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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 16.70% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 48.60% for full-time students and 36.90% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at JSCC 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 16.70% where the current academic year rate is 23%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10%	11%	9%
2014-15	11%	11%	12%
2015-16	12%	13%	11%
2016-17	10%	10%	10%
2017-18	16%	19%	14%
2018-19	22%	25%	20%
2019-20	20%	18%	21%
2020-21	20%	18%	21%
2021-22	23%	21%	24%
2022-23	23%	20%	24%
Average	16.70%	16.60%	16.60%

Jackson State Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.10% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Jackson State Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	9%
2014-15	7%
2015-16	6%
2016-17	12%
2017-18	21%
2018-19	11%
2019-20	17%
2020-21	4%
2021-22	3%
2022-23	11%
Average	10.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 48.60% for full-time students and 36.90% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	43%	27%
2014-15	48%	41%
2015-16	51%	34%
2016-17	52%	44%
2017-18	52%	37%
2018-19	52%	34%
2019-20	51%	38%
2020-21	48%	43%
2021-22	45%	33%
2022-23	44%	38%
Average	48.60%	36.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.20 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 Jackson State Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	22:1
2014-15	23:1
2015-16	21:1
2016-17	24:1
2017-18	21:1
2018-19	23:1
2019-20	21:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	19:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	21.20:1

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