Retention and Graduation Rates

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Under the terms of the Student Right to Know Act, the College must maintain and report statistics on the retention rate of students and graduation rate of students in general.  For more information please go to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Per federal reporting rules, COTC is considered a baccalaureate institution. The data below on graduation rates reflect the reporting standard of a typical four-year institution and may not be reflective of most students’ experiences at COTC. For more relevant information, please see our COTC student data.

Graduation rates of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time to program completion, by gender and race/ethnicity and transfer out-rate: 2016 cohort

Overall graduation rates:  
Total 30%
Men 40%
Women 24%
American Indian or Alaska Native 33%
Asian 50%
Black or African American 9%
Hispanic or Latino 0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander  
White 35%
Two or more races 0%
Race/ethnicity unknown 20%
U.S. Nonresident  
Transfer out-rate 17%

Graduation rates of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time to program completion, by Title IV aid status: 2016 cohort

Graph depicting Pell Grant recipients having a graduation ate of 23, Direct Subsidized loan recipients not receiving Pell having a graduation rate of 38, and students who did not receive Pell Grant of Direct Subsidized loan having a graduation rate of 42.

Graduation rates are based on the student’s completion status as of Aug. 31, 2022.

First to second-year retention rates of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates: Fall 2022

Graph shows that full-time students have a 51% retention rate and part-time students have a 58% retention rate.

Based on IPEDS methodology.  (IPEDS calculates retention for baccalaureate offering institutions based on baccalaureate. Autumn 2022 was the first term COTC offered a baccalaureate degree. The data above reflect all degree-seeking first time enrolled student at COTC in autumn 22.)

Additional Information

COTC Compiled Graduate Survey Key Findings

Graduate Survey Administration Note: Graduate surveys are mailed to graduates’ last known address and electronically four to six months after program completion.

2018 Employer Survey Infographic

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