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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.70% where the last year rate was 61%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.00% for full-time students and 44.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.70% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	53%	50%	56%
2014-15	59%	53%	65%
2015-16	41%	43%	38%
2016-17	53%	51%	55%
2017-18	55%	50%	60%
2018-19	54%	52%	56%
2019-20	52%	50%	53%
2020-21	58%	51%	63%
2021-22	61%	65%	56%
2022-23	61%	63%	60%
Average	54.70%	52.80%	56.20%

Salish Kootenai College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.30% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Salish Kootenai College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	3%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.00% for full-time students and 44.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	31%	100%
2014-15	38%	-
2015-16	71%	50%
2016-17	64%	67%
2017-18	65%	100%
2018-19	58%	50%
2019-20	65%	-
2020-21	67%	-
2021-22	61%	40%
2022-23	50%	40%
Average	57.00%	44.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Salish Kootenai College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	8:1
2019-20	8:1
2020-21	7:1
2021-22	6:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	9.90:1

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