Charlotte, NC
Partnership for Attainment: Regional Indicators
'AREA' Refers to the following geography: Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties
'METRO' Refers to the following geography: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA
'METRO PERCENTILE' ranks against all metropolitan areas, where 1 = highest centile value; 100 = lowest centile value Charlotte, NC
Indicator Sections
1 Basic Demographic and Economic Information
2 Labor Supply
3 Labor Demand
4 Quality of Local Institutions Charlotte, NC
1 Basic Demographic and Economic Information
• Demographic, economic, and industry context Charlotte, NC
TOTAL POPULATION AGE
Population 25% Area (2013) AREA (2013) 75% 2,006,660 Under 18 18 and Over Population Growth Metro (2000-2012) 24% 37.6% U.S. (2013) 76% Metro Percentile Rank: 9
Under 18 18 and Over
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 1 Charlotte, NC
RACE AND ETHNICITY NATIVITY
Population by Race / Ethnicity 11% (2013) 70%
60% AREA (2013) 89% 50%
40% Foreign-Born Native-Born
30% 66% 63% 13%
20%
10%
U.S (2013)
.
22% 87%
16%
13%
3%
5% 10% 0% White Black Asian Hispanic AREA U.S. Foreign-Born Native-Born
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 2 Charlotte, NC
INCOME INCOME BY RACE / ETHNICITY Area Median Household Income (2013) Median Household Income (2013) $48,228 $80,000 $70,000
U.S. - $53,046 $60,000
$50,000
$40,000
Metro Cost of Living Index $70,815
$30,000
(2012)
$67,051
$20,000 $55,992
$53,093
$41,965 $35,635 $10,000 $36,812 94 $32,172 U.S. - 100 $0 White Black Asian Hispanic AREA U.S.
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 3 Charlotte, NC
UNEMPLOYMENT BY RACE / UNEMPLOYMENT ETHNICITY Unemployment Rate (2013) Unemployment Rate Area (2013) 20.0% 18.0% 16.0% 9.7% 14.0% 12.0% U.S. - 8.7% 10.0%
8.0%
17.7%
15%
6.0%
11%
11.8%
4.0%
9.4%
8% 7% 2.0% 7.4% 0.0% White Black Asian Hispanic AREA U.S.
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 4 Charlotte, NC
POVERTY BY RACE / POVERTY ETHNICITY Percent in Poverty (2013) Percent in Poverty (2013) 15.1% 35.0% 30.0%
U.S. - 14.3 % 25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
29.5%
25.8%
23.2%
10.0% 24.2%
5.0%
11.7%
11.6%
12.9% 11.3%
0.0% White Black Asian Hispanic AREA U.S.
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 5 Charlotte, NC
Employment Employment Share Growth (2010-2013) 10 Largest Industries in Metro (2013) Metro U.S. Metro U.S. Government 120,660 13.6% 15.7% 2.5% -2.6%
Retail trade 96,731 10.9% 10.7% 7.8% 2.9%
Accommodation and food services 78,506 8.9% 8.4% 12.7% 5.8%
Health care and social assistance 75,984 8.6% 12.2% 6.4% 3.6%
Manufacturing 73,301 8.3% 8.5% 9.2% 3.4% Administrative and support and waste 69,859 7.9% 5.8% 16.4% 8.3% management and remediation services Finance and insurance 61,145 6.9% 4.2% 4.6% 1.3%
Professional; scientific; and technical services 47,953 5.4% 5.7% 8.6% 6.1%
Wholesale trade 46,043 5.2% 4.1% 5.4% 4.1%
Construction 40,755 4.6% 4.0% 9.6% 2.3%
All Other Industries 20% 21%
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 6 Charlotte, NC
10 Largest Occupations in Metro by Share of Employment Share of Metro Share of U.S. Employment Relative to United States Employment (2013) (2013) Office and Administrative Support Occupations 16.5% 16.2%
Sales and Related Occupations 12.2% 10.6%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 8.8% 9.0%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 7.7% 6.8%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 6.2% 5.0%
Production Occupations 6.2% 6.6%
Management Occupations 5.5% 4.9%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 5.5% 5.9%
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 5.0% 6.3%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 4.0% 3.9%
All Other Occupations 22.6% 24.9%
BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 7 Charlotte, NC
2 Labor Supply
• Education and skills of workers in the region Charlotte, NC
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY RACE / ETHNICITY Educational Share of People with Associates Attainment (2013) or Higher (2013) 50% 45% 43% 70% 40% 39% 60% 35% 31% 30% 28% 50%
25% 22% 21% 40%
20% 30%
15%
60%
58%
8% 10% 8%
20% 46%
42%
40%
39%
39%
38%
38%
5% 35% 33%
10% 27% 20%
0% 20% High School Some Associates Bachelor's or Less College (No and Above 0% Degree) Total Male Female White Black Asian Hispanic
AREA U.S. AREA U.S.
LABOR SUPPLY 1 Charlotte, NC
METRO EDUCATIONAL METRO PEOPLE 25-64 WITH ATTAINMENT (2012) ASSOCIATES OR HIGHER (2012) 50% 70% 45% 43%
40% 37% 60% 35% 33% 50% 30% 28% 25% 40%
21% 21%
20%
30%
57%
57%
15%
48% 20%
8% 42%
41%
10% 8% 42%
39%
38%
36%
36%
30%
5% 10% 27% 20% 0% 18% High School Some Associates Bachelor's 0% or Less College (No and Above Degree)
AREA US AREA US
LABOR SUPPLY 2 Charlotte, NC
Educational Attainment Rate, Associates and Higher (2013) EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
39% 2% U.S. - 36.1% 1.4%
Metro Share of Post- Secondary Degree Holders Born In-State (2013) Percentage Point Growth by Associates and 39% Higher (2009-2013) U.S. - 36% AREA U.S.
LABOR SUPPLY 3 Charlotte, NC
SHARE OF BACHELOR'S EDUCATED-ADULTS BY FIELD OF DEGREE SHARE OF ALL BACHELOR'S (2013) (FOR FIRST MAJOR) METRO U.S. Business 28.0% 21.3% Education Administration and Teaching 10.0% 12.2% Social Sciences 7.4% 7.5% Engineering 7.0% 7.5% Medical and Health Sciences and Services 6.3% 7.1% Psychology 7.2% 4.9% Communications 5.5% 4.0% Biology and Life Sciences 4.4% 4.7% Fine Arts 4.0% 4.2% Computer and Information Sciences 3.7% 3.2% English Language, Literature, and Composition 2.3% 3.1% Criminal Justice and Fire Protection 2.0% 1.7% Physical Sciences 1.8% 3.2% History 1.6% 2.1% Public Affairs, Policy, and Social Work 1.6% 1.4% Mathematics and Statistics 1.5% 1.4% Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure 0.7% 0.8% Family and Consumer Sciences 0.0% 0.9% Linguistics and Foreign Languages 0.0% 1.1% Architecture 0.0% 0.8%
LABOR SUPPLY 4 Charlotte, NC
STEM Bachelor's STEM BACHELOR'S ATTAINMENT Attainment Rate (2013) BY GROUP (2013)
35% 9% 32% 30% U.S. - 9% 25% 25%
Metro Share of STEM 20% Graduates, 2013 15% 11% 9% 10% 10% 9% 7% 7% 5% 5% 0.4% 5% 4% 4%
U.S. - 0.6% 0% White Black Asian Hispanic Male Female Share of STEM Graduates Per Metro Population 20-34 METRO U.S.
LABOR SUPPLY 5 Charlotte, NC
3 Labor Demand
• Education and skills required by employers as shown by employment and earnings Charlotte, NC
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY MEDIAN EARNINGS BY EDUCATION (2013) EDUCATION (2013) 20% $60,000 19% 18% $50,000 16% 14% 14% 14% $40,000 12% 10% 10% $30,000
10% 8%
8%
$49,157 $49,157
$20,000 $46,387 6% 5%
4% $32,782
4% $32,401 $27,886
$10,000 $27,024 $19,404 $19,404 2% $18,851 0% $0 LESS THAN HIGH HIGH SCHOOL SOME COLLEGE BACHELOR'S OR LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL SOME COLLEGE BACHELOR'S SCHOOL HIGHER HIGH SCHOOL OR HIGHER
AREA U.S. AREA U.S.
LABOR DEMAND 1 Charlotte, NC
Jobs by STEM, Average Metro Earnings by Metro (2013) Educational Attainment, STEM vs. Non-STEM (2013) HIGH STEM NON-STEM $100,000 $90,000 $80,000 $70,000
$60,000
78% 79% $50,000
$40,000
$30,000 $86,376 $74,899
$20,000 $63,710 $44,530
$10,000 $42,394
$37,753
$38,427 $29,006 $0 22% 21% All No College Some Associates College and Higher
AREA U.S. STEM Earnings Non-STEM Earnings
LABOR DEMAND 2 Charlotte, NC
LARGEST METRO INDUSTRIES STEM SHARE OF LARGEST METRO INDUSTRIES BY NUMBER OF STEM BY STEM SHARE (2013) EMPLOYMENT STEM EMPLOYEES (2013) EMPLOYEES
Petroleum and Coal Products 100% Hospitals 26,883 Manufacturing Professional, Scientific, and Technical 0 61% 26,681 Services Beverage and Tobacco Product 59% Ambulatory Health Care Services 15,393 Manufacturing Scenic and Sightseeing 58% Utilities 6,764 Transportation Data Processing, Hosting and 55% Repair and Maintenance 6,746 Related Services
Hospitals 53% Administration of Economic Programs 5,969
Rail Transportation 52% Administrative and Support Services 5,215
Utilities 52% Machinery Manufacturing 4,727
Repair and Maintenance 45% Educational Services 4,638
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 41% Manufacturing 4,076
LABOR DEMAND 3 Charlotte, NC
` AVERAGE EARNINGS (2013) FIELD OF DEGREE BY NUMBER OF ADULTS WITH BACHELORS (2013) METRO U.S. Business $51,000 $63,526 Education Administration and Teaching $33,000 $38,499 Social Sciences $50,000 $64,699 Engineering $85,000 $84,159 Medical and Health Sciences and Services $45,000 $59,186 Psychology $33,600 $46,428 Communications $43,500 $49,178 Biology and Life Sciences $47,000 $77,150 Fine Arts $21,000 $37,506 Computer and Information Sciences $73,000 $70,168 English Language, Literature, and Composition $38,000 $47,972 Criminal Justice and Fire Protection $36,500 $51,069 Physical Sciences $62,000 $74,460 History $36,300 $62,497 Public Affairs, Policy, and Social Work $34,000 $40,199 Mathematics and Statistics $27,000 $69,990 Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure $29,000 $44,393 Family and Consumer Sciences $12,000 $33,309 Linguistics and Foreign Languages $40,000 $43,694 Architecture $35,000 $53,881
LABOR DEMAND 4 Charlotte, NC
Share of H-1B Most H-1b Workers, By Share of Requests Metro Occupation (2011) H-1B Visa Requests METRO U.S. Metro (2011) Computer Occupations 83% 68%
Financial Specialists 4% 4% Operations Specialties 7,334 4% 2% Managers U.S. - 712,919 Business Operations Specialists 2% 4% Mathematical Science 2% 1% Metro H-1b Visa Requests Per Occupations Thousand Workers (2011) Engineers 1% 5% Health Diagnosing and Treating 1% 4% Practitioners Media and Communication 1% 0% Workers 24 Advertising, Marketing, 0% 1% Metro Percentile Rank: 7 Promotions, Public Relations, Preschool, Primary, Secondary, 0% 2% and Special Education School
LABOR DEMAND 5 Metro 10 Occupational Categories with Largest Number of Number of Openings Average Duration, Days Openings (2013) (2013) Computer and Mathematical 2117 27.4
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 1816 48.7
Sales and Related 1309 35.0
Management 1306 37.0
Business and Financial Operations 1290 30.2
Office and Administrative Support 1204 22.7
Architecture and Engineering 374 36.2
Healthcare Support 282 38.4
Transportation and Material Moving 267 28.4
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 247 38.6
LABOR DEMAND 6 Charlotte, NC
4 Institutional Quality
• Educational institutions responsible for developing the education skills of region's workforce Charlotte, NC
AREA PROFICIENCY RATES BY GROUP (2011-2012) Average Overall Female 86% Area Largest Schools Proficiency Rate (2011) Male 82% MYERS PARK HIGH Poor 75% 86% Hispanic 80% SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH 88% Black 72% White 90% ARDREY KELL HIGH 96% Total 84% DAVID W BUTLER HIGH 91% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% PROVIDENCE HIGH PROFICENCY RATE DIFFERENCES FROM WHITES, BY 97% GROUP (2011-2012) MALLARD CREEK HIGH -25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 82% -18% INDEPENDENCE HIGH 86% -21% Black -10% WILLIAM A. HOUGH HIGH SCHOOL -22% Hispanic 93% -15% -21% Poor MINT HILL HIGH SCHOOL 81% -8% Male -8% LAKE NORMAN HIGH 91% -4% -8% Female AREA U.S.
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 1 Charlotte, NC
AREA GRADUATION RATES BY GROUP (2011-2012) Average Graduation Area Largest Schools Poor 79% Rates (2011)
Hispanic 77% MYERS PARK HIGH 89%
Black 82% ARDREY KELL HIGH 94% White 88% LAKE NORMAN HIGH 97% Total 85% SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH 88% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% GRADUATION RATE DIFFERENCES FROM WHITES, BY WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH 68% GROUP (2011-2012) MALLARD CREEK HIGH 93% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% DAVID W BUTLER HIGH -6% 90% Black -16% PROVIDENCE HIGH 95% -11% Hispanic -10% HOPEWELL HIGH 79% -9% Poor -13% INDEPENDENCE HIGH 79%
AREA US
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 2 Charlotte, NC
2-YEAR POST-SECONDARY Metro Largest Institutions by Eligible Share Receiving STUDENTS RECEIVING Students Federal Loans CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY FINANCIAL AID (2012) COLLEGE 41% ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY 60% 55% COLLEGE 79%
50% 48% GASTON COLLEGE 47%
40% YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE 61%
30% NASCAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 48%
20% MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 45%
10% KAPLAN COLLEGE-CHARLOTTE 71%
0% KING'S COLLEGE 79% Share of all Students Receiving Federally- Subsidized Student Loans SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE-CHARLOTTE 57% METRO U.S. CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES 36%
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 3 Charlotte, NC
4-YEAR POST-SECONDARY Metro Largest Institutions by Eligible Share Receiving STUDENTS RECEIVING Students Federal Loans UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT FINANCIAL AID (2012) CHARLOTTE 40%
45% 42% WINTHROP UNIVERSITY 40% 40% 38% JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY- CHARLOTTE 51% 35% 30% QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 33% 25% DAVIDSON COLLEGE 13% 20% 15% WINGATE UNIVERSITY 38% 10% CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW 0% 5% 0% BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE 46% Share of all Students Receiving Federally- Subsidized Student Loans CATAWBA COLLEGE 43%
METRO U.S. JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY 69%
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 4 Charlotte, NC
Completion Rates Completion Rates, Metro Area Metro Largest Institutions (2012) Community Colleges (2012) CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 17% ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY 41% 34% COLLEGE Percentage of Students GASTON COLLEGE 27% Graduating Within 200% of YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE 19% Expected Time NASCAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 51% U.S. - 40% MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 21% Metro Percentile Rank , Completion KAPLAN COLLEGE-CHARLOTTE N/A Rates, Community Colleges KING'S COLLEGE 79%
SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE-CHARLOTTE 95%
CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH 71 SCIENCES 57%
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 5 Charlotte, NC
Completion Rates Completion Rates, Metro Area Metro Largest Institutions 4-Year Institutions (2013) (2013) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT 56% CHARLOTTE WINTHROP UNIVERSITY 59%
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY- 55% CHARLOTTE 49% Percentage of Students Graduating Within QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 61% 200% of Expected Time DAVIDSON COLLEGE 92% U.S. - 59% WINGATE UNIVERSITY 53% Metro Percentile Rank, CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW N/A Completion Rates, 4-Year Institutions BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE 38% CATAWBA COLLEGE 54%
48 JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY 40%
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 6 Charlotte, NC
Value of Degree Fields Value of Value of Metro Largest Institutions Degree Fields, Metro 2-Year Alumni Skills Institutions (2012) Entry-Level CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE $53,051 $63,246 ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY $51,461 COLLEGE $51,193 $58,918 U.S. - $52,319 GASTON COLLEGE $51,324 $59,778 Value of Degree Fields, Entry- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE $53,838 $58,243 Level Value of Alumni Skills, NASCAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE $50,000 $68,227 2-Year Institutions MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE $53,646 $60,277
(2012) KAPLAN COLLEGE-CHARLOTTE $56,500 N/A $61,554 KING'S COLLEGE $47,405 N/A SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE-CHARLOTTE $51,892 N/A U.S. - $61,606 CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH Value of Alumni Skills SCIENCES $56,351 N/A
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 7 Charlotte, NC
Value of Degree Fields Value of Value of Metro Largest Institutions Degree Fields, Alumni Skills with Metro 4-Year Entry-Level Institutions (2012) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE $57,849 $65,690 $55,042 WINTHROP UNIVERSITY $51,761 $62,744 JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY- $39,540 N/A U.S. - $56,655 CHARLOTTE Value of Degree Fields, Entry-Level QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE $55,548 $65,075
DAVIDSON COLLEGE $56,220 $66,038 Value of Alumni Skills, 4-Year Institutions WINGATE UNIVERSITY $61,048 N/A (2012) CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW N/A $63,165 $65,180 BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE $53,428 $66,885 CATAWBA COLLEGE $50,157 N/A U.S. - $66,863 JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY Value of Alumni Skills $53,776 N/A
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 8 Charlotte, NC
Mid-Career Default Rates, Metro Mid-Career Earnings Metro Largest Institutions Earnings of 2013 of Graduates (2013), 2-Year Graduates CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY Institutions COLLEGE 0% $53,051 ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 0% $51,193
$50,806 GASTON COLLEGE 10% $51,324
U.S. - $54,100 YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE 18% $53,838 Mid-Career Earnings, Payscale.com NASCAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 19% $50,000
Metro Default Rates (2013), 2- MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 0% $53,646 Year Instituions KAPLAN COLLEGE-CHARLOTTE 24% $56,500 8% KING'S COLLEGE 11% $47,405 U.S. - 17% SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE-CHARLOTTE 13% $51,892 Percentage of Students CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH 1% $56,351 Defaulting on Federal Loans SCIENCES
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 9 Charlotte, NC
Mid-Career Metro Mid-Career Earnings of Default Rates, Metro Largest Institutions Earnings of 2012 Graduates (2013) 4-Year Graduates Institutions UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE 6% $57,849 $72,510 WINTHROP UNIVERSITY 9% $51,761 JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY- $39,540 U.S. - $79,800 CHARLOTTE 11% Mid-Career Earnings, Payscale.com QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 6% $55,548
Metro Default Rates (2013), DAVIDSON COLLEGE 2% $56,220 4-Year Institutions WINGATE UNIVERSITY 7% $61,048 8% CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW 0% N/A BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE 14% $53,428 U.S. - 7% Percentage of Students CATAWBA COLLEGE 12% $50,157 Defaulting on Federal Loans JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY 27% $53,776
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 10 Charlotte, NC
Salary Value Default Value Metro Largest Institutions Salary Value Added, Metro Area Added (2013) Added (2013) Community Colleges (2013) CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE -1% -14% ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE N/A -13% -3% GASTON COLLEGE -13% -1% Salary, Percent Beyond YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE 4% 5% Expected NASCAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE N/A N/A
Default Rate Value Added, MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE N/A -15% Community Colleges (2013) KAPLAN COLLEGE-CHARLOTTE N/A N/A -9% KING'S COLLEGE N/A N/A SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE- N/A N/A Default Rate, Percentage CHARLOTTE CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH Point Over Expected SCIENCES N/A N/A
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 11 Charlotte, NC
Salary Value Added, Metro Area Salary Value Default Value Metro Largest Institutions 4-Year Institutions(2013) Added (2013) Added (2013) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE 9% -1%
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY 3% -1% 8% JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY- CHARLOTTE N/A N/A Earnings, Percent Beyond QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF N/A 0% Expected CHARLOTTE DAVIDSON COLLEGE Default Rate Value 15% -3% Added, 4-Year WINGATE UNIVERSITY N/A N/A Institutions (2013) CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW N/A N/A -1% BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE -2% 4% CATAWBA COLLEGE N/A N/A Default Rate, Percentage Point JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY Over Expected N/A N/A
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 12 Concept Concept Source and calculations Basic Demographic and Economic Information Slide Number 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) and 2000 Decennial 1 Populaton Population total and growth from 2000-2013, and population age 18 and under Census, U.S. Census Bureau 2 Population by race and nativity Population by race and nativity 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau Regional cost of living is an index based on 100. A value of 105, indicates that living Median household income overall and by 3 costs are 5% higher than the national average. A value of 95 indicates that living costs 2013 ACS; Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2012 race; Regional Cost of Living Index are 5% lower than the national average. 4 Unemployment rate overall and by race Unemployment rate by racial group. 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau 5 Poverty Rate overall and by race Unemployment rate by racial group. 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau 5 Poverty Rate Household poverty rate 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau The 10 largest sectors by share of total employment, using 2-digit North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes, comparing regional values to US Moody's Analytics, using data from the Quarterly Census of 6 Employment and job growth by industry values. Annual employment growth is also shown by sector from 2010, the nadir of the Employment and Wages. Great Recession, to 2013. 10 largst occupational categories at two-digit (or major) Standard Occupational 7 Occupation Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Classification level. Labor Supply
Area level: Educational attainment rates 1 The universe is the population aged 25 and older. 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau by level of attainment overall and by race
Metro level: Educational attainment rates 2 The universe is the population aged 25 and older. 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau by level of attainment overall and by race Educational attainment, nativity of 3 college educated residents, and change in The universe is the population aged 25 and older. 2009 and 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau attainment rate since 2009 Share of bachelor's educated adults by 4 Bachelor's degree earners by field of study 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau field of degree STEM bachelor's attainment rate, Share The STEM attainment rate is for the population 25-64. STEM fields are determined by 2013 ACS via Integrated Publicuse Microdata Series (IPUMS), 5 of STEM graduates per capita, STEM fields of study codes and include sciences, computer science, engineering, agricultural U.S. Census Bureau. bachelor's attainment by race science, health science, and technology fields. Social sciences are not included.
Labor Demand Unemployment rate and median earnings The number of people unemployed and looking for work divided by the number of 1 2013 ACS, U.S. Census Bureau. by education, 2013 people in the labor force (employed plus unemployed). Jobs and job growth by education Jobs classified by educational requirments using mode education level of workers in 2000 decennial census and 2013 ACS via Integrated Publicuse 2 required occcupation. Microdata Series (IPUMS), U.S. Census Bureau.
Occupations classified as STEM based on knowledge requirements of workers. See Metro STEM jobs and average earnings 3 Jonathan Rothwell, "Hidden STEM Economy" (Washington: Brookings Institution, O*NET, BLS Occupational Employment Statistics for STEM workers 2013) for methodological details on which jobs are considered STEM. Occupations classified as STEM based on knowledge requirements of workers. See Industries with largest number of STEM 2013 American Community Survey, O*NET, BLS Occupational 4 Jonathan Rothwell, "Hidden STEM Economy" (Washington: Brookings Institution, workers and highest percentage Employment Statistics 2013) for methodological details on which jobs are considered STEM.
Earnings by field of degree for most 2013 ACS via Integrated Publicuse Microdata Series (IPUMS), 5 Median earnings for employed individuals aged 25 and older common bachelor's degree fields of study U.S. Census Bureau.
H-1B visas are reserved for "skilled" foreign-born workers who are sponsored by U.S. employed for temporary employment in the United States. "Skilled" is defined as workers in occupations that require a bachelor's degree or higher education (as 2013 Deparmtent of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor determined by the company). The number of visas actually granted is capped, but Certification (OFLC). See Neil Ruiz, Jill Wilson and Shyamali H-1B visa petitions per worker and by employers can issue an unlimited number of requests for approval using preliminary Choudhury, "The Search for Skills: Demand for H-1B 6 occupation, 2011 "Labor Condition Applications," which are filed through the Department of Labor as a Immigrant Workers in U.S. Metropolitan Areas," (Washington: first step in obtaining a visa. Applications are approved if employers pledge to pay Brookings Institution, 2012). Those authors coded the raw data market wages. The number of these requests is shown as a share of total employment to to match metropolitan areas, and their coding was used here. show the intensity of demand for foreign-workers. The most commonly requested occupations are also shown (aggregated to minor occupational groups).
These are all job openings advertised on company websites in the first quarter of 2013. Job openings and duration of 7 Average duration of advertisement indicates difficulty in hiring, except for high- Brookings analysis of data from Burning Glass advertisements by occupation turnover low-paying jobs, where is often indicates that companies are "always-hiring." Quality of Educational Institutions U.S. Department of Education, EdFacts, downloaded from Data.gov. Aggregated proficiency rates use the school level Area Proficiency Rates on State Exams States are required to report achievement data on state assessments to ED under Title I, share of students taking exams as the weight. For schools with 1 for Public School Students, by group and Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Student performance data supressions, mid-point graduation rates were imputed from 10 largest schools, 2011-2012 on state assessments is measured by assessing students against state content standards the range provided (except if range was < or >50%, for which data was treated as missing). NCES data was used for school addresses. U.S. Department of Education, EdFacts, downloaded from As definied by the Department of Education, "The number of students who graduate in Data.gov. Aggregated graduation rates are a student-cohort four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who weighted average of school graduation rates. For schools with High School Graduation Rate, 2011-2012 form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class. From the beginning of 9th grade (or data supressions, mid-point graduation rates were imputed from 2 overall, by 10 largest schools, and by the earliest high school grade), students who are entering that grade for the first time the range provided (except if range was < or >50%, for which group form a cohort that is “adjusted” by adding any students who subsequently transfer into data was treated as missing). NCES data was used for school the cohort and subtracting any students who subsequently transfer out, emigrate to addresses and were matched to MSAs using a file from another country, or die." Moody's Analytics linking countries and zip-codes to MSAs.
3 Financial aid, 4-year colleges, 2012-2013 percentage of 4-year students receiving financial aid IPEDS
4 Financial aid, 2-year colleges, 2012-2013 percentage of 2-year students receiving financial aid IPEDS Completion rates within twice normal 5 graduation rate within 200% normal time IPEDS time, 2-year colleges, 2012-2013 Completion rates within twice normal 6 graduation rate within 200% normal time IPEDS time, 4-year colleges, 2012-2013 Value of degree fields and value of Labor market value of mix of majors, and labor market value of skilled posted on 7 IPEDS, 2013 ACS, and LinkedIn alumni skills, 4-year 2012-2013 LinkedIn resumes by college Value of degree fields and value of Labor market value of mix of majors, and labor market value of skilled posted on 8 IPEDS, 2013 ACS, and LinkedIn alumni skills, 2-year 2012-2013 LinkedIn resumes by college Mid-career earnings and default rates, 4- Median mid-career earnings (after 10 years or more years of work); default rates on 9 Payscale; US Department of Education year, 2014 and 2011-2014, 4-year federal students loans within three years of loan repayment periods
Mid-career earnings and default rates, 4- Median mid-career earnings (after 10 years or more years of work); default rates on 10 Payscale; US Department of Education year, 2014 and 2011-2014, 2-year federal students loans within three years of loan repayment periods Value added of college with respect to Difference between actual and predicted salary and default rates for each college, IPEDS, Payscale, US Department of Education, 2013 ACS, 11 salary and default rate, 2-year given student and institutional characteristics LinkedIn, BEA Value added of college with respect to Difference between actual and predicted salary and default rates for each college, IPEDS, Payscale, US Department of Education, 2013 ACS, 12 salary and default rate, 4-year given student and institutional characteristics LinkedIn, BEA