by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City 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, Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City 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 Missouri, the average is 69.43%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City | 69% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Missouri | 69.43% |
Of the 325 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 61% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 61% of the students had graduated and after eight years 61% 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 Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City graduation rate 61%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 325 | 61% |
| Six Years | 325 | 61% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 204 | 39% |
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 204 students or 39% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 204 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
23 transferred to another institution.
Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City lost contact with the remaining 181 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 23 | 11.3% |
| Dropped Out | 181 | 88.7% |
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.
The majority of students at Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Pinnacle Career Institute represent 70.13% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 57% 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 | Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 57% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 47.82% |
158 first-time / full-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
15 transferred to another institution.
Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City lost contact with the remaining 143 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 15 | 9.49% |
| Dropped Out | 143 | 90.51% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Pinnacle Career Institute.
Returning / full-time students at Pinnacle Career Institute represent 29.87% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City graduation rate was 71%, and by the eight year mark, 71% 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 | Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 71% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 71% | 55.07% |
46 non first-time / part-time students or 29% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City lost contact with the remaining 38 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 8 | 17.39% |
| Dropped Out | 38 | 82.61% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Pinnacle Career Institute.
