Make an informed decision about your education by understanding Los Angeles Pacific 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.
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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 | |
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Los Angeles Pacific College | |
Nationwide | 70.57% |
California | 73.07% |
Of the 58 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 78% in six years, and 78% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of Los Angeles Pacific College is 78%. 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 |
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Four Years | 58 | 78% |
Six Years | 58 | 78% |
Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
Did Not Complete | 16 | 22% |
Approximately 16 students or 22% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 16 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Los Angeles Pacific College lost contact with the remaining 14 who we assumed dropped out.
Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
Transferred | 2 | 12.5% |
Dropped Out | 14 | 87.5% |
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Los Angeles Pacific College first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Los Angeles Pacific College first-time, part-time students.
74 Los Angeles Pacific College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 100.00% 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 78%, 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 78%.
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 | Los Angeles Pacific College | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
Six Years | 78% | 53.83% |
Eight Years | 78% | 55.07% |
16 non first-time / part-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Los Angeles Pacific College lost contact with the remaining 14 who we assumed dropped out.
First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
Transferred | 2 | 12.50% |
Dropped Out | 14 | 87.50% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Los Angeles Pacific College returning, part-time students.