by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Southeastern College-West Palm Beach 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 percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 72% students making it past their freshmen year, Southeastern College-West Palm Beach 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | 72% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
There were approximately 470 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 75% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 70% of the students had graduated and after eight years 70% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Southeastern College-West Palm Beach is 70%. 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 | 460 | 68% |
| Six Years | 470 | 70% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 206 | 30% |
Approximately 206 students or 30% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 206 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
20 transferred to another institution.
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach lost contact with the remaining 186 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 20 | 9.7% |
| Dropped Out | 186 | 90.3% |
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 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach 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 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach represent 45% of the students in the class of 2015, and 49.15% of Southeastern College-West Palm Beach bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 75%, first-time students in the Southeastern College-West Palm Beach class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Southeastern College-West Palm Beach graduation rate was 75%, and by the eight year mark, 75% 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 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 75% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 75% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 47.82% |
75 first-time / full-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach lost contact with the remaining 69 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 8.00% |
| Dropped Out | 69 | 92.00% |
First-time / part-time students at Southeastern College-West Palm Beach represent 28.40% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 69%, first-time, part-time students in the Southeastern College-West Palm Beach class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 69%.
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 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 65% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 69% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 23.72% |
60 first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach lost contact with the remaining 50 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 16.67% |
| Dropped Out | 50 | 83.33% |
100 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.79% 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 65%, 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 65%.
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 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 65% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
35 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach lost contact with the remaining 33 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 5.71% |
| Dropped Out | 33 | 94.29% |
78 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 11.54% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 54%, 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 54%.
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 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 54% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 54% | 37.80% |
36 non first-time / part-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach lost contact with the remaining 34 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 5.56% |
| Dropped Out | 34 | 94.44% |
