Lord Fairfax Community College

https://www.lfcc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,620

2021 Average Net Price

$8,359

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

4.27%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

5,862

29.2% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

44.7%

285 Graduates

About

Lord Fairfax Community College is a higher education institution located in Frederick County, VA. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Lord Fairfax Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (499 degrees awarded), Biological & Physical Sciences (184 degrees), and Registered Nursing (106 degrees).

In 2021, 1,569 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Lord Fairfax Community College. 67.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 32.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,221 degrees), 7.58 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (161 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Lord Fairfax Community College is $4,620, which is $−3,348 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Lord Fairfax Community College is $4,620, which is $−3,348 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,359.

In 2021, 22% of undergraduate students attending Lord Fairfax Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 4% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,620

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Lord Fairfax Community College was $4,620. The cost of tuition at Lord Fairfax Community College is $−3,348 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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

Average Net Price

$8,359

2021 Value

32.3%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Lord Fairfax Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,359. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Lord Fairfax Community College grew by 32.3%.

This chart compares the average net price of Lord Fairfax 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

$8,990

Room and Board

$1,460

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Lord Fairfax Community College was of $8,990 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 3.81% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,460. The cost of books and supplies increased by 1.39% during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

22%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

22% of undergraduate students at Lord Fairfax Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 29% with respect to 2020, when 31% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Lord Fairfax 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.

4.27%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Lord Fairfax Community College was 4.27%, which represents 15 out of the 351 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

Lord Fairfax Community College had a total enrollment of 5,862 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Lord Fairfax Community College is 1,713 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,149. This means that 29.2% of students enrolled at Lord Fairfax Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Lord Fairfax Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 69.8% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.03% Black or African American, 4.67% Two or More Races, 2.18% Asian, 0.205% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0853% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Lord Fairfax Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (40.4%), followed by White Male (28.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (7.94%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

29.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Lord Fairfax Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,862 students. The full-time enrollment at Lord Fairfax Community College is 1,713 and the part-time enrollment is 4,149. This means that 29.2% of students enrolled at Lord Fairfax Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

60%

2021 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 Lord Fairfax Community College was 60%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Lord Fairfax Community College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
4,092 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
731 enrolled students
Black or African American
295 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Lord Fairfax Community College is 69.8% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.03% Black or African American, 4.67% Two or More Races, 2.18% Asian, 0.205% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0853% 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 44.1% White, 26.8% 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, 294 students (5.02%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 555 more women than men received degrees from Lord Fairfax Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Lord Fairfax Community College is white (1,221 degrees awarded). There were 7.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (161 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Lord Fairfax Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (499 degrees awarded), followed by Biological & Physical Sciences (184 degrees) and Registered Nursing (106 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Lord Fairfax Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (184 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (782 degrees), and Human Sciences (36 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 Lord Fairfax Community College are Registered nurses (1,373,517 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (190,015 people), Medical & health services managers (164,071 people), Other managers (152,458 people), and Physicians (146,201 people).

The most specialized majors at Lord Fairfax Community College in 2021 are Interdisciplinary Studies (184 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (782 degrees), Human Sciences (36 degrees), Engineering Technologies (40 degrees), and Health (398 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Lord Fairfax Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Physicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Lord Fairfax Community College are Interdisciplinary Studies (184 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (782 degrees), Human Sciences (36 degrees), Engineering Technologies (40 degrees), and Health (398 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Lord Fairfax Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,571,437 people), Elementary & secondary schools (480,443 people), Outpatient care centers (255,978 people), Offices of physicians (223,409 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (214,591 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
499 degree-majors awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
184 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
106 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Lord Fairfax Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 499 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

507

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

1,062

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 507 degrees were awarded to men at Lord Fairfax Community College, which is 0.477 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,062).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 186 degrees were awarded to men at Lord Fairfax Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.594 times less than the 313 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 313 degrees were awarded to men at Lord Fairfax Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.68 times more than the 186 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

27%

100% Completion Time

43%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 27% of students graduating from Lord Fairfax Community College 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 46% 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.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (75%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Lord Fairfax Community College is Female and Asian (75% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

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, 0.702% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,221 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
161 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
49 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Lord Fairfax Community College is white (1,221 degrees awarded). There were 7.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (161 degrees).

2.55% of degree recipients (40 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
826 degrees awarded
White Male
395 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
105 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Lord Fairfax Community College is white female (826 degrees awarded). There were 2.09 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (395 degrees).

Operations

Lord Fairfax Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $11.4M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.12k (0.0274%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Lord Fairfax Community College had a total salary expenditure of 40.4M. Lord Fairfax Community College employs 18 Associate professors, 18 Assistant professors and 17 Professors. Most academics at Lord Fairfax Community College are Female Assistant professor (15), Female Associate professor (13), and Female Professor (10).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lord Fairfax Community College are: Management, with 66 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 21 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 20 employees.

Endowment

$11.4M

2021 Endowment

14.4%

decline from 2020

Lord Fairfax Community College has an endowment valued at about $11.4M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Lord Fairfax Community College declined 14.4% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $6.11M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Lord Fairfax 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

$1.23M - Federal
$98.9k - State
$293k - Local

As of 2021, Lord Fairfax Community College received $1.23M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $98.9k from state grants and contracts, and $293k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$17.3M

2021 Salaries

0.115%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Lord Fairfax Community College paid a median of $17.3M in salaries, which represents 42.9% of their overall expenditure ($40.4M) and a 0.115% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$4.13M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Lord Fairfax Community College paid a total of $4.13M to 64 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

18 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

66 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Lord Fairfax Community College were Associate professor with 18 employees, Assistant professor with 18 employees, and Professor with 17 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lord Fairfax Community College were Management with 66 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 21 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 20 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Assistant professor
Female Associate professor
Female Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Lord Fairfax Community College was Female Assistant professor with 15 employees, Female Associate professor with 13 employees, and Female Professor with 10 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Lord Fairfax Community College.