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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 15.20% where the last year rate was 19%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% for full-time students and 44.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 15.20% where the current academic year rate is 19%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8%	7%	9%
2014-15	11%	9%	13%
2015-16	11%	8%	15%
2016-17	15%	14%	17%
2017-18	18%	14%	22%
2018-19	19%	15%	23%
2019-20	17%	14%	20%
2020-21	17%	15%	19%
2021-22	17%	17%	17%
2022-23	19%	18%	20%
Average	15.20%	13.10%	17.50%

Lansing Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 26.90% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lansing Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	27%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	25%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	28%
2018-19	29%
2019-20	29%
2020-21	31%
2021-22	27%
2022-23	22%
Average	26.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% for full-time students and 44.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	59%	42%
2014-15	59%	46%
2015-16	62%	48%
2016-17	64%	44%
2017-18	64%	45%
2018-19	62%	39%
2019-20	64%	43%
2020-21	61%	41%
2021-22	64%	49%
2022-23	68%	49%
Average	62.70%	44.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lansing Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.10:1

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