Student Right-To-Know is a federal law that requires all colleges and universities to disclose certain information to students. This handout provides the information that a college must provide to students on graduation rates and transfer-out rates for full-time students seeking degrees at Pine Technical & Community College (PTCC).
Federal regulations specify how to calculate the graduation and transfer rates. The rates come from a study of Pine Technical & Community College students who started at the college in the fall of 2018. The study includes all first-time students who enrolled full-time that fall and were seeking to earn a degree, diploma or certificate at the college. The graduation rate is the percentage of these students who graduated from PTCC within three years. The transfer-out rate is the percentage of these students who did not graduate from PTCC, but instead transferred to another college or university within three years.
These rates do not report on all students at Pine Technical & Community College. The 105 first-time, full-time students in the study were 5 percent of all students enrolled at PTCC in fall of 2018.
- The graduation rate for PTCC was 31 percent.
- The transfer-out rate for PTCC was 14 percent.
- The combination of the graduation rate and the transfer-out rate for PTCC was 46 percent. The national average combined rate fro similar colleges was 45 percent.
- Some students take jobs before they graduate;
- Students who switch from full-time to part-time enrollment or “stop out” for one or more semesters are more likely to take more than three years to graduate;
- Other students delay their education for personal, family or financial reasons.
| Pine Technical & Community College | Graduation Rate | Transfer-Out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cohort | 31% | 14% | 46% |
| Race Ethnicity | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * |
| Asian | * | * | * |
| Black or African American | * | * | * |
| Hispanic of any race | * | * | * |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | * | * | * |
| Nonresident Alien | * | * | * |
| Two or more races | * | * | * |
| Unknown race and ethnicity | * | * | * |
| White | 30% | 14% | 44% |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 23% | 20% | 43% |
| Male | 37% | 11% | 48% |
| Financial Aid | |||
| Pell Grant Recipient | * | * | * |
| Received neither Pell nor Subsidized Stafford Loans | 31% | 12% | 43% |
| Received Subsidized Stafford Loans, but no Pell | * | * | * |
* Suppressed to protect student privacy.
Due to rounding, percentages may not always appear to add up.
Institutions must make available to current and prospective students the retention rate of certificate- or degree-seeking, first-time, undergraduate students [as reported to IPEDS].
(This information is collected in the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey.) [If the retention rate information is requested by a prospective student, the information must be made available prior to the student's enrolling or entering into any financial obligation with the institution.]
Full-time Students: 46%
Part-time Students: 62%
Please visit link below for additional information:
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=all&zc=55063&zd=0&of=3&id=174570
Please visit National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and search for Pine Technical and Community College.
