools (399,191 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (257,864 people), Outpatient care centers (257,277 people), and Offices of physicians (215,780 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: Arts & Design.

Most Common (2023)

General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
557 degrees awarded
Acting
316 degrees awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts
64 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common associates degree concentration at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design was General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science with 557 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

705

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

1,841

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 705 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design, which is 0.383 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,841).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 194 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science, which is 0.461 times less than the 421 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 421 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science, which is 2.17 times more than the 194 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

50%

100% Completion Time

73%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 50% of students graduating from Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 73% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 75% 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.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (91.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is Female and Asian (91.7% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

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, 3.38% of graduates (31 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
1,317 degrees awarded
Black or African American
559 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
340 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is white (1,317 degrees awarded). There were 2.36 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (559 degrees).

2.4% of degree recipients (61 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
943 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
407 degrees awarded
White Male
374 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design is white female (943 degrees awarded). There were 2.32 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (407 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design has an endowment valued at nearly $2.54M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 822k (32.4%) compared to the 1.93% average return (240k on 12.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design had a total salary expenditure of 4.56M. Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design employs 105 Instructors, 16 No academic ranks and 6 Professors. Most academics at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are Female Instructor (66), Male Instructor (39), and Female No academic rank (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design are: Management, with 76 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 76 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 68 employees.

Endowment

$2.54M

2023 Endowment

122%

growth from 2022

Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design has an endowment valued at about $2.54M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design grew 122% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $9.9M 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: Arts & Design (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: Arts & Design Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$1.21M - Federal
$139k - State
$2.17k - Local

As of 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design received $1.21M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $139k from state grants and contracts, and $2.17k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$2.05M

2023 Salaries

22.9%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design paid a median of $2.05M in salaries, which represents 45% of their overall expenditure ($4.56M) and a 22.9% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 50.2% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 3.1% growth between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$7.53M

Instructional Salaries

132

Number of Employees

In 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design paid a total of $7.53M to 132 employees working as instructors, which represents 16.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $208k (5.9%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

105 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

76 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design were Instructor with 105 employees, No academic rank with 16 employees, and Professor with 6 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design were Management with 76 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 76 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 68 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female No academic rank

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design was Female Instructor with 66 employees, Male Instructor with 39 employees, and Female No academic rank with 12 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design.