Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DCC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 35.90% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.20% for full-time students and 55.60% for part-time students.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 35.90% where the current academic year rate is 27%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35%	33%	37%
2014-15	24%	13%	33%
2015-16	44%	39%	49%
2016-17	37%	24%	51%
2017-18	37%	39%	36%
2018-19	47%	50%	45%
2019-20	34%	38%	29%
2020-21	35%	29%	44%
2021-22	39%	34%	46%
2022-23	27%	27%	28%
Average	35.90%	32.60%	39.80%

Dawson Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.50% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dawson Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	22%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	24%
2016-17	34%
2017-18	42%
2018-19	21%
2019-20	15%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	28%
2022-23	20%
Average	25.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.20% for full-time students and 55.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	53%	88%
2014-15	58%	80%
2015-16	48%	71%
2016-17	62%	67%
2017-18	61%	50%
2018-19	48%	50%
2019-20	51%	43%
2020-21	49%	19%
2021-22	58%	38%
2022-23	54%	50%
Average	54.20%	55.60%

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 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dawson Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	12.40:1

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