Great Bay Community College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$6,450

2022 Average Net Price

$15,604

After Financial Aid

2019 Default Rate

3.61%

on Student Loans

2022 Enrolled Students

1,415

30.3% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

23.9%

58 Graduates

About

Great Bay Community College is a higher education institution located in Rockingham County, NH. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Great Bay Community College were Registered Nursing (39 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (38 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (24 degrees).

In 2022, 313 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Great Bay Community College. 56.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (278 degrees), 23.2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (12 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Great Bay Community College is $6,450, which is $−1,662 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Great Bay Community College was 3.61%, corresponding to 19 out of the 527 total borrowers.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Great Bay Community College is $6,450, which is $1,662 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $15,604.

In 2022, 59% of undergraduate students attending Great Bay Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 28% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$6,450

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Great Bay Community College was $6,450. The cost of tuition at Great Bay Community College is $−1,662 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Great Bay Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$15,604

2022 Value

1.71%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Great Bay Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $15,604. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Great Bay Community College grew by 1.71%.

This chart compares the average net price of Great Bay Community College (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

$16,040

Room and Board

$1,400

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Great Bay Community College was of $16,040 in 2022. The cost of room and board decreased by 0.0499% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Great Bay Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

59%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

28%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

59% of undergraduate students at Great Bay Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 20.4% with respect to 2021, when 49% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Great Bay 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.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

3.61%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Great Bay Community College was 3.61%, which represents 19 out of the 527 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.

Enrollment

Great Bay Community College had a total enrollment of 1,415 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Great Bay Community College is 429 students and the part-time enrollment is 986. This means that 30.3% of students enrolled at Great Bay Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Great Bay Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 76.7% White, 6.01% Hispanic or Latino, 4.45% Asian, 3.82% Two or More Races, 2.47% Black or African American, 0.495% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.141% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Great Bay Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (38%), followed by White Male (37.1%) and Asian Male (3.73%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

30.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Great Bay Community College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,415 students. The full-time enrollment at Great Bay Community College is 429 and the part-time enrollment is 986. This means that 30.3% of students enrolled at Great Bay Community College are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Great Bay Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

57%

2022 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 Great Bay Community College was 57%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Great Bay Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Great Bay Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
1,086 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
85 enrolled students
Asian
63 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Great Bay Community College is 76.7% White, 6.01% Hispanic or Latino, 4.45% Asian, 3.82% Two or More Races, 2.47% Black or African American, 0.495% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.141% 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.

Graduates

In 2022, 41 more women than men received degrees from Great Bay Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Great Bay Community College is white (278 degrees awarded). There were 23.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (12 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Great Bay Community College is Registered Nursing (39 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (38 degrees) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (24 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Great Bay Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (6 degrees awarded), Precision Production (23 degrees), and History (5 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 Great Bay Community College are Software developers (559,644 people), Other managers (266,827 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (198,771 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (182,318 people), and Police officers (155,448 people).

The most specialized majors at Great Bay Community College in 2022 are Science Technologies (6 degrees awarded), Precision Production (23 degrees), History (5 degrees), Protective Services (15 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (26 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Great Bay Community College are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Physicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators

The most specialized majors at Great Bay Community College are Science Technologies (6 degrees awarded), Precision Production (23 degrees), History (5 degrees), Protective Services (15 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (26 degrees) (as of 2022).

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 Great Bay Community College are Computer Systems Design (647,707 people), Elementary & secondary schools (580,909 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (416,865 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (333,427 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (275,220 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Great Bay Community College.

Most Common (2022)

Registered Nursing
39 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
38 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
24 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Great Bay Community College was Registered Nursing with 39 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

136

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

177

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 136 degrees were awarded to men at Great Bay Community College, which is 0.768 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (177).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Great Bay Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 19 degrees were awarded to men at Great Bay Community College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.864 times less than the 22 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 34 degrees were awarded to men at Great Bay Community College in Registered Nursing, which is 6.8 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

15%

100% Completion Time

28%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 15% of students graduating from Great Bay Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 34% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Great Bay Community College is Female and Two or More Races (50% 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.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
278 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
12 degrees awarded
Black or African American
9 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Great Bay Community College is white (278 degrees awarded). There were 23.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (12 degrees).

0.958% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
162 degrees awarded
White Male
116 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
9 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Great Bay Community College is white female (162 degrees awarded). There were 1.4 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (116 degrees).

Operations

Great Bay Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $527k, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −1.02M (−194%) compared to the 0.843% average return (43.9k on 5.21M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2022, Great Bay Community College had a total salary expenditure of 18.1M. Great Bay Community College employs 27 Professors, 5 Associate professors and 2 Assistant professors. Most academics at Great Bay Community College are Female Professor (19), Male Professor (8), and Female Associate professor (3).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Great Bay Community College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 29 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 6 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 5 employees.

Endowment

$527k

2022 Endowment

18.9%

decline from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Great Bay Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$213k - Federal
$275k - State
$102k - Local

As of 2022, Great Bay Community College received $213k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $275k from state grants and contracts, and $102k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$9.28M

2022 Salaries

0.834%

decline from 2021

In 2022, Great Bay Community College paid a median of $9.28M in salaries, which represents 51.3% of their overall expenditure ($18.1M) and a 0.834% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.899% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 8.55% decline between 2019 and 2020.

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

Instructional Salaries

$2.54M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, Great Bay Community College paid a total of $2.54M to 34 employees working as instructors, which represents 27.4% of all salaries paid.

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

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

27 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

29 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Great Bay Community College were Professor with 27 employees, Associate professor with 5 employees, and Assistant professor with 2 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Great Bay Community College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 29 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 6 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 5 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Female Professor
Male Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Great Bay Community College was Female Professor with 19 employees, Male Professor with 8 employees, and Female Associate professor with 3 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Great Bay Community College.

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