by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield 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 63% students making it past their freshmen year, InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 34 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 84% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 79% of the students had graduated and after eight years 79% 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 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield graduation rate 79%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 34 | 79% |
| Six Years | 34 | 79% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 9 | 21% |
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 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield represent 74% of the students in the class of 2015, and 79.41% of InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 84%, first-time students in the InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield graduation rate was 84%, and by the eight year mark, 84% 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 | InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 84% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 84% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 84% | 47.82% |
5 first-time / full-time students or 16% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield lost contact with the remaining 5 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 5 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield first-time, part-time students.
11 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 25.58% 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 64%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 64%.
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 | InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 64% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 55.07% |
4 non 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.
0 transferred to another institution.
InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield lost contact with the remaining 4 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 4 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield returning, part-time students.
