How do completion rates vary for part-time students in Ohio?

Completing an award in higher education has important implications for lifetime earnings, but typical completion rate metrics only include full-time, first-time students. Given that part-time students are an increasing percentage of Ohio undergraduates (and over 20 percent of AICUO-member undergraduate students), part-time completion rates are vital to understanding Ohio higher education. 

The Tableau dashboard above displays disaggregated completion rates for the 2012-13 academic year cohort. While as expected, fewer part-time students complete an award within eight years than their full-time peers, completion rates still outpace other sectors in Ohio. Institutions can continue to expand on proven interventions, such as ensuring good-fit financial aid policies and advising, to support part-time student success.

Click the button below to view the dashboard on AICUO’s Tableau Public profile, which provides information on how completion rates vary by Pell status, the cohort size of part-time students, and trends of completion rates across the three most recent eight-year cohorts.