by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Athena Career Academy after their first year? Are Athena Career Academy students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 63% students making it past their freshmen year, Athena Career Academy 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 | |
|---|---|
| Athena Career Academy | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Ohio | 69.84% |
There were approximately 115 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 100% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 95% of the students had graduated and after eight years 95% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Athena Career Academy is 95%. 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 | 115 | 95% |
| Six Years | 115 | 95% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 6 | 5% |
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 Athena Career Academy are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 Athena Career Academy represent 6% of the students in the class of 2015, and 6.09% of Athena Career Academy bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 100%, first-time students in the Athena Career Academy class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Athena Career Academy graduation rate was 100%, and by the eight year mark, 100% 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 | Athena Career Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 100% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 100% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 47.82% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Athena Career Academy first-time, part-time students.
114 Athena Career Academy students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 94.21% 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 95%, 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 95%.
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 | Athena Career Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 95% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 95% | 55.07% |
6 non first-time / part-time students or 5% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Athena Career Academy lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Athena Career Academy returning, part-time students.
