by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding UCC 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 82% students making it past their freshmen year, UCC has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UCC | 82% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| NA |
Of the 9 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 53% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 60% of the students had graduated and after eight years 60% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of UCC is 60%. 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.
The average length of time it takes an UCC undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.80 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 8 | 53% |
| Six Years | 9 | 60% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 6 | 40% |
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 UCC are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 Universidad Central Del Caribe represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of UCC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 53%, first-time students in the UCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the UCC graduation rate was 60%, and by the eight year mark, 60% 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 | UCC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 53% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 60% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 60% | 47.82% |
6 first-time / full-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
UCC lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 16.67% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on UCC first-time, part-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on UCC returning, part-time students.
