by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many LBCC first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore LBCC 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.
With 52% students making it past their freshmen year, LBCC 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 Oregon, the average is 67.48%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| LBCC | 52% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oregon | 67.48% |
Of the 839 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 15% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 17% of the students had graduated and after eight years 18% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of LBCC is 17%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 754 | 16% |
| Six Years | 839 | 17% |
| Eight Years | 39 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 3,929 | 82% |
Approximately 3929 students or 82% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 3929 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1564 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 2318 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1564 | 39.8% |
| Dropped Out | 2,318 | 59.0% |
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 LBCC 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 Linn-Benton Community College represent 26% of the students in the class of 2015, and 25.63% of LBCC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 15%, first-time students in the LBCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the LBCC graduation rate was 17%, and by the eight year mark, 19% 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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 17% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 19% | 47.82% |
998 first-time / full-time students or 81% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
242 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 741 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 242 | 24.25% |
| Dropped Out | 741 | 74.25% |
First-time / part-time students at Linn-Benton Community College represent 32.16% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 11%, first-time, part-time students in the LBCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 12%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 9% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 11% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 23.72% |
1357 first-time / part-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
21 are still enrolled.
302 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 1034 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 21 | 1.55% |
| Transferred | 302 | 22.25% |
| Dropped Out | 1,034 | 76.20% |
657 LBCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 13.65% 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 32%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 32%.
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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 32% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 55.07% |
445 non first-time / part-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
241 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 201 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.67% |
| Transferred | 241 | 54.16% |
| Dropped Out | 201 | 45.17% |
1374 LBCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 28.55% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 17%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 18%.
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 | LBCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 17% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 18% | 37.80% |
1129 non first-time / part-time students or 82% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
779 transferred to another institution.
LBCC lost contact with the remaining 342 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 0.71% |
| Transferred | 779 | 69.00% |
| Dropped Out | 342 | 30.29% |
