by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding CCRI 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 56% students making it past their freshmen year, CCRI 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 Rhode Island, the average is 78.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| CCRI | 56% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Rhode Island | 78.84% |
There were approximately 1,208 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 21% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 18% of the students had graduated and after eight years 21% 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 CCRI graduation rate 18%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 845 | 12% |
| Six Years | 1,208 | 18% |
| Eight Years | 188 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 5,367 | 79% |
Approximately 5367 students or 79% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 5367 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1667 transferred to another institution.
CCRI lost contact with the remaining 3454 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1667 | 31.1% |
| Dropped Out | 3,454 | 64.4% |
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 CCRI 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 Community College of Rhode Island represent 26% of the students in the class of 2015, and 40.56% of CCRI bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 21%, first-time students in the CCRI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the CCRI graduation rate was 27%, and by the eight year mark, 31% 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 | CCRI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 21% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 27% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 31% | 47.82% |
1235 first-time / full-time students or 69% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
473 transferred to another institution.
CCRI lost contact with the remaining 703 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 473 | 38.30% |
| Dropped Out | 703 | 56.92% |
First-time / part-time students at Community College of Rhode Island represent 20.04% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 11%, first-time, part-time students in the CCRI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 14%.
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 | CCRI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 11% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 14% | 23.72% |
1175 first-time / part-time students or 86% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
60 are still enrolled.
272 transferred to another institution.
CCRI lost contact with the remaining 843 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 60 | 5.11% |
| Transferred | 272 | 23.15% |
| Dropped Out | 843 | 71.74% |
1244 CCRI students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.25% 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 21%, 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 23%.
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 | CCRI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 21% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 23% | 55.07% |
944 non first-time / part-time students or 77% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
35 are still enrolled.
365 transferred to another institution.
CCRI lost contact with the remaining 544 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 35 | 3.71% |
| Transferred | 365 | 38.67% |
| Dropped Out | 544 | 57.63% |
2421 CCRI students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 35.51% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 13%, 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 16%.
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 | CCRI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 13% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 16% | 37.80% |
2013 non first-time / part-time students or 84% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
92 are still enrolled.
557 transferred to another institution.
CCRI lost contact with the remaining 1364 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 92 | 4.57% |
| Transferred | 557 | 27.67% |
| Dropped Out | 1,364 | 67.76% |
