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Persistence Rate:

CASC defines persistence as the continued enrollment from the fall semester of a student’s first year to the subsequent spring semester at CASC.

The persistence rates for students based on the year they entered college are as follows:

  • 2021 cohort: 75%
  • 2022 cohort: 73%
  • 2023 cohort: 77%
  • 2024 cohort: 80%
  • 2025 cohort: 79%

Persistence rates show a generally positive trend from 2021 (75%) to a peak in 2024 (80%), followed by a slight decline in 2025 (79%). Overall, persistence has improved over the five-year period.

Retention Rate:

CASC defines retention as the continued enrollment from the fall semester of a student’s first year to the fall semester of a student’s second year at CASC.

The retention rates for students based on the year they entered college are as follows:

  • 2020 cohort: 53%
  • 2021 cohort: 59%
  • 2022 cohort: 65%
  • 2023 cohort: 69%
  • 2024 cohort: 69%

Retention rates increased steadily from 2020 (53%) to 2023 (69%) with no additional change observed in 2024. Overall, retention has increased over the reported period. 

Success Rate

CASC defines success rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time credential-seeking freshmen who receive an associate degree or certificate from CASC and/or transfer enrollment to a four-year institution within three years of entering college.

The success rates for students, measured by graduation from CASC or transfer to another institution, are as follows:

  • Fall 2018 to 2021:
    • CASC Graduates: 33.0%
    • Transferred: 7.0%
    • Combined: 40.0%
  • Fall 2019 to 2022:
    • CASC Graduates: 44.0%
    • Transferred: 8.0%
    • Combined: 52.0%
  • Fall 2020 to 2023:
    • CASC Graduates: 41.0%
    • Transferred: 6.0%
    • Combined: 47.0%
  • Fall 2021 to 2024:
    •  CASC Graduates: 43.0%
    • Transferred: 4.0%
    • Combined: 47.0%

Combined success rates (graduation and transfer) range from 40% to 52% across cohorts. Transfer data reflect Oklahoma institutions only and exclude out-of-state transfers.

*All data reported for persistence and retention were derived from the institutional cohort. Success rate data was derived from IPEDS.