by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Arizona College-Glendale 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 Arizona College-Glendale. 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 91% students making it past their freshmen year, Arizona College-Glendale 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 Arizona, the average is 67.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Arizona College-Glendale | 91% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
Of the 361 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
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 Arizona College-Glendale graduation rate 71%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 361 | 71% |
| Six Years | 361 | 71% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 148 | 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 148 students or 29% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 148 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Arizona College-Glendale lost contact with the remaining 141 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 5 | 3.4% |
| Dropped Out | 141 | 95.3% |
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.
The majority of students at Arizona College-Glendale are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Arizona College-Glendale represent 53.63% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Arizona College-Glendale graduation rate was 76%, and by the eight year mark, 76% 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 | Arizona College-Glendale | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 76% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 76% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 76% | 47.82% |
66 first-time / full-time students or 24% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Arizona College-Glendale lost contact with the remaining 65 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 1.52% |
| Dropped Out | 65 | 98.48% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Arizona College-Glendale.
Returning / full-time students at Arizona College-Glendale represent 46.37% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Arizona College-Glendale graduation rate was 65%, and by the eight year mark, 65% 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 | Arizona College-Glendale | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 65% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
82 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Arizona College-Glendale lost contact with the remaining 76 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 2.44% |
| Transferred | 4 | 4.88% |
| Dropped Out | 76 | 92.68% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Arizona College-Glendale.
