Regional and National Peer Comparisons
Following changes to the Northwest Commission and Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) accreditation standards, regional and national peer comparisons are now required (in addition to the robust state comparisons that LCC uses in its extensive institutional effectiveness monitoring framework).
The following information was extracted from College Navigator, a public facing query tool to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS is a standardized reporting system used by colleges and universities in all 50 states.
Graduation, Transfer-out and Combined Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students
Based on IPEDS cohorts completing within 150% of normal time. Colleges in the comparison cohort provided by IPEDS via the IPEDS Feedback Report. Data points come from College Navigator (National Center for Education Statistics).
All colleges in the comparison cohort are public, 4-year but primarily associate degree granting institutions with open admissions policies.
2015 cohort (most recent cohort as of December 2022)
| IPEDS 2015 Cohort | Graduation rate | Transfer-out rate | Combined rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena Community College (MI) |
46% |
37% |
83% |
| Bellingham Technical College (WA) |
37% |
15% |
52% |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands (OH) |
11% |
40% |
51% |
| Central Wyoming College (WY) |
42% |
19% |
61% |
| Centralia College (WA) |
44% |
11% |
55% |
| East Georgia State College (GA) |
13% |
63% |
76% |
| Feather River Community College (CA) |
34% |
24% |
58% |
| Galveston College (TX) |
41% |
25% |
66% |
| Grays Harbor College (WA) |
40% |
12% |
52% |
| Kent State Univ at East Liverpool (OH) |
22% |
48% |
70% |
| Kent State Univ at Ashtabula (OH) |
29% |
19% |
48% |
| Kent State University at Geuga (OH) |
24% |
31% |
55% |
| Lower Columbia College (WA) |
22% |
12% |
34% |
| Morgan Community College (CO) |
57% |
7% |
64% |
| North Central State College (OH) |
18% |
19% |
37% |
| North Florida College (FL) |
60% |
13% |
73% |
| Ohio Univ-Chillicothe Campus (OH) |
18% |
30% |
48% |
| Ohio Univ-Eastern Campus (OH) |
18% |
56% |
74% |
| Ohio Univ-Lancaster Campus (OH) |
14% |
42% |
56% |
| Ohio Univ-Southern Campus (OH) |
19% |
34% |
53% |
| Ohio Univ-Zanesville Campus (OH) |
22% |
42% |
64% |
| Peninsula College (WA) |
51% |
12% |
63% |
| Potomac State College: W. Virginia Univ (WV) |
24% |
36% |
60% |
| South Florida State College (FL) |
66% |
9% |
75% |
| The College of the Florida Keys (FL) |
39% |
20% |
59% |
| University of Hawaii Maui College (HI) |
31% |
13% |
44% |
| Zane State College (OH) |
44% |
8% |
52% |
Data source: College Navigator (National Center for Education Statistics)