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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Dawson Community College is $9,135 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Dawson Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
59% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,671 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $9,135 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $6,671 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Dawson Community College offers 5 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 74 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 74 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 8 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 66 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business [+] | ✔ | 0 completers | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Total | 0 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Livestock Management | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 0 completers | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 0 completers | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Total | 8 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Equestrian/Equine Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Animal Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 4 completers | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 51 completers | - |
| General Studies | ✔ | 51 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 3 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✔ | 3 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 4 completers | - |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 1 completers | - |
| Business/Commerce | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Total | 66 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 462 students are attending at Dawson Community College. There are 13 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 28 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 45 (full-time) and 43 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Dawson Community College is 27% and transfer-out rate is 20%. The retention rate is 54% at the school.
| Student Population | 462 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 27% |
| Number of Faculty | 41 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
Student Population at DCC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 458 students enrolled into Dawson Community College. By gender, 212 male and 246 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Dawson Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 458 | 212 | 246 |
| Full-time | 258 | 137 | 121 |
| Part-tme | 200 | 75 | 125 |
There are 332 White (72.49%), 24 Black/African American (5.24%), 27 Hispanic (5.90%), 3 Asian (0.66%), and 98 students with other races attending Dawson Community College. 26 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 458 | 212 | 246 |
| American Indian/Native American | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Asian | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Black/African American | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| Hispanic | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 332 | 132 | 200 |
| Two More | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Un-Known | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Non-resident Alien | 26 | 20 | 6 |
Dawson Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
135 students (29.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 133 students (29.04% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Dawson Community College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 458 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 135 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 133 |
| Not in Online Courses | 190 |
By age range, at Dawson Community College, 90 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.65% of total students), 277 students are aged below 20 (60.48%), 10 students are aged above 50 (3.06%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 458 | 212 | 246 |
| Under 18 | 89 | 43 | 46 |
| Age 18-19 | 188 | 95 | 93 |
| Age 20-21 | 66 | 39 | 27 |
| Age 22-24 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| Age 25-29 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| Age 30-34 | 23 | 4 | 19 |
| Age 35-39 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| Age 40-49 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Age 50-64 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Over 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age Un-Known | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Dawson Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (7/1/1969 - Current).
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