Graduates & Graduation Rates

Degrees and Certificates Awarded

During the 2019-2020 academic year, Laramie County Community College awarded 741 degrees and certificates of completion to 655 individual students. These awards included 146 associate of arts degrees, 138 associate of science degrees, 72 associate degrees in nursing, 176 associate of applied science degrees, 72 certificates of completion, and 146 credit diplomas.

View the 10-year history data table of awards for each program (pdf).
View the 10-year history graph of degrees and certificates awarded (pdf).

Graduation and Transfer Rates

LCCC provides the following information in compliance with federal regulations as found in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations (34 CFR 668.45, 668.48).

During the 2016 fall semester, 441 first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students enrolled at Laramie County Community College (LCCC). Of this group, referred to as the fall 2016 graduation rate cohort, 125 (28.34%) had graduated from LCCC and 113 (25.62%) had transferred to another college or university by August 31, 2019.

The fall 2016 graduation rate cohort included 49 students who received student aid related to an athletics program. Of this group, 19 (38.78%) had graduated from LCCC and 18 (36.73%) had transferred to another college or university by August 31, 2019.

Graduation and transfer rates for the overall cohort and the cohort of students who received athletics-related aid are provided and can be downloaded in PDF format. Information is presented by gender, race/ethnicity and type of federal aid received.

Persistence Rate

LCCC provides the following information in compliance with federal regulations as found in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations (34 CFR 668.41(d)(4)).

During the fall 2018 semester, 474 first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students enrolled at Laramie County Community College (LCCC). Of this group, 308 (64.98%) were still enrolled at LCCC or had graduated as of October 2019.

Retention Rate

LCCC provides the following information in compliance with HLC accreditation reporting.

The table below shows the number and percent of students by pathway who attended LCCC in the given fall term and continued to the spring term. Students who graduated at the end of the fall term are considered part of the cohort but are only counted as retained if they enroll in the spring term.

	Agriculture & Equine	Business & Accounting	Communication & Creative Arts	Human & Public Services	Health Sciences & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics	Trades & Technical Studies	Non-Degree Seeking Students	UNDUPLICATED DEGREE SEEKING TOTAL	UNDUPLICATED MAIN COHORT TOTAL
2018 Pathway Cohort	58	90	72	187	250	123	109	283	740	1,023
Retained to Spring	48	71	52	145	202	106	83	65	577	642
% Retained	83%	79%	72%	78%	81%	86%	76%	23%	78%	63%
2018 FTIC Cohort	49	69	60	153	161	91	82	24	543	567
Retained to Spring	43	57	45	121	130	85	64	16	437	453
% Retained	88%	83%	75%	79%	81%	93%	78%	67%	80%	80%

Notes:
Pathway Cohort - The main pathway cohort consists of all students who are entering LCCC for the first time in the given fall semester, or started at LCCC in the immediately preceding summer and continued to the fall.
FTIC Cohort (first-time in college cohort) - The FTIC cohort consists of all students who are entering college for the first time as college freshmen in the given fall semester.