by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants 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.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 362 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 89% of the cohort graduated. After six years 89% had completed their degree, and 89% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is 89%. 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 | 362 | 89% |
| Six Years | 362 | 89% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 45 | 11% |
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 New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants 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 New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 89%, first-time students in the New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants graduation rate was 89%, and by the eight year mark, 89% 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 | New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 89% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 89% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 89% | 47.82% |
45 first-time / full-time students or 11% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants lost contact with the remaining 45 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 45 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants first-time, part-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants returning, part-time students.
