by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding PGCC 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 48% students making it past their freshmen year, PGCC 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| PGCC | 48% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 448 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 65% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 78% of the students had graduated and after eight years 78% 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 PGCC graduation rate 78%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 448 | 78% |
| Six Years | 448 | 78% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 123 | 22% |
Approximately 123 students or 22% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 123 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
PGCC lost contact with the remaining 121 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 2 | 1.6% |
| Dropped Out | 121 | 98.4% |
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 PGCC 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 Professional Golfers Career College represent 48% of the students in the class of 2015, and 40.18% of PGCC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 65%, first-time students in the PGCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the PGCC graduation rate was 65%, and by the eight year mark, 65% 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 | PGCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 65% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 65% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 47.82% |
95 first-time / full-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
PGCC lost contact with the remaining 94 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 1.05% |
| Dropped Out | 94 | 98.95% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on PGCC first-time, part-time students.
296 PGCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 51.84% 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 91%, 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 91%.
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 | PGCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 91% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 91% | 55.07% |
28 non first-time / part-time students or 9% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
PGCC lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 3.57% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 96.43% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on PGCC returning, part-time students.
