by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Living Arts College? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Living Arts College 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 North Carolina, the average is 66.53%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Living Arts College | 67% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Carolina | 66.53% |
There were approximately 270 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 49% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 54% of the students had graduated and after eight years 54% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Living Arts College is 54%. 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.
The average Living Arts College student takes 4.00 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 259 | 52% |
| Six Years | 270 | 54% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 226 | 46% |
Approximately 226 students or 46% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 226 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
87 transferred to another institution.
Living Arts College lost contact with the remaining 139 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 87 | 38.5% |
| Dropped Out | 139 | 61.5% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 38% |
| Hispanic | 67% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 59% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 Living Arts College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Living Arts College represent 74% of the students in the class of 2015, and 71.48% of Living Arts College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 49%, first-time students in the Living Arts College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Living Arts College graduation rate was 52%, and by the eight year mark, 52% 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 | Living Arts College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 49% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 52% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 47.82% |
176 first-time / full-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
63 transferred to another institution.
Living Arts College lost contact with the remaining 113 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 63 | 35.80% |
| Dropped Out | 113 | 64.20% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Living Arts College first-time, part-time students.
127 Living Arts College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 25.60% 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 61%, 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 61%.
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 | Living Arts College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 61% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 61% | 55.07% |
50 non first-time / part-time students or 39% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
24 transferred to another institution.
Living Arts College lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 24 | 48.00% |
| Dropped Out | 26 | 52.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Living Arts College returning, part-time students.
