Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SCC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 24.10% where the last year rate was 39%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.30% for full-time students and 38.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.10% where the current academic year rate is 39%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Sandhills Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
11%
12%
11%
2014-15
11%
13%
10%
2015-16
15%
12%
17%
2016-17
15%
11%
18%
2017-18
18%
16%
19%
2018-19
21%
23%
19%
2019-20
30%
26%
34%
2020-21
40%
36%
43%
2021-22
41%
43%
39%
2022-23
39%
36%
42%
Average
24.10%
22.80%
25.20%
Sandhills Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 20.80% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sandhills Community College from 2015 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2015-16
39%
2016-17
33%
2017-18
30%
2018-19
26%
2019-20
21%
2020-21
20%
2021-22
23%
2022-23
16%
Average
20.80%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.30% for full-time students and 38.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SCC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
49%
14%
2014-15
54%
37%
2015-16
51%
35%
2016-17
54%
34%
2017-18
64%
38%
2018-19
62%
39%
2019-20
68%
43%
2020-21
70%
47%
2021-22
77%
55%
2022-23
74%
40%
Average
62.30%
38.20%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sandhills Community College since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14
14:1
2014-15
16:1
2015-16
16:1
2016-17
14:1
2017-18
15:1
2018-19
13:1
2019-20
13:1
2020-21
13:1
2021-22
13:1
2022-23
12:1
Average
13.90:1
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