Visible Music College

www.visible.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$22,000
10% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$25,502
After Financial Aid
2020 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2023 Acceptance Rate
28.7%
136 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
182
87.9% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
42.9%
9 Graduates

About

Visible Music College is a higher education institution located in Shelby County, TN. In 2023, the most popular 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentrations at Visible Music College were General Music Performance (10 degrees awarded), Lay Ministry (10 degrees), and General Dance (8 degrees).

In 2023, 65 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Visible Music College. 55.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (35 degrees), 3.18 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 $6,836 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Visible Music College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 82 total borrowers.

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

Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Visible Music College is $22,000, which is $6,836 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $25,502.

In 2023, 75% of undergraduate students attending Visible Music College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 56% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$22,000
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Visible Music College was $22,000. The cost of tuition at Visible Music College is $6,836 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

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Average Net Price

$25,502
2023 Value
7.89%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Visible Music College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,502. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Visible Music College grew by 7.89%.

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Other Student Expenses

$6,000
Room and Board

The average yearly cost of room and board at Visible Music College was of $6,000 in 2023. The cost of room and board did not change between 2022 and 2023.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

75%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
56%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

75% of undergraduate students at Visible Music College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 5.06% with respect to 2022, when 79% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2020 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Visible Music College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 82 total borrowers.

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Admissions

Visible Music College received 136 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 53.7% annual growth. Out of those 136 applicants, 39 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 28.7% acceptance rate.

There were 182 students enrolled at Visible Music College in 2023. 6% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Visible Music College has an overall enrollment yield of 79.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

28.7%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
39
Accepted Out of 136

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Visible Music College was 28.7% (39 admissions from 136 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 20.4%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 53.7%, while admissions declined by 35%.

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SAT Scores

6%
Submission Percentage (2023)
2
Scores Submitted (2023)

6% of enrolled first-time students at Visible Music College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Visible Music College had a total enrollment of 182 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Visible Music College is 160 students and the part-time enrollment is 22. This means that 87.9% of students enrolled at Visible Music College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Visible Music College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51.1% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Black or African American, 3.85% Asian, 2.75% Two or More Races, 0.549% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.549% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Visible Music College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (25.6%), followed by White Male (24.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (10.1%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (45.8%), followed by White Female (16.7%) and Black or African American Male (16.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

87.9%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Visible Music College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 182 students. The full-time enrollment at Visible Music College is 160 and the part-time enrollment is 22. This means that 87.9% of students enrolled at Visible Music College are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

73%
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 Visible Music College was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Visible Music College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    93 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    31 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    30 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Visible Music College is 51.1% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Black or African American, 3.85% Asian, 2.75% Two or More Races, 0.549% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.549% American Indian or Alaska Native. 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 students (0.549%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023, 7 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 (35 degrees awarded). There were 3.18 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

The most common 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate concentration at Visible Music College is General Music Performance (10 degrees awarded), followed by Lay Ministry (10 degrees) and General Dance (8 degrees).

In 2023,  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 (16 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees), and Communication Technologies (1 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers
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 Software developers (633,433 people), Other managers (309,789 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (165,121 people), Computer occupations, all other (142,381 people), and Computer & information systems managers (133,894 people).

The most specialized majors at Visible Music College in 2023 are Theology (16 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees), Communication Technologies (1 degrees), Communications (3 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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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, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Architectural & engineering managers, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Theology (16 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees), Communication Technologies (1 degrees), Communications (3 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Computer Systems Design
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 Computer Systems Design (1,093,546 people), Elementary & secondary schools (698,720 people), Banking & related activities (548,283 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (523,574 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (466,124 people).

The most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Theology (16 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees), Communication Technologies (1 degrees), Communications (3 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

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Most Common (2023)
  1. General Music Performance
    10 degrees awarded
  2. Lay Ministry
    10 degrees awarded
  3. General Dance
    8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Visible Music College was General Music Performance with 10 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

29
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
36
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 29 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College, which is 0.806 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (36).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 7 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College in General Music Performance, which is 0.636 times less than the 11 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 11 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College in General Music Performance, which is 1.57 times more than the 7 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

7%
100% Completion Time
14%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 7% of students graduating from Visible Music College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 14% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 21% within 200%.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
White Male
Highest Graduation Rate (54.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Visible Music College is Male and White (54.5% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    35 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    11 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    5 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Visible Music College is white (35 degrees awarded). There were 3.18 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

3.08% of degree recipients (2 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    20 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    15 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    6 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Visible Music College is white female (20 degrees awarded). There were 1.33 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (15 degrees).

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Operations

Visible Music College has an endowment valued at nearly $10.9k, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 9.52k (87.3%) compared to the 1.93% average return (240k on 12.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2023, Visible Music College had a total salary expenditure of 5.93M. Visible Music College employs 9 Assistant professors, 4 Professors and 3 Associate professors. Most academics at Visible Music College are Male Assistant professor (6), Male Professor (4), and Female Assistant professor (3).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Visible Music College are: Management, with 9 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 4 employees, and Service with 1 employees.

Endowment

$10.9k
2023 Endowment
95.9%
decline from 2022

Visible Music College has an endowment valued at about $10.9k, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Visible Music College declined 95.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.4M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$3.31M
2023 Salaries
45.2%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Visible Music College paid a median of $3.31M in salaries, which represents 55.8% of their overall expenditure ($5.93M) and a 45.2% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.27% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 0.443% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$604k
Instructional Salaries
16
Number of Employees

In 2023, Visible Music College paid a total of $604k to 16 employees working as instructors, which represents 18.3% of all salaries paid.

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

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Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
9 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
9 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Visible Music College were Assistant professor with 9 employees, Professor with 4 employees, and Associate professor with 3 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Visible Music College were Management with 9 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 4 employees, and Service with 1 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Male Assistant professor
  2. Male Professor
  3. Female Assistant professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Visible Music College was Male Assistant professor with 6 employees, Male Professor with 4 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 3 employees.

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