by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to CVTC after their first year? Are CVTC 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 61% students making it past their freshmen year, CVTC has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Wisconsin, the average is 74.47%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| CVTC | 61% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Wisconsin | 74.47% |
Of the 1,099 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 42% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 46% of the students had graduated and after eight years 48% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical CVTC graduation rate 46%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 977 | 41% |
| Six Years | 1,099 | 46% |
| Eight Years | 46 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,258 | 52% |
Approximately 1258 students or 52% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1258 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
244 transferred to another institution.
CVTC lost contact with the remaining 980 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 244 | 19.4% |
| Dropped Out | 980 | 77.9% |
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 CVTC 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 Chippewa Valley Technical College represent 58% of the students in the class of 2015, and 58.51% of CVTC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 42%, first-time students in the CVTC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the CVTC graduation rate was 46%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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 | CVTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 42% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 46% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
707 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
223 transferred to another institution.
CVTC lost contact with the remaining 472 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 223 | 31.54% |
| Dropped Out | 472 | 66.76% |
First-time / part-time students at Chippewa Valley Technical College represent 33.18% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 40%, first-time, part-time students in the CVTC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 42%.
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 | CVTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 40% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 42% | 23.72% |
466 first-time / part-time students or 58% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
21 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
CVTC lost contact with the remaining 424 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 21 | 4.51% |
| Transferred | 21 | 4.51% |
| Dropped Out | 424 | 90.99% |
110 CVTC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 4.57% 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 64%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 64%.
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 | CVTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 64% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 55.07% |
40 non first-time / part-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
CVTC lost contact with the remaining 39 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 2.50% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 39 | 97.50% |
112 CVTC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 4.66% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 60%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 60%.
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 | CVTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 60% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 60% | 37.80% |
45 non first-time / part-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
CVTC lost contact with the remaining 45 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 45 | 100.00% |
