by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many WVJC Morgantown 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 WVJC Morgantown. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
We don’t have retention rate data for West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown.
How many of the estimated 303 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 66% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 66% of the students had graduated and after eight years 66% 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 WVJC Morgantown graduation rate 66%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 303 | 66% |
| Six Years | 303 | 66% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 155 | 34% |
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 155 students or 34% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 155 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
WVJC Morgantown lost contact with the remaining 144 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 10 | 6.5% |
| Dropped Out | 144 | 92.9% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 50% |
| Hispanic | 100% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 58% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at WVJC Morgantown are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown represent 39.30% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the WVJC Morgantown graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 | WVJC Morgantown | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 63% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 63% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 47.82% |
67 first-time / full-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
WVJC Morgantown lost contact with the remaining 62 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 7.46% |
| Dropped Out | 62 | 92.54% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown.
Returning / full-time students at West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown represent 60.70% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the WVJC Morgantown graduation rate was 68%, and by the eight year mark, 68% 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 | WVJC Morgantown | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 68% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 68% | 55.07% |
88 non first-time / part-time students or 32% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
WVJC Morgantown lost contact with the remaining 82 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.14% |
| Transferred | 5 | 5.68% |
| Dropped Out | 82 | 93.18% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown.
