Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sterling College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
92
Participants Small participant base
67th
Percentile by assets National rank
$123,925
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Sterling College · Kansas · Educational Services

$11M in assets, 92 participants

Sterling College's Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan reported $11M in total assets and 92 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 67th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #1,999 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Sterling College multi-year trail

Sterling College's plans moved +16.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan at $11M / 92 participants.

#1,999
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-15.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$11,401,072 Top 33% higher than 67% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan is a small filing (92 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 480543728 · Sterling College PY 2022 · Other

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan · $11M · 92 · 67th

  • TYPE $11M
  • TYPE 92
  • TYPE 67th
  • TYPE Other
  • TYPE near Lawman Heating and Cooling, Inc. Prevailing Wage Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #1999

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lawman Heating and Cooling, Inc. Prevailing Wage Pension PlanLawman Heating and Cooling, …$11MSterling College Defined Contribution PlanSterling College Defined Con…$11MColumbus Association for the Performing Arts 403(b) PlanColumbus Association for the…$11MCordillera and Affiliated Companies 401(k) Deferred Compensation PlanCordillera and Affiliated Co…$11MGreater Erie Community Action Committee Tax Deferred Annuity ProgramGreater Erie Community Actio…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Sterling College multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13M 16.286547440451212% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11M$12M$13M$14M 202220232024 $11.4M $13.3M ▲ +16.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 92 $11M
2023 1 190 $12M
2024 1 194 $13M

Sterling College filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN480543728
Plan Effective Date1974-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Other Plans in Kansas

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 11.401072 · Participants: 92Sterling College Defined Contribution PlanStormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 430.277334 · Participants: 5334Stormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) PlanOlathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 165.01928 · Participants: 2265Olathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement PlanHays Medical Center Employee's Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($M): 89.791656 · Participants: 1905Hays Medical Center Employee's Tax Deferred Annuity PlanOttawa University DC Plan, Total assets ($M): 34.985478 · Participants: 349Ottawa University DC PlanMidwest Transplant Network, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 34.221063 · Participants: 220Midwest Transplant Network, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan
Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Other by assets is Lawman Heating and Cooling, Inc. Prevailing Wage Pension Plan in NY ($11M); by covered participants it is Quality Progressions 403(b) Plan in PA (92 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (92 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan assets move in 2022?
Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan declined sharply - down 15.1% during 2022, from $13M to $11M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Sterling College plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling College's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.3%, from $11M to $13M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lawman Heating and Cooling, Inc. Prevailing Wage Pension Plan in NY ($11M, 49 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Quality Progressions 403(b) Plan in PA (92 participants, $4M in assets).