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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 15.60% where the last year rate was 11%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 44.80% for full-time students and 33.50% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at GCC 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 15.60% where the current academic year rate is 11%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8%	10%	8%
2014-15	9%	6%	11%
2015-16	13%	8%	17%
2016-17	17%	14%	19%
2017-18	18%	18%	18%
2018-19	19%	15%	23%
2019-20	21%	18%	23%
2020-21	18%	17%	18%
2021-22	22%	1%	36%
2022-23	11%	7%	15%
Average	15.60%	11.40%	18.80%

Guam Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 44.80% for full-time students and 33.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	67%	46%
2014-15	62%	47%
2015-16	58%	44%
2016-17	72%	54%
2017-18	67%	48%
2018-19	62%	46%
2019-20	60%	50%
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-
Average	44.80%	33.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.00 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 Guam Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.00:1

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