by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Liberty Technical College first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Liberty Technical College retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Liberty Technical College | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| NA |
There were approximately 123 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 95% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 95% of the students had graduated and after eight years 95% of this class completed their degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a student is considered to have graduated on time if they complete their degree within six years, making the official Liberty Technical College graduation rate 95%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 123 | 95% |
| Six Years | 123 | 95% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 6 | 5% |
Approximately 6 students or 5% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 6 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Liberty Technical College lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 6 | 100.0% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.0% |
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 Liberty Technical 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 Liberty Technical College represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of Liberty Technical College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 95%, first-time students in the Liberty Technical College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Liberty Technical College graduation rate was 95%, and by the eight year mark, 95% 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 | Liberty Technical College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 95% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 95% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 95% | 47.82% |
6 first-time / full-time students or 5% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Liberty Technical College lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Liberty Technical College first-time, part-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Liberty Technical College returning, part-time students.
