Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Data USA (2024)

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a higher education institution located in Rowan County, NC. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College were (371 degrees awarded), (95 degrees), and Registered Nursing (74 degrees).

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was $1,824. The cost of tuition at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is $−6,288 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

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In 2022 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $5,919. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College grew by 10.5%.

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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.

The average yearly cost of room and board at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was of $8,500 in 2022. The cost of room and board did not change between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,800. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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65% of undergraduate students at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 22.6% with respect to 2021, when 53% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (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.

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was 2.38%, which represents 3 out of the 126 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

The total enrollment at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,754 students. The full-time enrollment at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 1,759 and the part-time enrollment is 4,995. This means that 26% of students enrolled at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.2% at similar Associates Colleges.

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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 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was 56%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Rowan-Cabarrus Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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The enrolled student population at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 52.1% White, 19.1% Black or African American, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.48% Asian, 2.99% Two or More Races, 0.385% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.104% 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 Associates Colleges is 42.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% 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, 335 students (4.96%) did not report their race.

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The most common Associates Degree concentration at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is (371 degrees awarded), followed by (95 degrees) and Registered Nursing (74 degrees).

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was with 371 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College according to their major.

In 2022, 742 degrees were awarded to men at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, which is 0.699 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,061).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College by degrees awarded.

In 2022, 15% of students graduating from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 30% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 33% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges 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.

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (66.7% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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, 2.39% of graduates (5 students) did not report their race.

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The most common race/ethnicity at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is white (1,123 degrees awarded). There were 4.14 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (271 degrees).

3.49% of degree recipients (63 students) did not report their race.

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is white female (612 degrees awarded). There were 1.2 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (511 degrees).

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has an endowment valued at about $253k, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College grew 0.000395% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $4.96M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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In 2022, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College paid a median of $30.2M in salaries, which represents 46.7% of their overall expenditure ($64.6M) and a 15% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

In 2022, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College paid a total of $9.79M to 168 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was No academic rank with 168 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 69 employees, Management with 62 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 30 employees.

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was Female No academic rank with 111 employees, and Male No academic rank with 57 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.