How OJC's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 36.40% where the current academic year rate is 37%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30%	25%	37%
2014-15	36%	36%	35%
2015-16	38%	33%	42%
2016-17	37%	33%	43%
2017-18	34%	23%	43%
2018-19	39%	38%	42%
2019-20	37%	33%	46%
2020-21	38%	31%	48%
2021-22	38%	33%	43%
2022-23	37%	30%	45%
Average	36.40%	31.50%	42.40%

Otero College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.60% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Otero College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	11%
2014-15	7%
2015-16	9%
2016-17	9%
2017-18	17%
2018-19	17%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	20%
2021-22	12%
2022-23	7%
Average	13.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.60% for full-time students and 44.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	53%	42%
2014-15	52%	47%
2015-16	50%	42%
2016-17	49%	44%
2017-18	52%	44%
2018-19	52%	45%
2019-20	52%	44%
2020-21	49%	38%
2021-22	51%	52%
2022-23	56%	50%
Average	51.60%	44.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Otero College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	17.00:1

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes