Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at C of Lake County

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 26.10% where the last year rate was 33%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.10% for full-time students and 50.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 26.10% where the current academic year rate is 33%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	17%	14%	20%
2014-15	21%	18%	24%
2015-16	21%	17%	26%
2016-17	25%	22%	28%
2017-18	28%	20%	36%
2018-19	29%	25%	34%
2019-20	27%	22%	34%
2020-21	32%	26%	39%
2021-22	28%	26%	30%
2022-23	33%	32%	36%
Average	26.10%	22.20%	30.70%

College of Lake County Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 21.60% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of Lake County from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	24%
2014-15	25%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	26%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	21%
2020-21	19%
2021-22	15%
2022-23	17%
Average	21.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.10% for full-time students and 50.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at C of Lake County from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	65%	42%
2014-15	68%	46%
2015-16	72%	51%
2016-17	73%	50%
2017-18	70%	50%
2018-19	70%	50%
2019-20	71%	49%
2020-21	69%	48%
2021-22	72%	58%
2022-23	71%	58%
Average	70.10%	50.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at College of Lake County since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	16.70:1

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