Retention and Graduation Rates
Students Right to Know Act
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: 2017 cohort | |
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| Total | 24% |
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By gender: |
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Men |
26% |
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Women |
23% |
| By race/ethnicity: | |
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Asian |
67% |
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Black or African American |
20% |
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Hispanic or Latino |
14% |
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White |
24% |
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Two or more races |
29% |
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Race/ethnicity unknown |
25% |
| Transfer out-rate: | 18% |
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Graduation rates of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time to program completion, by Title IV aid status: 2017 cohort |
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|---|---|
| Pell grant recipients | 22% |
| Stafford Loan recipients not receiving Pell | 27% |
| Did not receive Pell grant or Stafford loan | 28% |
Graduation rates are based on the student’s completion status as of Aug. 31, 2023.
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First- to second-year retention rates of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates: Fall 2023 |
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| Full-time | 63% |
| Part-time | 46% |
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 23.)
Additional Information
COTC Graduate Survey Results Summary 2023-24
Graduates earning credentials other than associate and bachelor’s degrees in nursing are surveyed 2 to 4 weeks post-commencement for each graduation period. Nursing graduates are surveyed 12 to 14 weeks after the commencement date to allow for completion of certifications required for employment. Results are compiled for all graduates once all survey windows close.
This page is maintained by the Office of Institutional Research.