Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fortis College-Columbus

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 47.10% where the last year rate was 43%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 53.20% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.10% where the current academic year rate is 43%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	59%	62%
2014-15	52%	42%	54%
2015-16	45%	13%	49%
2016-17	35%	38%	34%
2017-18	44%	35%	46%
2018-19	45%	51%	43%
2019-20	52%	67%	46%
2020-21	51%	52%	50%
2021-22	42%	53%	37%
2022-23	43%	62%	36%
Average	47.10%	47.20%	45.70%

Fortis College-Columbus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 53.20% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fortis College-Columbus from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	56%	-
2014-15	64%	-
2015-16	50%	-
2016-17	52%	-
2017-18	61%	-
2018-19	58%	-
2019-20	55%	-
2020-21	56%	-
2021-22	28%	-
2022-23	52%	-
Average	53.20%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 22.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fortis College-Columbus since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	33:1
2014-15	28:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	20:1
2017-18	21:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	27:1
2021-22	22:1
2022-23	20:1
Average	22.40:1

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