by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Intellitec College - Grand Junction 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 60% students making it past their freshmen year, Intellitec College - Grand Junction 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 Colorado, the average is 70.70%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Intellitec College - Grand Junction | 60% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Colorado | 70.70% |
Of the 917 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 71% of the students had graduated and after eight years 71% 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 Intellitec College - Grand Junction graduation rate 71%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 917 | 71% |
| Six Years | 917 | 71% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 367 | 29% |
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 367 students or 29% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 367 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
27 transferred to another institution.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction lost contact with the remaining 340 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 27 | 7.4% |
| Dropped Out | 340 | 92.6% |
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 Intellitec College - Grand Junction 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 Intellitec College-Grand Junction represent 41.98% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Intellitec College - Grand Junction graduation rate was 75%, and by the eight year mark, 75% 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 | Intellitec College - Grand Junction | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 75% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 75% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 47.82% |
137 first-time / full-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
15 transferred to another institution.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction lost contact with the remaining 122 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 15 | 10.95% |
| Dropped Out | 122 | 89.05% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Intellitec College-Grand Junction.
Returning / full-time students at Intellitec College-Grand Junction represent 58.02% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Intellitec College - Grand Junction graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 | Intellitec College - Grand Junction | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 69% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 55.07% |
230 non first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction lost contact with the remaining 218 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 12 | 5.22% |
| Dropped Out | 218 | 94.78% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Intellitec College-Grand Junction.
