by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to InterCoast Colleges - West Covina after their first year? Are InterCoast Colleges - West Covina students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 76% students making it past their freshmen year, InterCoast Colleges - West Covina 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 | |
|---|---|
| InterCoast Colleges - West Covina | 76% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Of the 192 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 93% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 88% of the students had graduated and after eight years 88% of this class completed their degree.
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 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina graduation rate 88%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 192 | 88% |
| Six Years | 192 | 88% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 26 | 12% |
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 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina 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 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina represent 82% of the students in the class of 2015, and 86.46% of InterCoast Colleges - West Covina bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 93%, first-time students in the InterCoast Colleges - West Covina class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the InterCoast Colleges - West Covina graduation rate was 93%, and by the eight year mark, 93% 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 - West Covina | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 93% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 93% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 93% | 47.82% |
12 first-time / full-time students or 7% 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 - West Covina lost contact with the remaining 12 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 12 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on InterCoast Colleges - West Covina first-time, part-time students.
40 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.35% 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 65%, 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 65%.
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 - West Covina | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 65% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
14 non first-time / part-time students or 35% 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 - West Covina lost contact with the remaining 14 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 14 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on InterCoast Colleges - West Covina returning, part-time students.
