Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Pima CC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 15.10% where the last year rate was 18%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.60% for full-time students and 42.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 15.10% where the current academic year rate is 18%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7%	5%	9%
2014-15	11%	9%	13%
2015-16	14%	10%	18%
2016-17	13%	12%	15%
2017-18	16%	12%	20%
2018-19	18%	16%	20%
2019-20	20%	18%	22%
2020-21	17%	13%	22%
2021-22	17%	14%	20%
2022-23	18%	15%	20%
Average	15.10%	12.40%	17.90%

Pima Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current year rate is 14%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pima Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	21%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	18%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	19%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	19%
2021-22	19%
2022-23	14%
Average	18.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.60% for full-time students and 42.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	61%	37%
2014-15	58%	37%
2015-16	63%	41%
2016-17	64%	40%
2017-18	64%	42%
2018-19	59%	40%
2019-20	65%	46%
2020-21	59%	40%
2021-22	65%	47%
2022-23	68%	52%
Average	62.60%	42.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pima Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	25:1
2014-15	25:1
2015-16	25:1
2016-17	24:1
2017-18	26:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	21.40:1

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