by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding CCD 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.
How many of the estimated 523 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 11% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 14% of the students had graduated and after eight years 14% 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 CCD graduation rate 14%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 423 | 11% |
| Six Years | 523 | 14% |
| Eight Years | 23 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 3234 | 86% |
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 3234 students or 86% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 3234 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1883 transferred to another institution.
CCD lost contact with the remaining 1304 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1883 | 58.2% |
| Dropped Out | 1304 | 40.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 10% |
| Asian | 22% |
| Black / African-American | 11% |
| Hispanic | 16% |
| International | 16% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 25% |
| Unknown | 24% |
| White | 14% |
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 CCD are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
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 Community College of Denver represent 17.47% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CCD graduation rate was 21%, and by the eight year mark, 22% 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 | CCD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 17% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 21% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 47.82% |
518 first-time / full-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
347 transferred to another institution.
CCD lost contact with the remaining 163 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 1.54% |
| Transferred | 347 | 66.99% |
| Dropped Out | 163 | 31.47% |
First-time / part-time students at Community College of Denver represent 36.87% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CCD graduation rate was 9%, and by the eight year mark, 10% 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 | CCD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 9% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 10% | 23.72% |
1250 first-time / part-time students or 90% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
23 are still enrolled.
501 transferred to another institution.
CCD lost contact with the remaining 726 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 23 | 1.84% |
| Transferred | 501 | 40.08% |
| Dropped Out | 726 | 58.08% |
Returning / full-time students at Community College of Denver represent 13.79% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CCD graduation rate was 21%, and by the eight year mark, 21% 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 | CCD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 21% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 55.07% |
411 non first-time / part-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
324 transferred to another institution.
CCD lost contact with the remaining 82 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 1.22% |
| Transferred | 324 | 78.83% |
| Dropped Out | 82 | 19.95% |
Returning / part-time students at Community College of Denver represent 31.87% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CCD graduation rate was 12%, and by the eight year mark, 12% 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 | CCD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 11% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 12% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 37.80% |
1055 non first-time / part-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
711 transferred to another institution.
CCD lost contact with the remaining 333 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 1.04% |
| Transferred | 711 | 67.39% |
| Dropped Out | 333 | 31.56% |
