by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to National Career Education after their first year? Are National Career Education students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 72% students making it past their freshmen year, National Career Education 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 Education | 72% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Of the 168 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 81% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 83% of the students had graduated and after eight years 83% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of National Career Education is 83%. 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 | 168 | 83% |
| Six Years | 168 | 83% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 34 | 17% |
Approximately 34 students or 17% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 34 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
National Career Education lost contact with the remaining 32 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 2 | 5.9% |
| Dropped Out | 32 | 94.1% |
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.
The majority of students at National Career Education are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
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 National Career Education represent 58% of the students in the class of 2015, and 57.14% of National Career Education bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 81%, first-time students in the National Career Education class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the National Career Education graduation rate was 81%, and by the eight year mark, 81% 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 Education | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 81% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 81% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 81% | 47.82% |
22 first-time / full-time students or 19% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
National Career Education lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 4.55% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 95.45% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on National Career Education first-time, part-time students.
84 National Career Education students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 41.58% 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 86%, 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 86%.
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 | National Career Education | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 86% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 86% | 55.07% |
12 non first-time / part-time students or 14% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
National Career Education lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 8.33% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 91.67% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on National Career Education returning, part-time students.
