by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Mission 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 73% students making it past their freshmen year, Mission College has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Mission College | 73% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Of the 626 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 14% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 17% of the students had graduated and after eight years 18% 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 Mission College graduation rate 17%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 515 | 14% |
| Six Years | 626 | 17% |
| Eight Years | 43 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 3067 | 82% |
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 3067 students or 82% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 3067 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1123 transferred to another institution.
Mission College lost contact with the remaining 1918 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1123 | 36.6% |
| Dropped Out | 1918 | 62.5% |
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 Mission 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 Mission College represent 16.43% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Mission College graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 34% 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 | Mission College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 30% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 33% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 34% | 47.82% |
407 first-time / full-time students or 66% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
73 transferred to another institution.
Mission College lost contact with the remaining 328 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 1.47% |
| Transferred | 73 | 17.94% |
| Dropped Out | 328 | 80.59% |
First-time / part-time students at Mission College represent 27.03% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Mission College graduation rate was 15%, and by the eight year mark, 16% 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 | Mission College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 11% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 15% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 16% | 23.72% |
847 first-time / part-time students or 84% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
111 transferred to another institution.
Mission College lost contact with the remaining 728 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 0.94% |
| Transferred | 111 | 13.11% |
| Dropped Out | 728 | 85.95% |
Returning / full-time students at Mission College represent 6.26% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Mission College graduation rate was 27%, and by the eight year mark, 28% 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 | Mission College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 27% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 28% | 55.07% |
169 non first-time / part-time students or 72% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
86 transferred to another institution.
Mission College lost contact with the remaining 82 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.59% |
| Transferred | 86 | 50.89% |
| Dropped Out | 82 | 48.52% |
Returning / part-time students at Mission College represent 50.27% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Mission College graduation rate was 11%, and by the eight year mark, 12% 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 | Mission College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 9% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 11% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 12% | 37.80% |
1644 non first-time / part-time students or 88% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
853 transferred to another institution.
Mission College lost contact with the remaining 780 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 0.67% |
| Transferred | 853 | 51.89% |
| Dropped Out | 780 | 47.45% |
