by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Triangle Tech - Greensburg after their first year? Are Triangle Tech - Greensburg students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 74% students making it past their freshmen year, Triangle Tech - Greensburg 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 Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Triangle Tech - Greensburg | 74% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Pennsylvania | 73.24% |
There were approximately 102 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 83% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 84% of the students had graduated and after eight years 84% 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 Triangle Tech - Greensburg graduation rate 84%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 102 | 84% |
| Six Years | 102 | 84% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 20 | 16% |
Approximately 20 students or 16% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 20 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1 | 5.0% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 95.0% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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 Triangle Tech - Greensburg are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Triangle Tech - Greensburg represent 76% of the students in the class of 2015, and 75.49% of Triangle Tech - Greensburg bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 83%, first-time students in the Triangle Tech - Greensburg class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Triangle Tech - Greensburg graduation rate was 83%, and by the eight year mark, 83% 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 | Triangle Tech - Greensburg | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 83% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 83% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 47.82% |
16 first-time / full-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Triangle Tech - Greensburg first-time, part-time students.
29 Triangle Tech - Greensburg students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 23.77% 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 | Triangle Tech - Greensburg | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 86% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 86% | 55.07% |
4 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.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 25.00% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 75.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Triangle Tech - Greensburg returning, part-time students.
