On-Time Completion Rates

Chart 2-17 and Table 2-17 show the on-time completion rates for all students enrolled in post-secondary institutions in Southwest Florida. A cohort completer is defined as a student within a cohort who received an award or degree within 150 percent of normal time between July 1 of the preceding year and June 30 of the reported year. Southwest Florida post-secondary institutions were identified by selecting all institutions that were located in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee County. The following institutions are listed as a result:

Charlotte Technical College Cape Coral Technical College Lorenzo Walker Technical College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida SouthWestern State College Ave Maria School of Law Fort Myers Technical College Ave Maria University Sunstate Academy Cozmo Beauty School Southern Technical College Immokalee Technical College Hodges University The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers Florida Academy Paul Mitchell the School-Ft Myers Lee Professional Institute The Training Domain Premiere International College

Southwest Florida had a post-secondary on-time completion rate of 47.8 percent in 2019, down 0.2 percentage points from 2018. The completion rate remains below both the state of Florida (54.3 percent) and the nation (52.4 percent).

Table 2-17: Post-Secondary Completion Rates

Area 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Southwest Florida

Number of cohort completers in 150 percent of normal time 2,615 2,494 3,087 2,849 2,973

Adjusted cohort size 6,104 5,729 5,940 5,939 6,223

Cohort completion rate 42.8% 43.5% 52.0% 48.0% 47.8% Florida

Number of cohort completers in 150 percent of normal time 73,248 76,269 87,558 90,810 91,626

Adjusted cohort size 144,782 152,210 169,779 168,117 168,655

Cohort completion rate 50.6% 50.1% 51.6% 54.0% 54.3% United States

Number of cohort completers in 150 percent of normal time 1,184,439 1,205,079 1,229,766 1,250,927 1,280,505

Adjusted cohort size 2,542,041 2,518,327 2,506,765 2,438,693 2,444,059

Cohort completion rate 46.6% 47.9% 49.1% 51.3% 52.4% Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System