by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Career Technical Institute? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 64% students making it past their freshmen year, Career Technical Institute 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 District of Columbia, the average is 78.47%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Career Technical Institute | 64% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| District of Columbia | 78.47% |
There were approximately 658 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 93% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 92% of the students had graduated and after eight years 92% 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 Career Technical Institute graduation rate 92%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 658 | 92% |
| Six Years | 658 | 92% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 57 | 8% |
Approximately 57 students or 8% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 57 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
Career Technical Institute lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 30 | 52.6% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 47.4% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 Career Technical Institute are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Career Technical Institute represent 97% of the students in the class of 2015, and 97.26% of Career Technical Institute bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 93%, first-time students in the Career Technical Institute class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Career Technical Institute graduation rate was 93%, and by the eight year mark, 93% 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 | Career Technical Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 93% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 93% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 93% | 47.82% |
50 first-time / full-time students or 7% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
Career Technical Institute lost contact with the remaining 20 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 30 | 60.00% |
| Dropped Out | 20 | 40.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Career Technical Institute first-time, part-time students.
25 Career Technical Institute students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 3.45% 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 72%, 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 72%.
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 | Career Technical Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 72% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 72% | 55.07% |
7 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.
0 transferred to another institution.
Career Technical Institute lost contact with the remaining 7 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 7 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Career Technical Institute returning, part-time students.
