by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to NWKTC after their first year? Are NWKTC 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 59% students making it past their freshmen year, NWKTC 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 Kansas, the average is 65.77%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| NWKTC | 59% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Kansas | 65.77% |
There were approximately 302 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 61% of the cohort graduated. After six years 72% had completed their degree, and 72% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of NWKTC is 72%. 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 | 299 | 72% |
| Six Years | 302 | 72% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 116 | 28% |
Approximately 116 students or 28% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 116 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
40 transferred to another institution.
NWKTC lost contact with the remaining 76 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 40 | 34.5% |
| Dropped Out | 76 | 65.5% |
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 NWKTC 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 Northwest Kansas Technical College represent 58% of the students in the class of 2015, and 49.34% of NWKTC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 61%, first-time students in the NWKTC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the NWKTC graduation rate was 62%, and by the eight year mark, 62% 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 | NWKTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 61% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 62% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 62% | 47.82% |
93 first-time / full-time students or 38% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
34 transferred to another institution.
NWKTC lost contact with the remaining 59 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 34 | 36.56% |
| Dropped Out | 59 | 63.44% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on NWKTC first-time, part-time students.
156 NWKTC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 37.32% 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 86%, 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 86%.
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 | NWKTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 86% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 86% | 55.07% |
22 non first-time / part-time students or 14% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
NWKTC lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 27.27% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 72.73% |
20 NWKTC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 4.78% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 95%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 95%.
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 | NWKTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 95% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 95% | 37.80% |
1 non first-time / part-time students or 5% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
NWKTC lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 100.00% |
