by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Florida Career College - Hialeah first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Florida Career College - Hialeah retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, Florida Career College - Hialeah 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 | |
|---|---|
| Florida Career College - Hialeah | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
How many of the estimated 283 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
After four years 69% of the cohort graduated. After six years 62% had completed their degree, and 62% after eight years.
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 Florida Career College - Hialeah graduation rate 62%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 283 | 62% |
| Six Years | 283 | 62% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 170 | 38% |
Approximately 170 students or 38% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 170 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
29 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College - Hialeah lost contact with the remaining 141 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 29 | 17.1% |
| Dropped Out | 141 | 82.9% |
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 Florida Career College - Hialeah 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 Florida Career College - Hialeah represent 69% of the students in the class of 2015, and 75.97% of Florida Career College - Hialeah bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 69%, first-time students in the Florida Career College - Hialeah class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Florida Career College - Hialeah graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 | Florida Career College - Hialeah | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 69% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 47.82% |
96 first-time / full-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
22 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College - Hialeah lost contact with the remaining 74 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 22 | 22.92% |
| Dropped Out | 74 | 77.08% |
First-time / part-time students at Florida Career College - Hialeah represent 31.14% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 48%, first-time, part-time students in the Florida Career College - Hialeah class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 48%.
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 | Florida Career College - Hialeah | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 48% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 48% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 48% | 23.72% |
74 first-time / part-time students or 52% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College - Hialeah lost contact with the remaining 67 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 7 | 9.46% |
| Dropped Out | 67 | 90.54% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Florida Career College - Hialeah returning, part-time students.
