by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to NTCC after their first year? Are NTCC students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 57% students making it past their freshmen year, NTCC 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| NTCC | 57% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
Of the 307 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 24% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 26% of the students had graduated and after eight years 27% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of NTCC is 26%. 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 | 272 | 23% |
| Six Years | 307 | 26% |
| Eight Years | 15 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 851 | 73% |
Approximately 851 students or 73% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 851 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
281 transferred to another institution.
NTCC lost contact with the remaining 542 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 281 | 33.0% |
| Dropped Out | 542 | 63.7% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 NTCC are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Northeast Texas Community College represent 54% of the students in the class of 2015, and 57.00% of NTCC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 24%, first-time students in the NTCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the NTCC graduation rate was 28%, and by the eight year mark, 29% 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 | NTCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 24% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 28% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 29% | 47.82% |
448 first-time / full-time students or 71% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
110 transferred to another institution.
NTCC lost contact with the remaining 322 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 110 | 24.55% |
| Dropped Out | 322 | 71.88% |
First-time / part-time students at Northeast Texas Community College represent 15.52% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 18%, first-time, part-time students in the NTCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 19%.
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 | NTCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 16% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 18% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 19% | 23.72% |
148 first-time / part-time students or 81% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
9 are still enrolled.
26 transferred to another institution.
NTCC lost contact with the remaining 113 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 9 | 6.08% |
| Transferred | 26 | 17.57% |
| Dropped Out | 113 | 76.35% |
230 NTCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 19.61% 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 34%, 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 35%.
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 | NTCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 34% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 55.07% |
149 non first-time / part-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
81 transferred to another institution.
NTCC lost contact with the remaining 65 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 2.01% |
| Transferred | 81 | 54.36% |
| Dropped Out | 65 | 43.62% |
126 NTCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 10.74% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 16%, 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 16%.
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 | NTCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 16% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 16% | 37.80% |
106 non first-time / part-time students or 84% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
64 transferred to another institution.
NTCC lost contact with the remaining 42 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 64 | 60.38% |
| Dropped Out | 42 | 39.62% |
