Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Mercer County Technical Education Center

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 85.30% where the last year rate was 85%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.70% for full-time students and 75.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Mercer County Technical Education Center keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 85.30% where the current academic year rate is 85%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Mercer County Technical Education Center over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	81%	86%	78%
2014-15	83%	96%	79%
2015-16	91%	90%	92%
2016-17	80%	69%	82%
2017-18	92%	85%	94%
2018-19	93%	85%	97%
2019-20	82%	80%	83%
2020-21	91%	100%	85%
2021-22	75%	60%	83%
2022-23	85%	90%	83%
Average	85.30%	84.10%	85.60%

Mercer County Technical Education Center Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.20% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mercer County Technical Education Center from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	2%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.70% for full-time students and 75.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mercer County Technical Education Center from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	78%	79%
2014-15	88%	80%
2015-16	65%	68%
2016-17	78%	77%
2017-18	90%	86%
2018-19	95%	89%
2019-20	88%	-
2020-21	83%	100%
2021-22	87%	78%
2022-23	95%	93%
Average	84.70%	75.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.10 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 Mercer County Technical Education Center since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	7:1
2014-15	7:1
2015-16	7:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	10.10:1

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