Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Northwest Career

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 68.50% where the last year rate was 61%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.10% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.50% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	54%	63%	52%
2014-15	74%	70%	75%
2015-16	78%	70%	79%
2016-17	75%	70%	76%
2017-18	76%	74%	76%
2018-19	69%	57%	71%
2019-20	66%	67%	65%
2020-21	66%	59%	67%
2021-22	66%	61%	67%
2022-23	61%	57%	62%
Average	68.50%	64.80%	69.00%

Northwest Career College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.10% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	86%	100%
2014-15	82%	100%
2015-16	77%	-
2016-17	82%	-
2017-18	72%	-
2018-19	74%	-
2019-20	70%	-
2020-21	63%	-
2021-22	71%	-
2022-23	74%	-
Average	75.10%	20.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 26.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 35 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwest Career College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	20:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	20:1
2017-18	29:1
2018-19	30:1
2019-20	32:1
2020-21	37:1
2021-22	25:1
2022-23	35:1
Average	26.80:1

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