RGV Careers Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

RGV Careers 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Are students coming back to RGV Careers after their first year? Are RGV Careers students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.

• RGV Careers Retention Rate
• RGV Careers Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• RGV Careers Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

RGV Careers Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 78% students making it past their freshmen year, RGV Careers 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.

RGV Careers Graduation Rates

Of the 161 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?

Four years after beginning their degree, 95% 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.

Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical RGV Careers graduation rate 78%.

RGV Careers Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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RGV Careers Drop Out Rate

RGV Careers Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.

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 RGV Careers are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.

Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.

First-Time / Full-Time RGV Careers Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at RGV Careers represent 10% of the students in the class of 2015, and 11.80% of RGV Careers bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 95%, first-time students in the RGV Careers class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the RGV Careers graduation rate was 95%, and by the eight year mark, 95% 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.

RGV Careers First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time RGV Careers Drop Out Rates

1 first-time / full-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.

• RGV Careers lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on RGV Careers first-time, part-time students.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

186 RGV Careers students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 90.29% 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 76%, 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 76%.

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.

RGV Careers Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time RGV Careers Drop Out Rates

44 non first-time / part-time students or 24% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• RGV Careers lost contact with the remaining 44 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on RGV Careers returning, part-time students.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics