by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Kansas City Kansas Community College 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 56% students making it past their freshmen year, Kansas City Kansas Community College 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 Kansas, the average is 65.77%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | 56% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Kansas | 65.77% |
There were approximately 2,729 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 23% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 27% of the students had graduated and after eight years 28% 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 Kansas City Kansas Community College graduation rate 27%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 2,455 | 24% |
| Six Years | 2,729 | 27% |
| Eight Years | 115 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 7,181 | 72% |
Approximately 7181 students or 72% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 7181 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
571 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Kansas Community College lost contact with the remaining 6270 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 571 | 8.0% |
| Dropped Out | 6,270 | 87.3% |
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 Kansas City Kansas Community College 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 Kansas City Kansas Community College represent 9% of the students in the class of 2015, and 8.54% of Kansas City Kansas Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 23%, first-time students in the Kansas City Kansas Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Kansas City Kansas Community College graduation rate was 26%, and by the eight year mark, 27% 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 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 23% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 26% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 27% | 47.82% |
648 first-time / full-time students or 73% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
45 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Kansas Community College lost contact with the remaining 592 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 45 | 6.94% |
| Dropped Out | 592 | 91.36% |
First-time / part-time students at Kansas City Kansas Community College represent 10.03% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 14%, first-time, part-time students in the Kansas City Kansas Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 15%.
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 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 10% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 14% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 15% | 23.72% |
853 first-time / part-time students or 85% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
19 are still enrolled.
64 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Kansas Community College lost contact with the remaining 770 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 19 | 2.23% |
| Transferred | 64 | 7.50% |
| Dropped Out | 770 | 90.27% |
3458 Kansas City Kansas Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 34.49% 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 43%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 44%.
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 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 43% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 44% | 55.07% |
1934 non first-time / part-time students or 56% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
38 are still enrolled.
173 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Kansas Community College lost contact with the remaining 1723 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 38 | 1.96% |
| Transferred | 173 | 8.95% |
| Dropped Out | 1,723 | 89.09% |
4678 Kansas City Kansas Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 46.66% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 19%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 20%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 19% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 20% | 37.80% |
3746 non first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
272 are still enrolled.
289 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Kansas Community College lost contact with the remaining 3185 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 272 | 7.26% |
| Transferred | 289 | 7.71% |
| Dropped Out | 3,185 | 85.02% |
