by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding CPTC 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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Clover Park Technical College.
There were approximately 1580 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 53% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 54% of the students had graduated and after eight years 54% 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 CPTC graduation rate 54%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1555 | 53% |
| Six Years | 1580 | 54% |
| Eight Years | 13 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1344 | 46% |
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 1344 students or 46% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1344 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
582 transferred to another institution.
CPTC lost contact with the remaining 744 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 582 | 43.3% |
| Dropped Out | 744 | 55.4% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 50% |
| Black / African-American | 17% |
| Hispanic | 36% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 38% |
| Unknown | 53% |
| White | 48% |
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 CPTC 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 Clover Park Technical College represent 29.59% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CPTC graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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 | CPTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 48% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 49% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
440 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
209 transferred to another institution.
CPTC lost contact with the remaining 229 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.45% |
| Transferred | 209 | 47.50% |
| Dropped Out | 229 | 52.05% |
First-time / part-time students at Clover Park Technical College represent 8.65% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CPTC graduation rate was 34%, and by the eight year mark, 35% 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 | CPTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 34% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 23.72% |
164 first-time / part-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
81 transferred to another institution.
CPTC lost contact with the remaining 83 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 81 | 49.39% |
| Dropped Out | 83 | 50.61% |
Returning / full-time students at Clover Park Technical College represent 45.56% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CPTC graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 64% 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 | CPTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 64% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 55.07% |
477 non first-time / part-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
10 are still enrolled.
173 transferred to another institution.
CPTC lost contact with the remaining 294 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 10 | 2.10% |
| Transferred | 173 | 36.27% |
| Dropped Out | 294 | 61.64% |
Returning / part-time students at Clover Park Technical College represent 16.21% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CPTC graduation rate was 43%, and by the eight year mark, 45% 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 | CPTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 42% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 43% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 37.80% |
263 non first-time / part-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
119 transferred to another institution.
CPTC lost contact with the remaining 138 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 2.28% |
| Transferred | 119 | 45.25% |
| Dropped Out | 138 | 52.47% |
