by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to California Career College after their first year? Are California Career College students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 100% students making it past their freshmen year, California Career College has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
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 | |
|---|---|
| California Career College | 100% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 18 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 87% of the cohort graduated. After six years 90% had completed their degree, and 90% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of California Career College is 90%. 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 | 18 | 90% |
| Six Years | 18 | 90% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 2 | 10% |
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 California Career College are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 California Career College represent 75% of the students in the class of 2015, and 72.22% of California Career College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 87%, first-time students in the California Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the California Career College graduation rate was 87%, and by the eight year mark, 87% 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 | California Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 87% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 87% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 87% | 47.82% |
2 first-time / full-time students or 13% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
California Career College lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 100.00% |
First-time / part-time students at California Career College represent 25.00% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 100%, first-time, part-time students in the California Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 100%.
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 | California Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 100% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 100% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 23.72% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on California Career College returning, part-time students.
