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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 26.40% where the last year rate was 24%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at SCC 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 26.40% where the current academic year rate is 24%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25%	26%	23%
2014-15	25%	21%	29%
2015-16	22%	19%	26%
2016-17	23%	21%	26%
2017-18	25%	17%	31%
2018-19	27%	21%	35%
2019-20	32%	32%	33%
2020-21	27%	33%	21%
2021-22	34%	29%	41%
2022-23	24%	27%	22%
Average	26.40%	24.60%	28.70%

Seattle Central College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.90% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Seattle Central College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	30%
2014-15	31%
2015-16	28%
2016-17	28%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	17%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	19%
2022-23	21%
Average	24.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all 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	-	-
2014-15	-	-
2015-16	-	-
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Seattle Central College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	15.10:1

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