by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Haywood 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 64% students making it past their freshmen year, Haywood Community College has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in North Carolina, the average is 66.53%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Haywood Community College | 64% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Carolina | 66.53% |
Of the 290 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 40% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 42% of the students had graduated and after eight years 42% 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 Haywood Community College graduation rate 42%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 278 | 40% |
| Six Years | 290 | 42% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 404 | 58% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 404 students or 58% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 404 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
152 transferred to another institution.
Haywood Community College lost contact with the remaining 247 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 152 | 37.6% |
| Dropped Out | 247 | 61.1% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
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.
A meaningful share of students at Haywood Community College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
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 Haywood Community College represent 32.37% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Haywood Community College graduation rate was 52%, and by the eight year mark, 52% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | Haywood Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 50% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 52% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 47.82% |
109 first-time / full-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
31 transferred to another institution.
Haywood Community College lost contact with the remaining 76 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.83% |
| Transferred | 31 | 28.44% |
| Dropped Out | 76 | 69.72% |
First-time / part-time students at Haywood Community College represent 21.01% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Haywood Community College graduation rate was 29%, and by the eight year mark, 30% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | Haywood Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 27% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 29% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 30% | 23.72% |
102 first-time / part-time students or 70% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
25 transferred to another institution.
Haywood Community College lost contact with the remaining 75 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.96% |
| Transferred | 25 | 24.51% |
| Dropped Out | 75 | 73.53% |
Returning / full-time students at Haywood Community College represent 17.55% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Haywood Community College graduation rate was 52%, and by the eight year mark, 52% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Haywood Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 52% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 55.07% |
58 non first-time / part-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
Haywood Community College lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.72% |
| Transferred | 30 | 51.72% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 46.55% |
Returning / part-time students at Haywood Community College represent 29.06% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Haywood Community College graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 33% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | Haywood Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 32% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 33% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 37.80% |
135 non first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
66 transferred to another institution.
Haywood Community College lost contact with the remaining 69 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 66 | 48.89% |
| Dropped Out | 69 | 51.11% |
