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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 18.50% where the last year rate was 18%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.60% for full-time students and 38.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 18.50% where the current academic year rate is 18%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22%	19%	23%
2014-15	18%	13%	24%
2015-16	39%	39%	39%
2016-17	7%	4%	10%
2017-18	15%	11%	18%
2018-19	16%	11%	19%
2019-20	18%	16%	20%
2020-21	17%	15%	19%
2021-22	15%	12%	19%
2022-23	18%	19%	17%
Average	18.50%	15.90%	20.80%

South Suburban College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 29.10% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at South Suburban College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	37%
2014-15	49%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	30%
2017-18	30%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	21%
Average	29.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.60% for full-time students and 38.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	51%	37%
2014-15	39%	29%
2015-16	49%	39%
2016-17	49%	40%
2017-18	57%	38%
2018-19	58%	40%
2019-20	53%	46%
2020-21	59%	34%
2021-22	33%	40%
2022-23	68%	39%
Average	51.60%	38.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at South Suburban College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	13.60:1

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