by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding LBCC 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 64% students making it past their freshmen year, LBCC has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Oregon, the average is 67.48%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| LBCC | 64% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oregon | 67.48% |
Of the 544 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 13% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 16% of the students had graduated and after eight years 17% 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 LBCC graduation rate 16%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 458 | 13% |
| Six Years | 544 | 16% |
| Eight Years | 36 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 2893 | 83% |
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 2893 students or 83% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 2893 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1342 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 1528 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1342 | 46.4% |
| Dropped Out | 1528 | 52.8% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 LBCC are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Linn-Benton Community College represent 26.92% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LBCC graduation rate was 26%, and by the eight year mark, 28% 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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 22% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 26% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 28% | 47.82% |
669 first-time / full-time students or 72% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
12 are still enrolled.
171 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 486 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 12 | 1.79% |
| Transferred | 171 | 25.56% |
| Dropped Out | 486 | 72.65% |
First-time / part-time students at Linn-Benton Community College represent 22.32% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LBCC graduation rate was 10%, and by the eight year mark, 12% 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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 8% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 10% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 23.72% |
685 first-time / part-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
115 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 562 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 1.17% |
| Transferred | 115 | 16.79% |
| Dropped Out | 562 | 82.04% |
Returning / full-time students at Linn-Benton Community College represent 11.45% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LBCC graduation rate was 28%, and by the eight year mark, 29% 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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 28% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 29% | 55.07% |
281 non first-time / part-time students or 71% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
155 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 126 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 155 | 55.16% |
| Dropped Out | 126 | 44.84% |
Returning / part-time students at Linn-Benton Community College represent 39.32% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LBCC graduation rate was 8%, and by the eight year mark, 8% 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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 7% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 8% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 8% | 37.80% |
1258 non first-time / part-time students or 92% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
901 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 354 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.24% |
| Transferred | 901 | 71.62% |
| Dropped Out | 354 | 28.14% |
