by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Reynolds 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 59% students making it past their freshmen year, Reynolds Community College has freshmen retention rates similar to 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 | |
|---|---|
| Reynolds Community College | 59% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Virginia | 69.66% |
How many of the estimated 749 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 18% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 16% of the students had graduated and after eight years 17% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Reynolds Community College is 16%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 603 | 13% |
| Six Years | 749 | 16% |
| Eight Years | 52 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 3,951 | 83% |
Approximately 3951 students or 83% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 3951 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
949 transferred to another institution.
Reynolds Community College lost contact with the remaining 2928 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 949 | 24.0% |
| Dropped Out | 2,928 | 74.1% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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.
The majority of students at Reynolds Community College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Reynolds Community College represent 23% of the students in the class of 2015, and 31.78% of Reynolds Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 18%, first-time students in the Reynolds Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Reynolds Community College graduation rate was 22%, and by the eight year mark, 24% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Reynolds Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 18% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 22% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 47.82% |
838 first-time / full-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
259 transferred to another institution.
Reynolds Community College lost contact with the remaining 555 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 259 | 30.91% |
| Dropped Out | 555 | 66.23% |
First-time / part-time students at Reynolds Community College represent 31.67% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 10%, first-time, part-time students in the Reynolds Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 11%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Reynolds Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 8% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 10% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 11% | 23.72% |
1334 first-time / part-time students or 89% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
24 are still enrolled.
260 transferred to another institution.
Reynolds Community College lost contact with the remaining 1050 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 24 | 1.80% |
| Transferred | 260 | 19.49% |
| Dropped Out | 1,050 | 78.71% |
690 Reynolds Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.52% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 22%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 22%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | Reynolds Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 22% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 55.07% |
536 non first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
147 transferred to another institution.
Reynolds Community College lost contact with the remaining 383 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 1.12% |
| Transferred | 147 | 27.43% |
| Dropped Out | 383 | 71.46% |
1461 Reynolds Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 30.74% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 14%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 15%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Reynolds Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 14% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 15% | 37.80% |
1243 non first-time / part-time students or 85% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
20 are still enrolled.
283 transferred to another institution.
Reynolds Community College lost contact with the remaining 940 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 20 | 1.61% |
| Transferred | 283 | 22.77% |
| Dropped Out | 940 | 75.62% |
