by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Healthcare 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 Healthcare Career College retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 73% students making it past their freshmen year, Healthcare 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Career College | 73% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 195 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 54% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 58% of the students had graduated and after eight years 58% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Healthcare Career College is 58%. 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 | 180 | 54% |
| Six Years | 195 | 58% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 140 | 42% |
Approximately 140 students or 42% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 140 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
32 transferred to another institution.
Healthcare Career College lost contact with the remaining 108 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 32 | 22.9% |
| Dropped Out | 108 | 77.1% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 Healthcare Career College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Healthcare Career College represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of Healthcare Career College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 54%, first-time students in the Healthcare Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Healthcare Career College graduation rate was 58%, and by the eight year mark, 58% 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 | Healthcare Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 54% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 58% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
140 first-time / full-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
32 transferred to another institution.
Healthcare Career College lost contact with the remaining 108 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 32 | 22.86% |
| Dropped Out | 108 | 77.14% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Healthcare Career College first-time, part-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Healthcare Career College returning, part-time students.
