by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Germanna Community College 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 64% students making it past their freshmen year, Germanna Community College 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 Virginia, the average is 69.66%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Germanna Community College | 64% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Virginia | 69.66% |
Of the 686 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 29% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 33% of the students had graduated and after eight years 35% 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 Germanna Community College graduation rate 33%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 600 | 29% |
| Six Years | 686 | 33% |
| Eight Years | 41 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 1372 | 65% |
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 1372 students or 65% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1372 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
342 transferred to another institution.
Germanna Community College lost contact with the remaining 1002 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 342 | 24.9% |
| Dropped Out | 1002 | 73.0% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at Germanna Community College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Germanna Community College represent 37.59% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Germanna Community College graduation rate was 45%, and by the eight year mark, 47% 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 | Germanna Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 41% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 45% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 47% | 47.82% |
416 first-time / full-time students or 53% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
10 are still enrolled.
121 transferred to another institution.
Germanna Community College lost contact with the remaining 285 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 10 | 2.40% |
| Transferred | 121 | 29.09% |
| Dropped Out | 285 | 68.51% |
First-time / part-time students at Germanna Community College represent 34.25% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Germanna Community College graduation rate was 25%, and by the eight year mark, 27% 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 | Germanna Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 19% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 25% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 27% | 23.72% |
523 first-time / part-time students or 73% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
10 are still enrolled.
133 transferred to another institution.
Germanna Community College lost contact with the remaining 380 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 10 | 1.91% |
| Transferred | 133 | 25.43% |
| Dropped Out | 380 | 72.66% |
Returning / full-time students at Germanna Community College represent 9.53% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Germanna Community College graduation rate was 37%, and by the eight year mark, 37% 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 | Germanna Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 37% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 37% | 55.07% |
126 non first-time / part-time students or 63% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
25 transferred to another institution.
Germanna Community College lost contact with the remaining 97 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 3.17% |
| Transferred | 25 | 19.84% |
| Dropped Out | 97 | 76.98% |
Returning / part-time students at Germanna Community College represent 18.63% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Germanna Community College 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 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | Germanna Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 17% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 20% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 37.80% |
307 non first-time / part-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
63 transferred to another institution.
Germanna Community College lost contact with the remaining 240 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 1.30% |
| Transferred | 63 | 20.52% |
| Dropped Out | 240 | 78.18% |
