by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Terra Community College? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 56% students making it past their freshmen year, Terra 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 Ohio, the average is 69.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Terra Community College | 56% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Ohio | 69.84% |
Of the 153 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 9% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 12% of the students had graduated and after eight years 12% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Terra Community College is 12%. 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 | 122 | 10% |
| Six Years | 153 | 12% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,113 | 88% |
Approximately 1113 students or 88% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1113 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
521 transferred to another institution.
Terra Community College lost contact with the remaining 586 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 521 | 46.8% |
| Dropped Out | 586 | 52.7% |
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 Terra Community College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Terra State Community College represent 46% of the students in the class of 2015, and 45.75% of Terra Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 9%, first-time students in the Terra Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Terra Community College graduation rate was 12%, and by the eight year mark, 12% 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 | Terra Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 9% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 12% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 47.82% |
514 first-time / full-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
246 transferred to another institution.
Terra Community College lost contact with the remaining 266 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 246 | 47.86% |
| Dropped Out | 266 | 51.75% |
First-time / part-time students at Terra State Community College represent 37.03% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 6%, first-time, part-time students in the Terra 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 6%.
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 | Terra Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 5% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 6% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 6% | 23.72% |
438 first-time / part-time students or 94% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
185 transferred to another institution.
Terra Community College lost contact with the remaining 252 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.23% |
| Transferred | 185 | 42.24% |
| Dropped Out | 252 | 57.53% |
112 Terra Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.81% 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 31%, 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 31%.
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 | Terra Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 31% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 31% | 55.07% |
77 non first-time / part-time students or 69% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
49 transferred to another institution.
Terra Community College lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.30% |
| Transferred | 49 | 63.64% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 35.06% |
103 Terra Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.10% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 17%, 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 18%.
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 | Terra Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 17% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 18% | 37.80% |
84 non first-time / part-time students or 82% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
41 transferred to another institution.
Terra Community College lost contact with the remaining 41 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 2.38% |
| Transferred | 41 | 48.81% |
| Dropped Out | 41 | 48.81% |
