Fall-to-Fall Retention
The rate of retention of students enrolling at GRCC is measured annually. Retention rate is the percentage of first-time, full-time and first-time, part-time degree-seeking students that enroll in the fall semester and return the following fall semester.
Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Report 2021-22 and Institutional Research and Planning. Mark Champion 7/11/2021
GRCC One-Year Retention Rates for Full-Time, First-time in Any College Degree-Seeking Students
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 | 57% |
| Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 | 58% |
| Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 | 56% |
| Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 | 58% |
GRCC One-Year Retention Rates for Part-Time First-time in Any College Degree-Seeking Students
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 | 48% |
| Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 | 50% |
| Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 | 52% |
| Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 | 49% |
24. Retention
HEOA Sec. 488(a)(1)(E) amended HEA Sec. 485(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)): added HEA Sec. 485(a)(1)(U): HEOA amendment effective August 14, 2008 October 29, 2009 FR notice (revised 34 CFR 668.41(d))
Institutions must make available to current and prospective students the retention rate of certificate- or degree-seeking, first-time, undergraduate students as reported to IPEDS.
This information is collected in the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey. For more information: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds