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At A Glance
60.85%
Graduation RateThe share of students who graduated within 150% of the time expected to complete a credential upon entering this school for the first time.
$24,345
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Fields of Study and Outcomes
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82.81%
The share of first-time, full-time undergraduates who returned to the school after their freshman year.
60.85%
The share of students who graduated within 150% of the time expected complete a credential upon entering this school for the first time.
- 1 - Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- 2 - Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- 3 - Biology, General
- 4 - Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- 5 - Social Work
- Associate's Degree
- Accounting and Related Services - Associate's Degree
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions - Associate's Degree
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services - Associate's Degree
- Archeology - Associate's Degree
- Bible/Biblical Studies - Associate's Degree
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Associate's Degree
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Associate's Degree
- Biology, General - Associate's Degree
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection - Associate's Degree
- Business Administration, Management and Operations - Associate's Degree
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - Associate's Degree
- Chemistry - Associate's Degree
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology - Associate's Degree
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions - Associate's Degree
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services - Associate's Degree
- Communication and Media Studies - Associate's Degree
- Communications Technologies/Technicians - Associate's Degree
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other - Associate's Degree
- Computer Engineering - Associate's Degree
- Computer Programming - Associate's Degree
- Computer Science - Associate's Degree
- Computer Software and Media Applications - Associate's Degree
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Associate's Degree
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management - Associate's Degree
- Construction Management - Associate's Degree
- Culinary Arts and Related Services - Associate's Degree
- Curriculum and Instruction - Associate's Degree
- Data Analytics - Associate's Degree
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions - Associate's Degree
- Design and Applied Arts - Associate's Degree
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians - Associate's Degree
- Economics - Associate's Degree
- Education, Other - Associate's Degree
- Educational Administration and Supervision - Associate's Degree
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering - Associate's Degree
- Engineering Mechanics - Associate's Degree
- Engineering, General - Associate's Degree
- English Language and Literature, General - Associate's Degree
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations - Associate's Degree
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies - Associate's Degree
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts - Associate's Degree
- Finance and Financial Management Services - Associate's Degree
- Fine and Studio Arts - Associate's Degree
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services - Associate's Degree
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations - Associate's Degree
- Health and Medical Administrative Services - Associate's Degree
- History - Associate's Degree
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services - Associate's Degree
- Human Resources Management and Services - Associate's Degree
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians - Associate's Degree
- International Business - Associate's Degree
- International Relations and National Security Studies - Associate's Degree
- International/Globalization Studies - Associate's Degree
- Journalism - Associate's Degree
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities - Associate's Degree
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services - Associate's Degree
- Literature - Associate's Degree
- Management Information Systems and Services - Associate's Degree
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods - Associate's Degree
- Marketing - Associate's Degree
- Mathematics - Associate's Degree
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Associate's Degree
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Associate's Degree
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Associate's Degree
- Museology/Museum Studies - Associate's Degree
- Music - Associate's Degree
- Non-Professional Legal Studies - Associate's Degree
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other - Associate's Degree
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries - Associate's Degree
- Physics - Associate's Degree
- Political Science and Government - Associate's Degree
- Psychology, General - Associate's Degree
- Public Health - Associate's Degree
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication - Associate's Degree
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing - Associate's Degree
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions - Associate's Degree
- Religion/Religious Studies - Associate's Degree
- Religious Education - Associate's Degree
- Religious Music and Worship - Associate's Degree
- Research and Experimental Psychology - Associate's Degree
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Associate's Degree
- Social Work - Associate's Degree
- Sociology - Associate's Degree
- Special Education and Teaching - Associate's Degree
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness - Associate's Degree
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods - Associate's Degree
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas - Associate's Degree
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language - Associate's Degree
- Theological and Ministerial Studies - Associate's Degree
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians - Associate's Degree
- Visual and Performing Arts, General - Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Accounting and Related Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions - Bachelor's Degree
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Archeology - Bachelor's Degree
- Bible/Biblical Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Bachelor's Degree
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Biology, General - Bachelor's Degree
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection - Bachelor's Degree
- Business Administration, Management and Operations - Bachelor's Degree
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Chemistry - Bachelor's Degree
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology - Bachelor's Degree
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions - Bachelor's Degree
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Communication and Media Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Communications Technologies/Technicians - Bachelor's Degree
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer Engineering - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer Programming - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer Science - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer Software and Media Applications - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management - Bachelor's Degree
- Construction Management - Bachelor's Degree
- Culinary Arts and Related Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Curriculum and Instruction - Bachelor's Degree
- Data Analytics - Bachelor's Degree
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions - Bachelor's Degree
- Design and Applied Arts - Bachelor's Degree
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians - Bachelor's Degree
- Economics - Bachelor's Degree
- Education, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Educational Administration and Supervision - Bachelor's Degree
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering - Bachelor's Degree
- Engineering Mechanics - Bachelor's Degree
- Engineering, General - Bachelor's Degree
- English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor's Degree
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations - Bachelor's Degree
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts - Bachelor's Degree
- Finance and Financial Management Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Fine and Studio Arts - Bachelor's Degree
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services - Bachelor's Degree
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations - Bachelor's Degree
- Health and Medical Administrative Services - Bachelor's Degree
- History - Bachelor's Degree
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Human Resources Management and Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians - Bachelor's Degree
- International Business - Bachelor's Degree
- International Relations and National Security Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- International/Globalization Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Journalism - Bachelor's Degree
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities - Bachelor's Degree
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Literature - Bachelor's Degree
- Management Information Systems and Services - Bachelor's Degree
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods - Bachelor's Degree
- Marketing - Bachelor's Degree
- Mathematics - Bachelor's Degree
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor's Degree
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Bachelor's Degree
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Museology/Museum Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Music - Bachelor's Degree
- Non-Professional Legal Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other - Bachelor's Degree
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries - Bachelor's Degree
- Physics - Bachelor's Degree
- Political Science and Government - Bachelor's Degree
- Psychology, General - Bachelor's Degree
- Public Health - Bachelor's Degree
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication - Bachelor's Degree
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing - Bachelor's Degree
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions - Bachelor's Degree
- Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Religious Education - Bachelor's Degree
- Religious Music and Worship - Bachelor's Degree
- Research and Experimental Psychology - Bachelor's Degree
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor's Degree
- Social Work - Bachelor's Degree
- Sociology - Bachelor's Degree
- Special Education and Teaching - Bachelor's Degree
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness - Bachelor's Degree
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods - Bachelor's Degree
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas - Bachelor's Degree
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language - Bachelor's Degree
- Theological and Ministerial Studies - Bachelor's Degree
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians - Bachelor's Degree
- Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor's Degree
- Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Accounting and Related Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Archeology - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Bible/Biblical Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Biology, General - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Business Administration, Management and Operations - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Chemistry - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Communication and Media Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Communications Technologies/Technicians - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Computer Engineering - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Computer Programming - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Computer Science - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Computer Software and Media Applications - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Construction Management - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Culinary Arts and Related Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Curriculum and Instruction - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Data Analytics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Design and Applied Arts - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Economics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Education, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Educational Administration and Supervision - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Engineering Mechanics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Engineering, General - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- English Language and Literature, General - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Finance and Financial Management Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Fine and Studio Arts - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Health and Medical Administrative Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- History - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Human Resources Management and Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- International Business - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- International Relations and National Security Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- International/Globalization Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Journalism - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Literature - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Management Information Systems and Services - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Marketing - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Mathematics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Museology/Museum Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Music - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Non-Professional Legal Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Physics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Political Science and Government - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Psychology, General - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Public Health - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Religion/Religious Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Religious Education - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Religious Music and Worship - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Research and Experimental Psychology - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Social Work - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Sociology - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Special Education and Teaching - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Theological and Ministerial Studies - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Visual and Performing Arts, General - Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
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2,773
10.75%
89.25%
The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell Grant intended for low-income students.
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| Family Income | Average Annual Cost |
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| $0 - $30,000 | $19,123 |
| $30,001 - $48,000 | $20,421 |
| $48,001-$75,000 | $22,849 |
| $75,001-$110,000 | $26,679 |
| $110,001+ | $30,751 |
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transferred for credit
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| Annual College Costs (Fall 2020) | On Campus | Off Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $31,454 | $31,454 |
| Room and board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
| Additional Estimated Expenses | _ _ | _ _ |
| Part-Time Costs (per credit hour) | $1,137 | $1,137 |
- International students eligible for need based aid
- Number of enrolled international undergraduates received aid: 90
- Total amount awarded: $790,948
- Foreign Student Certification of Finances
- English as a Second Language Program On Campus for International Students
- Special International Student Orientation Program
- International Student Adviser
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