by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding CSC 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.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 66% students making it past their freshmen year, CSC has freshmen retention rates below 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 | 66% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oklahoma | 65.20% |
Of the 239 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 18% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 20% 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 CSC graduation rate 20%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 212 | 18% |
| Six Years | 239 | 20% |
| Eight Years | 8 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 937 | 79% |
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 937 students or 79% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 937 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
198 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 725 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 198 | 21.1% |
| Dropped Out | 725 | 77.4% |
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 CSC 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 Connors State College represent 48.73% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CSC graduation rate was 32%, and by the eight year mark, 32% 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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 29% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 32% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 47.82% |
390 first-time / full-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
9 are still enrolled.
139 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 242 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 9 | 2.31% |
| Transferred | 139 | 35.64% |
| Dropped Out | 242 | 62.05% |
First-time / part-time students at Connors State College represent 17.06% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CSC graduation rate was 20%, and by the eight year mark, 21% 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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 20% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 23.72% |
159 first-time / part-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
40 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 116 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.89% |
| Transferred | 40 | 25.16% |
| Dropped Out | 116 | 72.96% |
Returning / full-time students at Connors State College represent 19.76% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CSC graduation rate was 3%, and by the eight year mark, 3% 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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 3% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 3% | 55.07% |
227 non first-time / part-time students or 97% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 221 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 2.64% |
| Dropped Out | 221 | 97.36% |
Returning / part-time students at Connors State College represent 14.44% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the CSC graduation rate was 6%, and by the eight year mark, 6% 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 | CSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 6% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 6% | 37.80% |
161 non first-time / part-time students or 94% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
CSC lost contact with the remaining 146 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.24% |
| Transferred | 13 | 8.07% |
| Dropped Out | 146 | 90.68% |
