by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Rockland Community College 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 66% students making it past their freshmen year, Rockland Community College 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Rockland Community College | 66% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 803 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 30% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 31% of the students had graduated and after eight years 32% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Rockland Community College is 31%. 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 | 696 | 27% |
| Six Years | 803 | 31% |
| Eight Years | 37 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,774 | 68% |
Approximately 1774 students or 68% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1774 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
817 transferred to another institution.
Rockland Community College lost contact with the remaining 906 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 817 | 46.1% |
| Dropped Out | 906 | 51.1% |
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 Rockland Community College 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 Rockland Community College represent 65% of the students in the class of 2015, and 72.48% of Rockland Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 30%, first-time students in the Rockland Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Rockland Community College graduation rate was 34%, and by the eight year mark, 36% 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 | Rockland Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 30% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 34% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 36% | 47.82% |
1083 first-time / full-time students or 64% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
454 transferred to another institution.
Rockland Community College lost contact with the remaining 590 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 454 | 41.92% |
| Dropped Out | 590 | 54.48% |
First-time / part-time students at Rockland Community College represent 6.12% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 19%, first-time, part-time students in the Rockland Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 23%.
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 | Rockland Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 19% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 23% | 23.72% |
124 first-time / part-time students or 77% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
48 transferred to another institution.
Rockland Community College lost contact with the remaining 75 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.81% |
| Transferred | 48 | 38.71% |
| Dropped Out | 75 | 60.48% |
508 Rockland Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 19.43% 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 26%, 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 27%.
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 | Rockland Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 26% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 27% | 55.07% |
373 non first-time / part-time students or 73% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
215 transferred to another institution.
Rockland Community College lost contact with the remaining 150 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 2.14% |
| Transferred | 215 | 57.64% |
| Dropped Out | 150 | 40.21% |
256 Rockland Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 9.79% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 23%, 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 24%.
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 | Rockland Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 23% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 37.80% |
194 non first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
100 transferred to another institution.
Rockland Community College lost contact with the remaining 91 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.55% |
| Transferred | 100 | 51.55% |
| Dropped Out | 91 | 46.91% |
