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Three of the required elements are Graduation Rate, Transfer-Out Rate, and Retention Rate. Cohort default rates are also included on this page.

This and other data elements are available to the general public on the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES) College Navigator.

This report includes a relatively small number of students who are new to college and enroll for the first time in Fall quarter for the purpose of earning a degree. The graduation rate accounts for students who finish within 150% of "normal" completion time. In reality, most Lower Columbia College students take longer to complete a degree.

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Graduation Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Based on IPEDS cohorts completing within 150% of normal time.

Graduation Rate Overall & by Gender: 

Graduation Rate 2013 cohort as of August 31, 2019 2014 cohort as of August 31, 2020 2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021 2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022
Female

48%

29%

25%

27%

Male

28%

27%

18%

25%

Overall

38%

28%

22%

26%

 

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity:

Race/Ethnicity

2013 cohort as of August 31, 2019

2014 cohort as of August 31, 2020

2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021

2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022

American Indian or Alaska Native 0% 75% 0% 20%
Asian 40% 33% 0% 14%
Black or African American 0% 0% 50% 0%
Hispanic/Latino 37% 8% 33% 38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander n/a n/a 0% n/a
White 40% 30% 24% 23%
Tow or more races 20% 29% 8% 33%
Race/ethnicity unknown 33% 33% 0% 50%
Nonresident alien n/a n/a n/a n/a

Please note: "n/a" shows when no students in the cohort identified with that particular race/ethnicity.

 Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Award Group:

Financial Aid Award Group 2013 cohort as of August 31, 2019 2014 cohort as of August 31, 2020 2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021 2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022
Recipients of a Pell Grant 33% 22% 14% 19%
Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan that did not receive a Pell Grant 50% 45% 0% 33%
Did not receive either a Pell Grant or Direct Subsidized Loan 46% 35% 33% 34%

  

Transfer-Out Rate of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Based on IPEDS cohorts finishing within 150% of normal time.

Overall Transfer-Out Rate:

Transfer-Out Rate 2013 cohort as of August 31, 2019 2014 cohort as of August 31, 2020 2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021 2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022

Overall

15%

10%

12%

12%

Retention Rates of First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

based on IPEDS 2020 cohort returning to LCC the following fall (Fall 2021).

Retention Rate for full-time students: N/A

Retention Rate for part-time students: N/A

Please note: The retention rates are N/A as LCC is now considered a 4-year school because it offers a bachelor's program. Once LCC became a 4-year school, the IPEDS definition of retention rates changed to "first-time, full-time bachelor's seeking student retention rate." LCC does not have any "first-time" bachelor's seeking students, since the bachelor's degree offered at LCC requires an associates degree. Please note that this change is also reflected on the College Navigator Site operated by the National Center for Educational Statistics.

Cohort Default Rates

Fiscal Year LCC Cohort Default Rate National Comparison Percent of Students Taking Loans
2020 0.0% 0.0% 31.24%
2019 4.5% 3.7% 36.3%
2018 15.1% 11.5% 32.8%
2017 18.6% 15.1% 36.4%
2016 15.7% 15.9% 16.1%
2015 23.3% 16.7%  19.7%
2014 20.6% 18.3%  22.6%
2013 23.6% 18.5% 25.1%
2012 25.4% 19.1% 26.6%
2011 24.7%  20.6% 27.3%

Data source for graduation, transfer-out, and retention rates: College Navigator, and Graduation Rates IPEDS report submitted to IPEDS. Data source for Cohort Default Rates is LCC's Financial Aid Department as well as the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid website.


Public Records Contacts

Public Records Officer

  Nolan Wheeler, VP Administration

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  Wendy Hall, VP Effectiveness & College Relations

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Research/Statistics

  Angie Rogers, Senior Institutional Researcher

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