Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southern State CC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 24.60% where the last year rate was 31%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.50% for full-time students and 37.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.60% where the current academic year rate is 31%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southern State Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
22%
21%
23%
2014-15
19%
20%
19%
2015-16
25%
18%
30%
2016-17
21%
20%
23%
2017-18
23%
24%
22%
2018-19
26%
27%
26%
2019-20
25%
28%
22%
2020-21
25%
22%
26%
2021-22
29%
27%
31%
2022-23
31%
28%
33%
Average
24.60%
23.50%
25.50%
Southern State Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.60% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern State Community College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
21%
2014-15
22%
2015-16
23%
2016-17
19%
2017-18
19%
2018-19
16%
2019-20
20%
2020-21
14%
2021-22
16%
2022-23
16%
Average
18.60%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.50% for full-time students and 37.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southern State CC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
47%
41%
2014-15
51%
34%
2015-16
54%
36%
2016-17
62%
35%
2017-18
52%
47%
2018-19
48%
39%
2019-20
52%
38%
2020-21
49%
33%
2021-22
53%
36%
2022-23
57%
35%
Average
52.50%
37.40%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.30 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 Southern State Community College since 2023.