by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Midwestern Career College 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.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 69% students making it past their freshmen year, Midwestern Career College has freshmen retention rates near the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Illinois, the average is 72.64%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Midwestern Career College | 69% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Illinois | 72.64% |
Of the 493 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 69% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 69% of the students had graduated and after eight years 69% 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 Midwestern Career College graduation rate 69%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 491 | 69% |
| Six Years | 493 | 69% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 221 | 31% |
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 221 students or 31% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 221 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
58 transferred to another institution.
Midwestern Career College lost contact with the remaining 162 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 58 | 26.2% |
| Dropped Out | 162 | 73.3% |
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 Midwestern Career College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Midwestern Career College represent 43.42% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Midwestern Career College graduation rate was 74%, and by the eight year mark, 74% 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 | Midwestern Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 73% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 74% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 47.82% |
82 first-time / full-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
39 transferred to another institution.
Midwestern Career College lost contact with the remaining 42 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.22% |
| Transferred | 39 | 47.56% |
| Dropped Out | 42 | 51.22% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Midwestern Career College.
Returning / full-time students at Midwestern Career College represent 56.58% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Midwestern Career College graduation rate was 66%, and by the eight year mark, 66% 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 | Midwestern Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 66% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 66% | 55.07% |
139 non first-time / part-time students or 34% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
19 transferred to another institution.
Midwestern Career College lost contact with the remaining 120 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 19 | 13.67% |
| Dropped Out | 120 | 86.33% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Midwestern Career College.
