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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 22.70% where the last year rate was 22%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.80% for full-time students and 45.30% for part-time students.

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

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.70% where the current academic year rate is 22%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	15%	17%	13%
2014-15	14%	12%	16%
2015-16	18%	16%	19%
2016-17	21%	24%	18%
2017-18	25%	28%	24%
2018-19	27%	29%	25%
2019-20	27%	26%	28%
2020-21	26%	24%	28%
2021-22	32%	25%	38%
2022-23	22%	21%	24%
Average	22.70%	22.20%	23.30%

Rockingham Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.40% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rockingham Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	18%
2014-15	15%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	22%
2017-18	9%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	9%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	17%
2022-23	17%
Average	14.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.80% for full-time students and 45.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	51%	45%
2014-15	54%	49%
2015-16	57%	49%
2016-17	58%	48%
2017-18	67%	54%
2018-19	53%	41%
2019-20	59%	46%
2020-21	54%	44%
2021-22	56%	43%
2022-23	49%	34%
Average	55.80%	45.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rockingham Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	13.30:1

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