Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Columbia State CC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 24.50% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.40% for full-time students and 40.80% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Columbia State CC do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.50% where the current academic year rate is 27%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18%	15%	21%
2014-15	16%	13%	18%
2015-16	24%	20%	26%
2016-17	24%	24%	24%
2017-18	28%	27%	29%
2018-19	25%	24%	26%
2019-20	29%	26%	31%
2020-21	26%	23%	28%
2021-22	28%	27%	29%
2022-23	27%	24%	29%
Average	24.50%	22.30%	26.10%

Columbia State Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.80% where the current year rate is 14%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Columbia State Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	16%
2014-15	15%
2015-16	16%
2016-17	11%
2017-18	8%
2018-19	8%
2019-20	7%
2020-21	7%
2021-22	6%
2022-23	14%
Average	10.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.40% for full-time students and 40.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Columbia State CC from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	58%	40%
2014-15	60%	38%
2015-16	63%	46%
2016-17	54%	33%
2017-18	57%	44%
2018-19	54%	39%
2019-20	57%	47%
2020-21	57%	48%
2021-22	56%	38%
2022-23	48%	35%
Average	56.40%	40.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Columbia State Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	20:1
2017-18	20:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	20:1
2021-22	19:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	19.60:1

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