by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding All-State Career School - Lester 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 55% students making it past their freshmen year, All-State Career School - Lester 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 Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| All-State Career School - Lester | 55% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Pennsylvania | 73.24% |
There were approximately 392 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
69% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 69% in six years, and 69% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of All-State Career School - Lester is 69%. 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 | 392 | 69% |
| Six Years | 392 | 69% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 175 | 31% |
Approximately 175 students or 31% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 175 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
38 transferred to another institution.
All-State Career School - Lester lost contact with the remaining 137 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 38 | 21.7% |
| Dropped Out | 137 | 78.3% |
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 All-State Career School - Lester 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 All-State Career School - Lester represent 89% of the students in the class of 2015, and 88.78% of All-State Career School - Lester bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 69%, first-time students in the All-State Career School - Lester class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the All-State Career School - Lester graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 | All-State Career School - Lester | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 69% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 47.82% |
156 first-time / full-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
34 transferred to another institution.
All-State Career School - Lester lost contact with the remaining 122 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 34 | 21.79% |
| Dropped Out | 122 | 78.21% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on All-State Career School - Lester first-time, part-time students.
63 All-State Career School - Lester students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 11.11% 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 70%, 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 70%.
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 | All-State Career School - Lester | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 70% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 70% | 55.07% |
19 non first-time / part-time students or 30% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
All-State Career School - Lester lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 21.05% |
| Dropped Out | 15 | 78.95% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on All-State Career School - Lester returning, part-time students.
