Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Aiken Technical

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 16.20% where the last year rate was 19%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.90% for full-time students and 39.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 16.20% where the current academic year rate is 19%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Aiken Technical College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9%	8%	11%
2014-15	11%	12%	10%
2015-16	9%	12%	7%
2016-17	12%	18%	7%
2017-18	12%	18%	7%
2018-19	21%	31%	9%
2019-20	22%	31%	13%
2020-21	25%	30%	20%
2021-22	22%	33%	12%
2022-23	19%	22%	16%
Average	16.20%	21.50%	11.20%

Aiken Technical College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.90% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Aiken Technical College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	11%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	8%
2018-19	11%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	23%
Average	15.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.90% for full-time students and 39.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Aiken Technical from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	48%	35%
2014-15	53%	43%
2015-16	58%	36%
2016-17	66%	45%
2017-18	60%	44%
2018-19	58%	39%
2019-20	63%	47%
2020-21	53%	34%
2021-22	55%	34%
2022-23	55%	42%
Average	56.90%	39.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Aiken Technical College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	13.70:1

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