by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Concorde Career Institute - Orlando? 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 92% students making it past their freshmen year, Concorde Career Institute - Orlando 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Concorde Career Institute - Orlando | 92% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
Of the 234 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 68% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 69% of the students had graduated and after eight years 69% of this class completed their degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a student is considered to have graduated on time if they complete their degree within six years, making the official Concorde Career Institute - Orlando graduation rate 69%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 234 | 69% |
| Six Years | 234 | 69% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 106 | 31% |
Approximately 106 students or 31% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 106 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Concorde Career Institute - Orlando lost contact with the remaining 104 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 2 | 1.9% |
| Dropped Out | 104 | 98.1% |
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 Concorde Career Institute - Orlando 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 Concorde Career Institute - Orlando represent 97% of the students in the class of 2015, and 96.58% of Concorde Career Institute - Orlando bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 68%, first-time students in the Concorde Career Institute - Orlando class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Concorde Career Institute - Orlando graduation rate was 68%, and by the eight year mark, 68% 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 | Concorde Career Institute - Orlando | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 68% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 68% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 68% | 47.82% |
105 first-time / full-time students or 32% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Concorde Career Institute - Orlando lost contact with the remaining 103 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 1.90% |
| Dropped Out | 103 | 98.10% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Concorde Career Institute - Orlando first-time, part-time students.
9 Concorde Career Institute - Orlando students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 2.65% 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 89%, 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 89%.
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 | Concorde Career Institute - Orlando | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 89% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 89% | 55.07% |
1 non first-time / part-time students or 11% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Concorde Career Institute - Orlando lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Concorde Career Institute - Orlando returning, part-time students.
