by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Gaston College, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a proud member of the Not applicable conference, Gaston College contends with other NJCAA Division I schools.
A total number of 68 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 47 of whom are male and 21 are female. On average, these students receive around $2,123 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $2,696 and women received an average of $840.
Of the 4 head coaches at Gaston College, 2 are leaders of men’s teams and 2 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $40,000, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $40,000 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Gaston College sports, there are 3 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 3 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $23,332 and the average for those who coach men’s is $23,332. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Gaston College collected $1,195,571 in revenue and paid out $1,195,571 in expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at Gaston College.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 33 players of the Gaston College men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Gaston College baseball program brought home $270,391 in revenue and paid out $290,057 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-19,666 to be exact.
There are 4 players on the Gaston College women’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s cross country program at Gaston College made $3,851 in revenue and spent $2,506 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $1,345 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 11-player women’s softball team at Gaston College is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Gaston College brought in $151,383 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $145,992 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $5,391 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Gaston College offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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