by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Eastern Arizona College? 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 70% students making it past their freshmen year, Eastern Arizona College 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 Arizona, the average is 67.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Arizona College | 70% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
There were approximately 672 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, 22% of the students had graduated and after eight years 23% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Eastern Arizona College is 22%. 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 | 582 | 19% |
| Six Years | 672 | 22% |
| Eight Years | 33 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 2,385 | 77% |
Approximately 2385 students or 77% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 2385 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
576 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Arizona College lost contact with the remaining 1725 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 576 | 24.2% |
| Dropped Out | 1,725 | 72.3% |
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 Eastern Arizona College 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 Eastern Arizona College represent 30% of the students in the class of 2015, and 52.98% of Eastern Arizona College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 37%, first-time students in the Eastern Arizona College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Eastern Arizona College graduation rate was 40%, and by the eight year mark, 41% 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 Arizona College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 37% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 40% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 41% | 47.82% |
535 first-time / full-time students or 59% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
191 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Arizona College lost contact with the remaining 332 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 191 | 35.70% |
| Dropped Out | 332 | 62.06% |
First-time / part-time students at Eastern Arizona College represent 61.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 11%, first-time, part-time students in the Eastern Arizona College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 12%.
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 Arizona College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 8% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 11% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 23.72% |
1684 first-time / part-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
59 are still enrolled.
289 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Arizona College lost contact with the remaining 1336 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 59 | 3.50% |
| Transferred | 289 | 17.16% |
| Dropped Out | 1,336 | 79.33% |
176 Eastern Arizona College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 5.60% 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 45%.
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 | Eastern Arizona College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 44% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 55.07% |
95 non first-time / part-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
60 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Arizona College lost contact with the remaining 30 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 5.26% |
| Transferred | 60 | 63.16% |
| Dropped Out | 30 | 31.58% |
109 Eastern Arizona College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 3.47% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 31%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 34%.
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 | Eastern Arizona College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 31% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 34% | 37.80% |
71 non first-time / part-time students or 66% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
36 transferred to another institution.
Eastern Arizona College lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 11.27% |
| Transferred | 36 | 50.70% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 38.03% |
