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College Factual ranked DSLCC as #2,039 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
DSLCC is also ranked #58 out of 63 schools in Virginia.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Dabney S Lancaster Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Dabney S Lancaster Community College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is 25%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,075 undergraduates at DSLCC with 363 being full-time and 712 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,381 | $4,939 | $7,549 | $8,736 | $9,974 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DSLCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DSLCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $4,250 a year. That adds up to $17,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at DSLCC is 15.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for DSLCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 College Drive, Clifton Forge, VA 24422-1000 |
| Phone: | 540-863-2800 |
| Website: | www.mgcc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 458 students took at least one online class at Dabney S Lancaster Community College. This is a decrease from the 652 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 458 | 140 |
| 2019-2020 | 652 | 234 |
| 2018-2019 | 328 | 57 |
| 2017-2018 | 404 | 97 |
| 2016-2017 | 442 | 81 |
Learn more about online learning at Dabney S Lancaster Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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