by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Nevada Career Institute after their first year? Are Nevada Career Institute students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Nevada Career Institute 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 Nevada, the average is 73.68%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Nevada Career Institute | 67% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Nevada | 73.68% |
There were approximately 201 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 67% of the students had graduated and after eight years 67% of this class completed their degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a student is considered to have graduated on time if they complete their degree within six years, making the official Nevada Career Institute graduation rate 67%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 201 | 67% |
| Six Years | 201 | 67% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 100 | 33% |
Approximately 100 students or 33% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 100 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
Nevada Career Institute lost contact with the remaining 93 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 7 | 7.0% |
| Dropped Out | 93 | 93.0% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 Nevada Career Institute are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Nevada Career Institute represent 89% of the students in the class of 2015, and 95.52% of Nevada Career Institute bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 71%, first-time students in the Nevada Career Institute class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Nevada Career Institute graduation rate was 71%, and by the eight year mark, 71% 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 | Nevada Career Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 71% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 71% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 71% | 47.82% |
77 first-time / full-time students or 29% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Nevada Career Institute lost contact with the remaining 72 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 6.49% |
| Dropped Out | 72 | 93.51% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Nevada Career Institute first-time, part-time students.
32 Nevada Career Institute students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 10.63% 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 28%, 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 28%.
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 | Nevada Career Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 28% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 28% | 55.07% |
23 non first-time / part-time students or 72% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Nevada Career Institute lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 8.70% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 91.30% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Nevada Career Institute returning, part-time students.
