by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many American Career College - Los Angeles first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at American Career College - Los Angeles. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes 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 77% students making it past their freshmen year, American Career College - Los Angeles 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| American Career College - Los Angeles | 77% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
How many of the estimated 747 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 71% of the students had graduated and after eight years 71% 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 American Career College - Los Angeles graduation rate 71%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 747 | 71% |
| Six Years | 747 | 71% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 305 | 29% |
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 305 students or 29% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 305 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
American Career College - Los Angeles lost contact with the remaining 297 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 8 | 2.6% |
| Dropped Out | 297 | 97.4% |
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 American Career College - Los Angeles are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at American Career College-Los Angeles represent 36.31% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the American Career College - Los Angeles graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 | American Career College - Los Angeles | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 69% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 47.82% |
119 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.
5 transferred to another institution.
American Career College - Los Angeles lost contact with the remaining 114 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 4.20% |
| Dropped Out | 114 | 95.80% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at American Career College-Los Angeles.
Returning / full-time students at American Career College-Los Angeles represent 63.69% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the American Career College - Los Angeles graduation rate was 72%, and by the eight year mark, 72% 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 | American Career College - Los Angeles | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 72% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 72% | 55.07% |
186 non first-time / part-time students or 28% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
American Career College - Los Angeles lost contact with the remaining 183 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 3 | 1.61% |
| Dropped Out | 183 | 98.39% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at American Career College-Los Angeles.
