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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 28.10% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at NSCC do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 28.10% where the current academic year rate is 27%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25%	17%	35%
2014-15	29%	32%	26%
2015-16	21%	17%	27%
2016-17	25%	22%	30%
2017-18	26%	30%	21%
2018-19	34%	29%	39%
2019-20	25%	20%	32%
2020-21	30%	23%	41%
2021-22	39%	41%	37%
2022-23	27%	28%	26%
Average	28.10%	25.90%	31.40%

North Seattle College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 28.10% where the current year rate is 32%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at North Seattle College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	35%
2014-15	27%
2015-16	31%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	35%
2018-19	27%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	32%
Average	28.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	-	-
2014-15	-	-
2015-16	-	-
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at North Seattle College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	16.20:1

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