CCAT Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How long does it take to earn a degree at CCAT? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.

• CCAT Retention Rate
• CCAT Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• CCAT Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

CCAT Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.

With 63% students making it past their freshmen year, CCAT has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

CCAT Graduation Rates

There were approximately 439 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 37% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 46% of the students had graduated and after eight years 46% of this class completed their degree.

The official graduation rate of CCAT is 46%. 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.

CCAT Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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CCAT Drop Out Rate

Approximately 515 students or 54% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 515 students who did not complete their degree?

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 238 transferred to another institution.

• CCAT lost contact with the remaining 277 who we assumed dropped out.

CCAT Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

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 CCAT 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 CCAT Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television represent 21% of the students in the class of 2015, and 18.00% of CCAT bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 37%, first-time students in the CCAT class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the CCAT graduation rate was 39%, 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.

CCAT First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time CCAT Drop Out Rates

124 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.

• 61 transferred to another institution.

• CCAT lost contact with the remaining 63 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

First-time / part-time students at Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television represent 1.57% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six-year graduation rate of 20%, first-time, part-time students in the CCAT 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 CCAT Graduation Rates vs. National Average

First-Time / Part-Time CCAT Drop Out Rates

12 first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 2 transferred to another institution.

• CCAT lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

530 CCAT students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 55.56% 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 44%, 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 44%.

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.

CCAT Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time CCAT Drop Out Rates

296 non first-time / part-time students or 56% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 138 transferred to another institution.

• CCAT lost contact with the remaining 158 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

206 CCAT students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 21.59% 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.

CCAT Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Part-Time CCAT Drop Out Rates

83 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.

• 37 transferred to another institution.

• CCAT lost contact with the remaining 46 who we assumed dropped out.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics