by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Healthcare Career College 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 Healthcare Career College. 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 81% students making it past their freshmen year, Healthcare Career College 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Career College | 81% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 84 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 97% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 97% of the students had graduated and after eight years 97% 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 Healthcare Career College graduation rate 97%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 84 | 97% |
| Six Years | 84 | 97% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 3 | 3% |
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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to drop out data for Healthcare Career College.
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 Healthcare Career 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 Healthcare Career College represent 29.89% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Healthcare Career College graduation rate was 96%, and by the eight year mark, 96% 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 | Healthcare Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 96% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 96% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 96% | 47.82% |
1 first-time / full-time students or 4% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Healthcare Career College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 100.00% |
First-time / part-time students at Healthcare Career College represent 20.69% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Healthcare Career College graduation rate was 94%, and by the eight year mark, 94% 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 | Healthcare Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 94% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 94% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 94% | 23.72% |
1 first-time / part-time students or 6% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Healthcare Career College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 100.00% |
Returning / full-time students at Healthcare Career College represent 49.43% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Healthcare Career College graduation rate was 98%, and by the eight year mark, 98% 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 | Healthcare Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 98% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 98% | 55.07% |
1 non first-time / part-time students or 2% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Healthcare Career College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Healthcare Career College.
