by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 63% students making it past their freshmen year, Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
How many of the estimated 250 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 35% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 35% of the students had graduated and after eight years 35% 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 Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi graduation rate 35%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 250 | 35% |
| Six Years | 250 | 35% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 459 | 65% |
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 459 students or 65% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 459 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi lost contact with the remaining 449 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 10 | 2.2% |
| Dropped Out | 449 | 97.8% |
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 Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi 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 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi represent 100.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi graduation rate was 35%, and by the eight year mark, 35% 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 | Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 35% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 35% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 47.82% |
459 first-time / full-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi lost contact with the remaining 449 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 2.18% |
| Dropped Out | 449 | 97.82% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi.
We don’t have data for this cohort at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi.
We don’t have data for this cohort at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi.
