by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Jamestown Business 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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Jamestown Business College.
How many of the estimated 134 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 65% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 78% of the students had graduated and after eight years 80% 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 Jamestown Business College graduation rate 78%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 112 | 65% |
| Six Years | 134 | 78% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 34 | 20% |
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.
At this time we lack drop out information for Jamestown Business College.
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 33% |
| Black / African-American | 100% |
| Hawaiian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 25% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 100% |
| White | 66% |
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.
The majority of students at Jamestown Business College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Jamestown Business College represent 71.93% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Jamestown Business College graduation rate was 80%, and by the eight year mark, 82% 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 | Jamestown Business College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 63% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 80% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 82% | 47.82% |
22 first-time / full-time students or 18% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Jamestown Business College lost contact with the remaining 22 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 22 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Jamestown Business College.
Returning / full-time students at Jamestown Business College represent 28.07% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Jamestown Business College 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 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Jamestown Business College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 75% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 55.07% |
12 non first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Jamestown Business College lost contact with the remaining 12 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 12 | 100.00% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Jamestown Business College.
