by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Milwaukee Career College after their first year? Are Milwaukee Career College 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 65% students making it past their freshmen year, Milwaukee Career 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 Wisconsin, the average is 74.47%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee Career College | 65% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Wisconsin | 74.47% |
How many of the estimated 156 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 52% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 56% of the students had graduated and after eight years 56% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Milwaukee Career College is 56%. 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 | 156 | 56% |
| Six Years | 156 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 123 | 44% |
Approximately 123 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 123 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Milwaukee Career College lost contact with the remaining 113 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 10 | 8.1% |
| Dropped Out | 113 | 91.9% |
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 Milwaukee Career 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 Milwaukee Career College represent 62% of the students in the class of 2015, and 57.05% of Milwaukee Career College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 52%, first-time students in the Milwaukee Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Milwaukee Career College graduation rate was 52%, and by the eight year mark, 52% 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 | Milwaukee Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 52% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 52% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 47.82% |
83 first-time / full-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Milwaukee Career College lost contact with the remaining 78 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 6.02% |
| Dropped Out | 78 | 93.98% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Milwaukee Career College first-time, part-time students.
107 Milwaukee Career College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 38.35% 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 63%, 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 63%.
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 | Milwaukee Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 63% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 55.07% |
40 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Milwaukee Career College lost contact with the remaining 35 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 12.50% |
| Dropped Out | 35 | 87.50% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Milwaukee Career College returning, part-time students.
