Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at CVCC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 27.30% where the last year rate was 31%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.20% for full-time students and 48.60% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.30% where the current academic year rate is 31%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Catawba Valley Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
21%
14%
27%
2014-15
14%
13%
15%
2015-16
19%
19%
19%
2016-17
25%
23%
27%
2017-18
28%
26%
30%
2018-19
26%
24%
29%
2019-20
36%
33%
40%
2020-21
37%
31%
43%
2021-22
36%
31%
41%
2022-23
31%
30%
31%
Average
27.30%
24.40%
30.20%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.60% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Catawba Valley Community College from 2014 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2014-15
24%
2015-16
42%
2016-17
19%
2017-18
50%
2018-19
31%
2019-20
36%
2020-21
21%
2021-22
16%
2022-23
17%
Average
25.60%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.20% for full-time students and 48.60% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CVCC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
70%
45%
2014-15
71%
46%
2015-16
69%
50%
2016-17
66%
73%
2017-18
67%
45%
2018-19
63%
42%
2019-20
63%
47%
2020-21
61%
39%
2021-22
69%
50%
2022-23
63%
49%
Average
66.20%
48.60%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Catawba Valley Community College since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14
11:1
2014-15
11:1
2015-16
15:1
2016-17
15:1
2017-18
14:1
2018-19
13:1
2019-20
13:1
2020-21
12:1
2021-22
11:1
2022-23
9:1
Average
12.40:1
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