by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at National Career 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 73% students making it past their freshmen year, National Career 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 | |
|---|---|
| National Career College | 73% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 54 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 82% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 82% of the students had graduated and after eight years 82% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of National Career College is 82%. 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 | 54 | 82% |
| Six Years | 54 | 82% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 12 | 18% |
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 National Career 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 National Career College represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of National Career College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 82%, first-time students in the National Career College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the National Career College graduation rate was 82%, and by the eight year mark, 82% 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 | National Career College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 82% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 82% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 82% | 47.82% |
12 first-time / full-time students or 18% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
National Career College lost contact with the remaining 12 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 12 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on National Career College first-time, part-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on National Career College returning, part-time students.
