National Student Clearinghouse 6-Year Total Completion Rate
The 6-Year Completion Rate chart is based on data from National Student Clearinghouse Institutional Benchmark Reports. The cohorts examined in these studies are made up of first-time degree-seeking students, of any age, who began their postsecondary studies in the fall term of the cohort year. The report calculates the proportion of the cohort that has completed a certificate or degree through May 31 of the sixth academic year, including credentials earned after transfer.
Transcription: Threshold: 38%, Target: 50%, 2014 Collin: 41.7%, 2014 National Benchmark: 40.3%, 2015 Collin: 44.6%, 2015 National Benchmark: 42.2%, 2016 Collin: 45.8%, 2016 National Benchmark: 43.1%, 2017 Collin: 47.2%, 2017 National Benchmark: 43.5%, 2018 Collin: 46.0%, 2018 National Benchmark: 43.9%, 2019 Collin: 46.7%, 2019 National Benchmark: 43.9%
Program Licensure/Certification Pass Rates
Pass Rate are calculated as the proportion of all attempts that achieved a passing score for licensure and certification exams taken during the academic year that are required for employment or enhance earning potential and for which the college has access to results.
Transcription: Threshold: 87%, Target: 93%, 2021 Overall Pass Rate: 92%, 2022 Overall Pass Rate: 93%, 2023 Overall Pass Rate: 94%, 2024 Overall Pass Rate: 92%, 2025 Overall Pass Rate: 92%
Persistence Rates
Fall-to-Fall Persistence Rate is the proportion of all credit students enrolled in the fall term of the initial listed year who return for the fall term of the second listed year, excluding students who have graduated.
Transcription: Threshold: 47.7%, Target: 52%, Fall 19-Fall 20 Persistence: 48.7%, Fall 20-Fall 21 Persistence: 47.7%, Fall 21-Fall 22 Persistence: 49.9%, Fall 22-Fall 23 Persistence: 51.7%, Fall 23-Fall 24 Persistence: 50.7%, Fall 24-Fall 25 Persistence:50.9%
Success Rates
Success Rates track the proportion of full-time, first-time, fall-start associate degree and certificate-seeking students from each cohort year who either complete at Collin College or transfer prior to completion within 150% of the normal time of completion (3 years for an associate degree, e.g.).
Transcription: Threshold: 46%, Target: 59%, 2015 Cohort Graduation Rate: 16.2%, 2015 Cohort Transfer Rate: 33.9%, 2016 Cohort Graduation Rate: 17.8%, 2016 Cohort Transfer Rate: 32.9%, 2017 Cohort Graduation Rate: 21.8%, 2017 Cohort Transfer Rate: 28.9%, 2018 Cohort Graduation Rate: 20.3%, 2018 Cohort Transfer Rate: 26.5%, 2019 Cohort Graduation Rate: 21.0%, 2019 Cohort Transfer Rate: 24.4%
Total Credentials Awarded
Credentials Awarded includes all Institutional Credentials Leading to Licensure or Certification (ICLC), Occupational Skills Awards (OSA), certificates (Level 1, Level 2, Advanced Technical Certificate (ATC)), associate degrees, and baccalaureate degrees awarded between September 1 and August 31 of each year.
Transcription: 2017: 3,783, 2018: 3,873, 2019: 4,627, 2020: 5,569, 2021: 5,963, 2022: 7,121, 2023:
7,781, 2024: 8,918, 2025: 10,736