Student Right-To-Know is a collection of information that a college must provide to students on graduation rates and transfer-out rates for full-time students seeking degrees at Northland.
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 Northland Community & Technical College.
Federal regulations specify how to calculate the graduation and transfer rates. The rates come from a study of Northland 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 Northland within three years. The transfer-out rate is the percentage of these students who did not graduate from Northland, but instead transferred to another college or university within three years.
These rates do not report on all students at Northland. The 370 first-time, full-time students in the study were about 11 percent of all students enrolled in fall of 2018.
- The graduation rate for Northland was 43 percent.
- The transfer-out rate for Northland was 19 percent.
The combination of the graduation rate and the transfer-out rate for Northland was 62 percent. The national average combined rate for similar colleges was 45 percent.
- Since Northland has an “open door” mission, many new students need to take “developmental” courses to improve their reading, writing or math skills before taking other college courses;
- 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;
- Some students take jobs before they graduate;
- Other students delay their education for personal, family, or financial reasons.
Retention, Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Data Results
- Fall 2018 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2017 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2016 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2015 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2014 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2013 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2012 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 2011 – Disaggregated Graduation & Transfer-Out Rates Report
- Fall 1996 to Fall 2006 First-time, Full-time, Degree-seeking Students
- Fall 1996 to Fall 2005 First-time, Full-time, Degree-seeking Students
- Retention Rates for First-Time Students