by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Fortis College - Cutler Bay 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 Fortis College - Cutler Bay. 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 33% students making it past their freshmen year, Fortis College - Cutler Bay 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Fortis College - Cutler Bay | 33% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
Of the 110 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 59% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 59% of the students had graduated and after eight years 59% 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 Fortis College - Cutler Bay graduation rate 59%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 110 | 59% |
| Six Years | 110 | 59% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 77 | 41% |
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 77 students or 41% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 77 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
19 transferred to another institution.
Fortis College - Cutler Bay lost contact with the remaining 58 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 19 | 24.7% |
| Dropped Out | 58 | 75.3% |
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 Fortis College - Cutler Bay are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Fortis College-Cutler Bay represent 35.83% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Fortis College - Cutler Bay graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 64% 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 | Fortis College - Cutler Bay | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 64% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 64% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 47.82% |
24 first-time / full-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Fortis College - Cutler Bay lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 20.83% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 79.17% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Fortis College-Cutler Bay.
Returning / full-time students at Fortis College-Cutler Bay represent 64.17% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Fortis College - Cutler Bay graduation rate was 56%, and by the eight year mark, 56% 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 | Fortis College - Cutler Bay | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 56% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 56% | 55.07% |
53 non first-time / part-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
14 transferred to another institution.
Fortis College - Cutler Bay lost contact with the remaining 39 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 14 | 26.42% |
| Dropped Out | 39 | 73.58% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Fortis College-Cutler Bay.
