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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 17.20% where the last year rate was 21%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 40.20% for full-time students and 24.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 17.20% where the current academic year rate is 21%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18%	14%	21%
2014-15	15%	12%	18%
2015-16	13%	11%	15%
2016-17	18%	14%	21%
2017-18	14%	15%	14%
2018-19	15%	12%	18%
2019-20	22%	19%	25%
2020-21	21%	16%	25%
2021-22	15%	18%	13%
2022-23	21%	20%	21%
Average	17.20%	15.10%	19.10%

Lake Michigan College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 33.00% where the current year rate is 58%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Michigan College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	29%
2014-15	30%
2015-16	27%
2016-17	28%
2017-18	19%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	65%
2022-23	58%
Average	33.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 40.20% for full-time students and 24.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	51%	36%
2014-15	-	-
2015-16	100%	63%
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	91%	52%
2021-22	81%	50%
2022-23	79%	47%
Average	40.20%	24.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.80 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 Lake Michigan College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	14.80:1

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