by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Cisco College after their first year? Are Cisco College 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 51% students making it past their freshmen year, Cisco College 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Cisco College | 51% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
Of the 289 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 15% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 13% of the students had graduated and after eight years 13% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Cisco College is 13%. 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 | 243 | 11% |
| Six Years | 289 | 13% |
| Eight Years | 13 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,946 | 87% |
Approximately 1946 students or 87% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1946 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
627 transferred to another institution.
Cisco College lost contact with the remaining 1296 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 627 | 32.2% |
| Dropped Out | 1,296 | 66.6% |
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 Cisco College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
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 Cisco College represent 34% of the students in the class of 2015, and 47.06% of Cisco College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 15%, first-time students in the Cisco College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Cisco College graduation rate was 18%, and by the eight year mark, 19% 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 | Cisco College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 18% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 19% | 47.82% |
626 first-time / full-time students or 81% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
239 transferred to another institution.
Cisco College lost contact with the remaining 373 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 239 | 38.18% |
| Dropped Out | 373 | 59.58% |
First-time / part-time students at Cisco College represent 33.10% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 8%, first-time, part-time students in the Cisco College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 8%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Cisco College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 8% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 8% | 23.72% |
682 first-time / part-time students or 92% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
95 transferred to another institution.
Cisco College lost contact with the remaining 582 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 0.73% |
| Transferred | 95 | 13.93% |
| Dropped Out | 582 | 85.34% |
328 Cisco College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.59% 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 20%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 20%.
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 | Cisco College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 20% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 20% | 55.07% |
262 non first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
161 transferred to another institution.
Cisco College lost contact with the remaining 99 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.76% |
| Transferred | 161 | 61.45% |
| Dropped Out | 99 | 37.79% |
407 Cisco College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.10% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 7%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 8%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Cisco College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 7% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 8% | 37.80% |
376 non first-time / part-time students or 92% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
132 transferred to another institution.
Cisco College lost contact with the remaining 242 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.53% |
| Transferred | 132 | 35.11% |
| Dropped Out | 242 | 64.36% |
