by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding LEC 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 66% students making it past their freshmen year, LEC 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 Ohio, the average is 69.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| LEC | 66% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Ohio | 69.84% |
There were approximately 171 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 30% of the cohort graduated. After six years 54% had completed their degree, and 54% after eight years.
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 LEC graduation rate 54%.
The typical LEC student takes 4.21 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 128 | 40% |
| Six Years | 171 | 54% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 147 | 46% |
Approximately 147 students or 46% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 147 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
105 transferred to another institution.
LEC lost contact with the remaining 42 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 105 | 71.4% |
| Dropped Out | 42 | 28.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 30% |
| Hispanic | 29% |
| International | 25% |
| Unknown | 25% |
| White | 54% |
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 LEC 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 Lake Erie College represent 68% of the students in the class of 2015, and 57.89% of LEC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 30%, first-time students in the LEC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the LEC graduation rate was 45%, and by the eight year mark, 45% 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 | LEC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 30% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 45% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 47.82% |
119 first-time / full-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
93 transferred to another institution.
LEC lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 93 | 78.15% |
| Dropped Out | 26 | 21.85% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on LEC first-time, part-time students.
81 LEC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 25.23% 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 74%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 74%.
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 | LEC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 74% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 55.07% |
21 non first-time / part-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
LEC lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 47.62% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 52.38% |
21 LEC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.54% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 62%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 67%.
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 | LEC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 62% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 37.80% |
7 non first-time / part-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
LEC lost contact with the remaining 5 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 28.57% |
| Dropped Out | 5 | 71.43% |
