Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$9,640

1.69% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$17,795

After Financial Aid

2023 Acceptance Rate

71.3%

2,293 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

10,451

72.6% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

50%

1,924 Graduates

About

Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2023, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields were Medical Assistant (1,129 degrees awarded), Phlebotamy Technician (463 degrees), and Dental Assisting (288 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is $9,640, which is $940 less than than the national median of $10,580. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $11,040, which is 115% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,919 less than than the national median $14,959.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is $9,640, which is $1,133 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,773. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $11,040, which is 115% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,919 less 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 $17,795.

Tuition Costs

$9,640

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields was $11,040, which is 115% of the cost for in-state students, which was $9,640. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is $3,919 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,959, and the in-state tuition is $1,133 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,773.

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

Average Net Price

$17,795

2023 Value

13.8%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,795. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields grew by 13.8%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields (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

$9,000

Room and Board

$1,012

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields was of $9,000 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 3.08% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,012. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

63.5%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

55%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

63.5% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 17.5% with respect to 2022, when 77% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields (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: Other Fields received 2,293 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 3.43% annual growth. Out of those 2,293 applicants, 1,636 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 71.3% acceptance rate.

There were 10,451 students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in 2023.

Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields has an overall enrollment yield of 38%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

71.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

1,636

Accepted Out of 2,293

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields was 71.3% (1,636 admissions from 2,293 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 80.1%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 3.43%, while admissions declined by 7.88%.

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

SAT Scores

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in false 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: Other Fields had a total enrollment of 10,451 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is 7,591 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,860. This means that 72.6% of students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields, both undergraduate and graduate, is 27.9% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Black or African American, 7.86% Asian, 7.73% Two or More Races, 1.87% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.852% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (18.3%), followed by White Female (17.6%) and Black or African American Female (16.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

72.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 10,451 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is 7,591 and the part-time enrollment is 2,860. This means that 72.6% of students enrolled at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields 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: Other Fields (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

65%

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: Other Fields was 65%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
2,915 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
2,397 enrolled students
Black or African American
2,173 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is 27.9% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Black or African American, 7.86% Asian, 7.73% Two or More Races, 1.87% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.852% 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, 1,010 students (9.66%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 2,003 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is hispanic or latino (1,182 degrees awarded). There were 1.26 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (935 degrees).

The most common 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentration at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is Medical Assistant (992 degrees awarded), followed by Dental Assisting (243 degrees) and Electrician (180 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Construction (388 degrees awarded), Agriculture (203 degrees), and Physical Sciences (155 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: Other Fields are Registered nurses (1,468,509 people), Physicians (172,206 people), Medical & health services managers (165,829 people), Other managers (163,438 people), and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (153,817 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in 2023 are Construction (388 degrees awarded), Agriculture (203 degrees), Physical Sciences (155 degrees), Health (2,697 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (203 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

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: Other Fields are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Surgeons, Physicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Chief executives & legislators

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields are Construction (388 degrees awarded), Agriculture (203 degrees), Physical Sciences (155 degrees), Health (2,697 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (203 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: Other Fields are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,553,594 people), Elementary & secondary schools (280,831 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (269,682 people), Outpatient care centers (249,715 people), and Offices of physicians (232,394 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: Other Fields.

Most Common (2023)

Medical Assistant
992 degrees awarded
Dental Assisting
243 degrees awarded
Electrician
180 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields was Medical Assistant with 992 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,155

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

3,158

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 1,155 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields, which is 0.366 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (3,158).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 254 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in Electrician, which is 16.9 times more than the 15 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 1,028 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields in Medical Assistant, which is 10.2 times more than the 101 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

25%

100% Completion Time

43%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 25% of students graduating from Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 43% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 43% 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 (66.8%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is Female and Hispanic or Latino (66.8% 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, 1.82% of graduates (35 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

Hispanic or Latino
1,182 degrees awarded
White
935 degrees awarded
Black or African American
873 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is hispanic or latino (1,182 degrees awarded). There were 1.26 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (935 degrees).

15.6% of degree recipients (672 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

Hispanic or Latino Female
958 degrees awarded
White Female
652 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
622 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields is hispanic or latino female (958 degrees awarded). There were 1.47 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (652 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields has an endowment valued at nearly $5.36M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.61M (30%) compared to the 1.93% average return (240k on 12.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields had a total salary expenditure of 4.08M. Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields employs 63 Instructors, 54 No academic ranks and 30 Associate professors. Most academics at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields are Female Instructor (45), Female No academic rank (39), and Male Instructor (18).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields are: Management, with 120 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 87 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 55 employees.

Endowment

$5.36M

2023 Endowment

9.63%

growth from 2022

Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields has an endowment valued at about $5.36M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields grew 9.63% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.08M 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: Other Fields (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: Other Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$3.51M - Federal
$1.57M - State
$530k - Local

As of 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields received $3.51M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.57M from state grants and contracts, and $530k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$1.66M

2023 Salaries

12.4%

decline from 2022

In 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields paid a median of $1.66M in salaries, which represents 40.7% of their overall expenditure ($4.08M) and a 12.4% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 27% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 9.49% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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

Instructional Salaries

$12M

Instructional Salaries

185

Number of Employees

In 2023, Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields paid a total of $12M to 185 employees working as instructors, which represents 19.5% 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

63 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

120 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields were Instructor with 63 employees, No academic rank with 54 employees, and Associate professor with 30 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields were Management with 120 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 87 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 55 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Female Instructor
Female No academic rank
Male Instructor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields was Female Instructor with 45 employees, Female No academic rank with 39 employees, and Male Instructor with 18 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields.