by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Bakersfield College retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Bakersfield College | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 5,931 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 28% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 27% of the students had graduated and after eight years 29% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Bakersfield College is 27%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 4,943 | 22% |
| Six Years | 5,931 | 27% |
| Eight Years | 594 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 15,856 | 71% |
Approximately 15856 students or 71% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 15856 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
6320 transferred to another institution.
Bakersfield College lost contact with the remaining 8732 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 6320 | 39.9% |
| Dropped Out | 8,732 | 55.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 17% |
| Asian | 30% |
| Black / African-American | 6% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| International | 8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 24% |
| Unknown | 10% |
| White | 30% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at Bakersfield College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Bakersfield College represent 7% of the students in the class of 2015, and 8.99% of Bakersfield College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 28%, first-time students in the Bakersfield College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Bakersfield College graduation rate was 35%, and by the eight year mark, 39% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Bakersfield College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 28% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 35% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 39% | 47.82% |
928 first-time / full-time students or 61% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
293 transferred to another institution.
Bakersfield College lost contact with the remaining 578 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 293 | 31.57% |
| Dropped Out | 578 | 62.28% |
First-time / part-time students at Bakersfield College represent 12.41% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 17%, first-time, part-time students in the Bakersfield College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 20%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Bakersfield College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 11% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 17% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 20% | 23.72% |
2224 first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
104 are still enrolled.
612 transferred to another institution.
Bakersfield College lost contact with the remaining 1508 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 104 | 4.68% |
| Transferred | 612 | 27.52% |
| Dropped Out | 1,508 | 67.81% |
4208 Bakersfield College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.80% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 42%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 45%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | Bakersfield College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 42% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 55.07% |
2328 non first-time / part-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
93 are still enrolled.
1128 transferred to another institution.
Bakersfield College lost contact with the remaining 1107 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 93 | 3.99% |
| Transferred | 1128 | 48.45% |
| Dropped Out | 1,107 | 47.55% |
13881 Bakersfield College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 62.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 23%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 25%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Bakersfield College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 23% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 25% | 37.80% |
10376 non first-time / part-time students or 75% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
550 are still enrolled.
4287 transferred to another institution.
Bakersfield College lost contact with the remaining 5539 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 550 | 5.30% |
| Transferred | 4287 | 41.32% |
| Dropped Out | 5,539 | 53.38% |
