by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Florida Career College - Miami retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 61% students making it past their freshmen year, Florida Career College - Miami 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Florida Career College - Miami | 61% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
How many of the estimated 174 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 63% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 63% of the students had graduated and after eight years 63% 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 Florida Career College - Miami graduation rate 63%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 174 | 63% |
| Six Years | 174 | 63% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 101 | 37% |
Approximately 101 students or 37% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 101 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
19 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College - Miami lost contact with the remaining 82 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 19 | 18.8% |
| Dropped Out | 82 | 81.2% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 - Miami are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Florida Career College - Miami represent 79% of the students in the class of 2015, and 78.16% of Florida Career College - Miami bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 63%, first-time students in the Florida Career College - Miami class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Florida Career College - Miami graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 - Miami | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 63% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 63% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 47.82% |
80 first-time / full-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College - Miami lost contact with the remaining 63 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 17 | 21.25% |
| Dropped Out | 63 | 78.75% |
First-time / part-time students at Florida Career College - Miami represent 21.45% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 64%, first-time, part-time students in the Florida Career College - Miami class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 64%.
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 - Miami | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 64% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 64% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 23.72% |
21 first-time / part-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College - Miami lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 9.52% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 90.48% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Florida Career College - Miami returning, part-time students.
