by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Eastern Virginia Career College after their first year? Are Eastern Virginia Career College students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 90% students making it past their freshmen year, Eastern Virginia 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 Virginia, the average is 69.66%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Virginia Career College | 90% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Virginia | 69.66% |
How many of the estimated 171 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 78% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 80% of the students had graduated and after eight years 80% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Eastern Virginia Career College is 80%. 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 | 171 | 80% |
| Six Years | 171 | 80% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 43 | 20% |
Approximately 43 students or 20% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 43 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Virginia Career College lost contact with the remaining 40 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 3 | 7.0% |
| Dropped Out | 40 | 93.0% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 Eastern Virginia Career College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Eastern Virginia Career College represent 79% of the students in the class of 2015, and 77.19% of Eastern Virginia Career College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 78%, first-time students in the Eastern Virginia Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Eastern Virginia Career College graduation rate was 78%, and by the eight year mark, 78% 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 | Eastern Virginia Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 78% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 78% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 78% | 47.82% |
37 first-time / full-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Virginia Career College lost contact with the remaining 34 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 3 | 8.11% |
| Dropped Out | 34 | 91.89% |
First-time / part-time students at Eastern Virginia Career College represent 21.03% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 87%, first-time, part-time students in the Eastern Virginia 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 87%.
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 | Eastern Virginia Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 87% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 87% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 87% | 23.72% |
6 first-time / part-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.
Eastern Virginia Career College lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Eastern Virginia Career College returning, part-time students.
