by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Monroe Community College after their first year? Are Monroe Community 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 56% students making it past their freshmen year, Monroe 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Monroe Community College | 56% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
Of the 1,927 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 27% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 29% of the students had graduated and after eight years 30% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Monroe Community College is 29%. 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 | 1,668 | 25% |
| Six Years | 1,927 | 29% |
| Eight Years | 96 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 4,683 | 70% |
Approximately 4683 students or 70% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 4683 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1726 transferred to another institution.
Monroe Community College lost contact with the remaining 2795 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1726 | 36.9% |
| Dropped Out | 2,795 | 59.7% |
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 Monroe 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 Monroe Community College represent 66% of the students in the class of 2015, and 70.32% of Monroe Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 27%, first-time students in the Monroe Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Monroe Community College graduation rate was 30%, and by the eight year mark, 32% 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 | Monroe Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 27% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 30% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 47.82% |
3039 first-time / full-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1053 transferred to another institution.
Monroe Community College lost contact with the remaining 1869 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1053 | 34.65% |
| Dropped Out | 1,869 | 61.50% |
First-time / part-time students at Monroe Community College represent 11.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 15%, first-time, part-time students in the Monroe 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 17%.
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 | Monroe Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 10% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 15% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 17% | 23.72% |
612 first-time / part-time students or 83% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
23 are still enrolled.
167 transferred to another institution.
Monroe Community College lost contact with the remaining 422 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 23 | 3.76% |
| Transferred | 167 | 27.29% |
| Dropped Out | 422 | 68.95% |
1061 Monroe Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 15.80% 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 33%, 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 34%.
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 | Monroe Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 33% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 34% | 55.07% |
701 non first-time / part-time students or 66% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
19 are still enrolled.
366 transferred to another institution.
Monroe Community College lost contact with the remaining 316 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 19 | 2.71% |
| Transferred | 366 | 52.21% |
| Dropped Out | 316 | 45.08% |
459 Monroe Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.83% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 25%, 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 28%.
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 | Monroe Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 25% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 28% | 37.80% |
331 non first-time / part-time students or 72% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
140 transferred to another institution.
Monroe Community College lost contact with the remaining 188 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.91% |
| Transferred | 140 | 42.30% |
| Dropped Out | 188 | 56.80% |
