by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Atlanta Area Tech 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 65% students making it past their freshmen year, Atlanta Area Tech 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 Georgia, the average is 65.40%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Area Tech | 65% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Georgia | 65.40% |
How many of the estimated 764 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 35% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 37% of the students had graduated and after eight years 37% 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 Atlanta Area Tech graduation rate 37%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 727 | 35% |
| Six Years | 764 | 37% |
| Eight Years | 20 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1307 | 63% |
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 1307 students or 63% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1307 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
501 transferred to another institution.
Atlanta Area Tech lost contact with the remaining 789 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 501 | 38.3% |
| Dropped Out | 789 | 60.4% |
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 Atlanta Area Tech 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 Atlanta Technical College represent 38.21% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Atlanta Area Tech graduation rate was 43%, and by the eight year mark, 43% 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 | Atlanta Area Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 40% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 43% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 43% | 47.82% |
454 first-time / full-time students or 57% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
167 transferred to another institution.
Atlanta Area Tech lost contact with the remaining 282 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 1.10% |
| Transferred | 167 | 36.78% |
| Dropped Out | 282 | 62.11% |
First-time / part-time students at Atlanta Technical College represent 30.70% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Atlanta Area Tech graduation rate was 25%, and by the eight year mark, 26% 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 | Atlanta Area Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 24% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 25% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 26% | 23.72% |
475 first-time / part-time students or 74% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
149 transferred to another institution.
Atlanta Area Tech lost contact with the remaining 320 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 1.26% |
| Transferred | 149 | 31.37% |
| Dropped Out | 320 | 67.37% |
Returning / full-time students at Atlanta Technical College represent 17.41% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Atlanta Area Tech graduation rate was 50%, and by the eight year mark, 51% 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 | Atlanta Area Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 51% | 55.07% |
177 non first-time / part-time students or 49% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
88 transferred to another institution.
Atlanta Area Tech lost contact with the remaining 86 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.69% |
| Transferred | 88 | 49.72% |
| Dropped Out | 86 | 48.59% |
Returning / part-time students at Atlanta Technical College represent 13.68% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Atlanta Area Tech 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 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | Atlanta Area Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 27% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 29% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 30% | 37.80% |
201 non first-time / part-time students or 70% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
97 transferred to another institution.
Atlanta Area Tech lost contact with the remaining 101 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.49% |
| Transferred | 97 | 48.26% |
| Dropped Out | 101 | 50.25% |
