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CCSU Graduation and Retention Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Students. October 7, 2009 Presented to the Retention and Graduation Council. Dr. Braden J. Hosch Director of Institutional Research and Assessment. Full-Time, First-Time Students.
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CCSU Graduation and Retention Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Students October 7, 2009 Presented to the Retention and Graduation Council Dr. Braden J. Hosch Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
Full-Time, First-Time Students • The group on which federal graduation rates and retention rates are measured • Typical student entering directly from high school in fall semesters only • Has not attended other post-secondary institutions as a degree-seeking student • Degree-seeking at CCSU • Full-time in fall of entry
CCSU One-Year Retention Rates Compared to National Peer Group
CCSU Six-Year Graduation Rates Compared to National Peer Group
Credit Hour Completion and GPA as Predictors of Graduation • Analysis of progress from second, third, and fourth year to graduation six years after initial entry • Major factors: • Credit hours completed • Cumulative GPA • Factors that become less important: • Gender • Race/ethnicity
CCSU Graduation and Retention Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Students October 7, 2009 Presented to the Retention and Graduation Council Dr. Braden J. Hosch Director of Institutional Research and Assessment