by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to CSC after their first year? Are CSC students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 57% students making it past their freshmen year, CSC 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 Oklahoma, the average is 65.20%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| CSC | 57% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oklahoma | 65.20% |
How many of the estimated 123 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 10% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 9% of the students had graduated and after eight years 10% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of CSC is 9%. 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 | 111 | 8% |
| Six Years | 123 | 9% |
| Eight Years | 9 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,218 | 90% |
Approximately 1218 students or 90% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1218 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
153 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 1057 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 153 | 12.6% |
| Dropped Out | 1,057 | 86.8% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 CSC 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 Connors State College represent 58% of the students in the class of 2015, and 71.54% of CSC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 10%, first-time students in the CSC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the CSC graduation rate was 11%, and by the eight year mark, 12% 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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 10% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 11% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 47.82% |
693 first-time / full-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
106 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 580 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 106 | 15.30% |
| Dropped Out | 580 | 83.69% |
First-time / part-time students at Connors State College represent 14.00% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 2%, first-time, part-time students in the CSC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 3%.
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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 2% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 2% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 3% | 23.72% |
183 first-time / part-time students or 97% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
31 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 151 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.55% |
| Transferred | 31 | 16.94% |
| Dropped Out | 151 | 82.51% |
239 CSC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 17.70% 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 10%, 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 10%.
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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 10% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 10% | 55.07% |
214 non first-time / part-time students or 90% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 205 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 9 | 4.21% |
| Dropped Out | 205 | 95.79% |
135 CSC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 10.00% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 5%, 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 5%.
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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 5% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 5% | 37.80% |
128 non first-time / part-time students or 95% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 121 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 7 | 5.47% |
| Dropped Out | 121 | 94.53% |
