Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,394
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Small (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population less than 100,000)
Two-year, small // higher-part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)

First generation college students: 34.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 11.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.1% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 37.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 18.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 11.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 7.8% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 81.1%
Black: 2.2%
Hispanic: 5.1%
Asian: 3.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
2+ races: 3.5%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 4.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $20,647
In-State tuition: $7,200
Out-of-State tuition: $15,450

Estimated books and supplies: $1,400 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,040 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $67,003 (2017)
Median Family Income: $35,818 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 25.8%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 30.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $13,828 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $147 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $15,944
$30k-48k $20,647
$48k-75k $20,647
$75k-110k $20,647
$110k+ $20,647

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.9% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $13,828 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $7,988 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,275 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 69.3% (2015)
@3 year 72.4% (2017)
@5 year 76.8% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 42.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 47.0% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $37,679 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $41,778 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Education, General. 3
Associate's Degree Education, General. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 2
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 6
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 8
Associate's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Materials Engineering 12 $35,080 ($2,923)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. 3
Associate's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 3
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 44 $12,500 $139 $24,827 ($2,069) $41,191 ($3,433)
Associate's Degree Biology, General. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mathematics and Computer Science. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician. 1
Associate's Degree Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician. 8
Associate's Degree Psychology, General. 11
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 46
Associate's Degree Air Transportation. 3
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 10
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 1
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 28
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. 6
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 43 $28,371 $207 $68,948 ($5,746) $66,042 ($5,504)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 3
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 33 $11,686 $118
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 9
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 5
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 6
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 1
Associate's Degree Area Studies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Graphic Communications. 1
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 1
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 6


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $65,133
Full time faculty: 23%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0

School's endowment start of year: $422,904 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $649,271 (2022)