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El Dorado, Kansas
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Butler Community College Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Why are Retention and Graduation Rates Important?

Make an informed decision about your education by understanding how Butler Community College's retention and graduation rates impact you. First year retention rates let you know how many students come back for their sophomore year. Graduation rates tell you how long it takes to complete a degree at Butler Community College . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.

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On This Page You'll Find:

  • What These Rates Have To Do With You
  • First to Second Year Retention Rate at Butler Community College
  • Graduation Rates at Butler Community College
    • First-Time Undergrads Attending Full-Time
    • First-Time Undergrads Attending Part-Time
    • Returning Adults Attending Full-Time
    • Returning Adults Attending Part-Time

Butler Community College Has a Lower Than Average Freshman Retention Rate

In order to graduate you have to make it past freshman year. With only 60.0% of students staying on to become sophomores, Butler Community College has freshman retention rates below the national average.

Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Kansas , the average is 64.0% .

Butler Community College Freshmen Retention Rate Rankings

Nationwide Ranking  (2,441 out of 3,392 )
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Kansas Ranking  (33 out of 56 )
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Butler Community CollegeFreshman Retention Rate

Any Questions?

  • When you attend a school that is high quality and a good fit for you, it is more likely you'll return for another year. Read more about why retention is so important.
  • How many students make it past freshman year? You might be surprised at the answer.
  • Low retention rates may be a signal that a lot of students plan on transferring after a year or two. Is that the case here?

Overall, 22.7% of Butler Community College Undergrads Finish Within Six Years

At Butler Community College , there were 3,662 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 22.7% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 24.2% of this class eventually completed their degree.

We consider the "on-time" graduation rate for a bachelor's degree to be four years, but colleges typically report their graduation rates after six or even eight years.

Overall Butler Community College Six Year Graduation Rate  (22.7% )
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Overall Butler Community College Eight Year Graduation Rate  (24.2% )
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Butler Community CollegeUndergraduate Graduation Rate

This implies that 75.8% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 2,777 students, 54 were still working towards their degree, 1,347 had transferred to a different institution, and Butler Community College lost contact with the remaining 1,375 whom we assume dropped out.

dropouts & other students who failed to graduate from Butler Community College

Some Students Take More Time to Graduate

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years (on-time). Some schools cater mostly to traditional students while others cater to “non-traditional” students who may be attending part time and thus are likely to take longer to graduate.

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 Butler Community College Represent 39.0% of the Class of 2016 and 52.0% of all Their Bachelor's Degree Graduations.

With a four year graduation rate of N/A , first-time students in the Butler Community College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time After six years, the graduation rate was 30.7% and by 2020 ,32.3% of this class had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 35.8% after four years, 46.4% after six years, and 47.8% after eight years.

Nationwide Rankings for First-Time / Full-time Graduation Rates at Butler Community College

Four Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (N/A out of 1,970 )
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Six Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (2,569 out of 3,581 )
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Eight Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (2,570 out of 3,581 )
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Graduation rates for first-time / full-time students at Butler Community College

67.7% of the First-Time / Full-time Class of 2016 had not Completed Their Degree by 2020

Of these 966 students, 28 were still working towards their degree, 461 had transferred to a different institution, and Butler Community College lost contact with the remaining 477 whom we assume dropped out.

Non-completion rates for first-time / full-time students at Butler Community College

First-Time / Part-time Students at Butler Community College Represent 23.1% of the Class of 2016 and 13.1% of all Their Bachelor's Degree Graduations.

With a six year graduation rate of 11.6% , first-time students in the Butler Community College class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 13.7% .

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 21.6% after six years and 23.7% after eight years.

Nationwide Rankings for First-Time / Part-time Graduation Rates at Butler Community College

Six Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (1,740 out of 2,697 )
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Eight Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (1,717 out of 2,697 )
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Graduation rates for first-time / part-time students at Butler Community College

86.3% of the First-Time/ Part-time Class of 2016 had not Completed Their Degree by 2020

Of these 730 students, 16 were still working towards their degree, 298 had transferred to a different institution, and Butler Community College lost contact with the remaining 416 whom we assume dropped out.

Non-completion rates for first-time / part-time students at Butler Community College

Returning / Full-time Students at Butler Community College Represent 15.6% of the Class of 2016 and 21.1% of all Their Bachelor's Degree Graduations.

With a six year graduation rate of 31.9% , returning students in the Butler Community College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 32.8% .

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 53.8% after six years and 55.1% after eight years.

Nationwide Rankings for Returning / Full-time Graduation Rates at Butler Community College

Six Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (2,976 out of 3,613 )
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Eight Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (3,005 out of 3,613 )
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Graduation rates for returning / full-time students at Butler Community College

67.2% of the Returning / Full-time Class of 2016 had not Completed Their Degree by 2020

Of these 384 students, 4 were still working towards their degree, 208 had transferred to a different institution, and Butler Community College lost contact with the remaining 172 whom we assume dropped out.

Non-completion rates for returning / full-time students at Butler Community College

Returning / Part-time Students at Butler Community College Represent 22.3% of the Class of 2016 and 13.8% of all Their Bachelor's Degree Graduations.

With a six year graduation rate of 13.7% , returning students in the Butler Community College class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 14.9% .

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.0% after six years and 37.8% after eight years.

Nationwide Rankings for Returning / Part-time Graduation Rates at Butler Community College

Six Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (2,540 out of 2,972 )
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Eight Year Graduation Rate Ranking  (2,555 out of 2,972 )
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Graduation rates for returning / part-time students at Butler Community College

85.1% of the Returning / Part-time Class of 2016 had not Completed Their Degree by 2020

Of these 696 students, 6 were still working towards their degree, 380 had transferred to a different institution, and Butler Community College lost contact with the remaining 310 whom we assume dropped out.

Non-completion rates for returning / part-time students at Butler Community College

Additional Considerations

  • Is it common to transfer colleges?
  • Are non traditional students graduating at the same rate as traditional students?
  • How many people drop out of college?

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