by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many MTI College first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore MTI College retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
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, MTI College 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 | |
|---|---|
| MTI College | 76% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Of the 627 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 73% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 73% of the students had graduated and after eight years 73% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of MTI College is 73%. 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 | 627 | 73% |
| Six Years | 627 | 73% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 228 | 27% |
Approximately 228 students or 27% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 228 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
93 transferred to another institution.
MTI College lost contact with the remaining 135 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 93 | 40.8% |
| Dropped Out | 135 | 59.2% |
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 MTI 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 MTI College represent 49% of the students in the class of 2015, and 48.64% of MTI College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 73%, first-time students in the MTI College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the MTI College graduation rate was 73%, and by the eight year mark, 73% 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 | MTI College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 73% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 73% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 73% | 47.82% |
113 first-time / full-time students or 27% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
50 transferred to another institution.
MTI College lost contact with the remaining 63 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 50 | 44.25% |
| Dropped Out | 63 | 55.75% |
First-time / part-time students at MTI College represent 1.17% of the students in the class of 2015.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | MTI College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 1% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 1% | 23.72% |
10 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
MTI College lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 10 | 100.00% |
427 MTI College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 49.94% 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 75%, 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 75%.
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 | MTI College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 75% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 55.07% |
105 non first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
43 transferred to another institution.
MTI College lost contact with the remaining 62 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 43 | 40.95% |
| Dropped Out | 62 | 59.05% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on MTI College returning, part-time students.
