by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Florida Career College 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 retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, Florida Career College 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 | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
Of the 304 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 72% of the students had graduated and after eight years 72% 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 graduation rate 72%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 304 | 72% |
| Six Years | 304 | 72% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 120 | 28% |
Approximately 120 students or 28% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 120 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College lost contact with the remaining 111 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 9 | 7.5% |
| Dropped Out | 111 | 92.5% |
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 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 represent 76% of the students in the class of 2015, and 75.00% of Florida Career College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 71%, first-time students in the Florida Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Florida Career College graduation rate was 71%, and by the eight year mark, 71% 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 | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 71% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 71% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 71% | 47.82% |
94 first-time / full-time students or 29% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College lost contact with the remaining 89 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 5.32% |
| Dropped Out | 89 | 94.68% |
First-time / part-time students at Florida Career College represent 23.89% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 75%, first-time, part-time students in the Florida Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 75%.
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 | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 75% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 75% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 23.72% |
26 first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Florida Career College lost contact with the remaining 22 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 15.38% |
| Dropped Out | 22 | 84.62% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Florida Career College returning, part-time students.
