by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Pitt Community 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 percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 63% students making it past their freshmen year, Pitt Community College has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in North Carolina, the average is 66.53%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Pitt Community College | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Carolina | 66.53% |
There were approximately 737 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 18% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 24% of the students had graduated and after eight years 27% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Pitt Community College is 24%. 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 | 561 | 18% |
| Six Years | 737 | 24% |
| Eight Years | 73 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 2,229 | 73% |
Approximately 2229 students or 73% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 2229 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1288 transferred to another institution.
Pitt Community College lost contact with the remaining 912 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1288 | 57.8% |
| Dropped Out | 912 | 40.9% |
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 Pitt Community 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 Pitt Community College represent 31% of the students in the class of 2015, and 34.06% of Pitt Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 18%, first-time students in the Pitt Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Pitt Community College graduation rate was 26%, and by the eight year mark, 29% 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 | Pitt Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 18% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 26% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 29% | 47.82% |
676 first-time / full-time students or 71% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
337 transferred to another institution.
Pitt Community College lost contact with the remaining 327 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 337 | 49.85% |
| Dropped Out | 327 | 48.37% |
First-time / part-time students at Pitt Community College represent 27.84% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 19%, first-time, part-time students in the Pitt Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 22%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Pitt Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 13% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 19% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 23.72% |
663 first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
13 are still enrolled.
330 transferred to another institution.
Pitt Community College lost contact with the remaining 320 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 13 | 1.96% |
| Transferred | 330 | 49.77% |
| Dropped Out | 320 | 48.27% |
660 Pitt Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 21.72% 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 31%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 33%.
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 | Pitt Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 31% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 55.07% |
440 non first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
292 transferred to another institution.
Pitt Community College lost contact with the remaining 147 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.23% |
| Transferred | 292 | 66.36% |
| Dropped Out | 147 | 33.41% |
578 Pitt Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 19.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 20%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 22%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Pitt Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 20% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 37.80% |
450 non first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
329 transferred to another institution.
Pitt Community College lost contact with the remaining 118 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.67% |
| Transferred | 329 | 73.11% |
| Dropped Out | 118 | 26.22% |
