by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding MTC 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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Marion Technical College.
How many of the estimated 264 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 26% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 29% of the students had graduated and after eight years 30% 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 MTC graduation rate 29%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 236 | 26% |
| Six Years | 264 | 29% |
| Eight Years | 10 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 640 | 70% |
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 640 students or 70% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 640 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
160 transferred to another institution.
MTC lost contact with the remaining 475 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 160 | 25.0% |
| Dropped Out | 475 | 74.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 100% |
| White | 21% |
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 MTC 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 Marion Technical College represent 27.68% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the MTC graduation rate was 39%, and by the eight year mark, 40% 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 | MTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 37% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 39% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 40% | 47.82% |
152 first-time / full-time students or 60% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
45 transferred to another institution.
MTC lost contact with the remaining 105 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.32% |
| Transferred | 45 | 29.61% |
| Dropped Out | 105 | 69.08% |
First-time / part-time students at Marion Technical College represent 53.28% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the MTC graduation rate was 17%, and by the eight year mark, 18% 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 | MTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 14% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 17% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 18% | 23.72% |
399 first-time / part-time students or 82% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
113 transferred to another institution.
MTC lost contact with the remaining 284 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.50% |
| Transferred | 113 | 28.32% |
| Dropped Out | 284 | 71.18% |
Returning / full-time students at Marion Technical College represent 7.33% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the MTC graduation rate was 54%, and by the eight year mark, 54% 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 | MTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 54% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 54% | 55.07% |
31 non first-time / part-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
MTC lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 100.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Marion Technical College represent 11.71% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the MTC graduation rate was 45%, and by the eight year mark, 46% 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 | MTC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 39% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 45% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 46% | 37.80% |
58 non first-time / part-time students or 54% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
MTC lost contact with the remaining 55 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.72% |
| Transferred | 2 | 3.45% |
| Dropped Out | 55 | 94.83% |
