Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education
A school’s graduation rate can indicate how likely a student is to complete their degree. At Asher College, over the last five years 72% of students earned their associate’s degree within four years of enrolling.
Students from different demographic backgrounds often graduate at different rates, so it can be helpful to look beyond the overall graduation rate. This chart shows how students of different races and ethnicities fare earning their degrees at Asher College.
| Demographic category | Graduation rate at Asher College | National average |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 80% | 31% |
| Asian | 100% | 48% |
| Black | 76% | 35% |
| Hispanic | 86% | 45% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 100% | 25% |
| White | 63% | 51% |
| Multiple races | 36% | |
| Unknown race | 34% |
Student retention, or how often students return to continue their degree after completing their first year, is another helpful indicator. Over the last five years, at Asher College, about 29% of full-time students returned the following fall to continue their degree.
The size and demographic makeup of a school’s student body can have a large impact on a student’s experience. Asher College has 1,075 students, which puts it in the {SIZE_PERCENTILE} percentile of for-profit, 2-year schools.
About 56% of students are male.
And about 36% of students are black.