by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding LCC 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.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 70% students making it past their freshmen year, LCC has freshmen retention rates near the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Michigan, the average is 70.80%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| LCC | 70% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Michigan | 70.80% |
Of the 1032 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 16% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 18% of the students had graduated and after eight years 19% 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 LCC graduation rate 18%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 885 | 16% |
| Six Years | 1032 | 18% |
| Eight Years | 64 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 4588 | 81% |
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 4588 students or 81% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 4588 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2343 transferred to another institution.
LCC lost contact with the remaining 2172 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 2343 | 51.1% |
| Dropped Out | 2172 | 47.3% |
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 LCC 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 Lansing Community College represent 29.63% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LCC graduation rate was 29%, and by the eight year mark, 31% 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 | LCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 25% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 29% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 31% | 47.82% |
1169 first-time / full-time students or 69% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
30 are still enrolled.
503 transferred to another institution.
LCC lost contact with the remaining 636 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 30 | 2.57% |
| Transferred | 503 | 43.03% |
| Dropped Out | 636 | 54.41% |
First-time / part-time students at Lansing Community College represent 24.72% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LCC graduation rate was 14%, and by the eight year mark, 15% 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 | LCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 10% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 14% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 15% | 23.72% |
1193 first-time / part-time students or 85% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
30 are still enrolled.
256 transferred to another institution.
LCC lost contact with the remaining 907 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 30 | 2.51% |
| Transferred | 256 | 21.46% |
| Dropped Out | 907 | 76.03% |
Returning / full-time students at Lansing Community College represent 13.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LCC graduation rate was 23%, and by the eight year mark, 24% 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 | LCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 23% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 55.07% |
564 non first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
352 transferred to another institution.
LCC lost contact with the remaining 208 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 0.71% |
| Transferred | 352 | 62.41% |
| Dropped Out | 208 | 36.88% |
Returning / part-time students at Lansing Community College represent 32.65% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LCC graduation rate was 10%, and by the eight year mark, 10% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | LCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 9% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 10% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 10% | 37.80% |
1662 non first-time / part-time students or 90% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
9 are still enrolled.
1232 transferred to another institution.
LCC lost contact with the remaining 421 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 9 | 0.54% |
| Transferred | 1232 | 74.13% |
| Dropped Out | 421 | 25.33% |
