by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Concorde Career College - San Antonio first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Concorde Career College - San Antonio. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes 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 75% students making it past their freshmen year, Concorde Career College - San Antonio has freshmen retention rates above 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 | |
|---|---|
| Concorde Career College - San Antonio | 75% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
How many of the estimated 456 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 79% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 79% of the students had graduated and after eight years 79% 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 Concorde Career College - San Antonio graduation rate 79%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 456 | 79% |
| Six Years | 456 | 79% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 118 | 21% |
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.
We don’t have drop out data for Concorde Career College-San Antonio.
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.
The majority of students at Concorde Career College - San Antonio 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 Concorde Career College-San Antonio represent 86.06% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Concorde Career College - San Antonio graduation rate was 80%, and by the eight year mark, 80% 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 | Concorde Career College - San Antonio | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 80% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 80% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 80% | 47.82% |
100 first-time / full-time students or 20% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Concorde Career College - San Antonio lost contact with the remaining 100 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 100 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Concorde Career College-San Antonio.
Returning / full-time students at Concorde Career College-San Antonio represent 13.94% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Concorde Career College - San Antonio graduation rate was 78%, and by the eight year mark, 78% 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 | Concorde Career College - San Antonio | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 78% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 78% | 55.07% |
18 non first-time / part-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Concorde Career College - San Antonio lost contact with the remaining 18 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 18 | 100.00% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Concorde Career College-San Antonio.
