Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwest Tennessee CC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 9.80% where the last year rate was 14%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 50.60% for full-time students and 31.70% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Southwest Tennessee CC 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 9.80% where the current academic year rate is 14%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6%	7%	5%
2014-15	5%	5%	5%
2015-16	5%	5%	4%
2016-17	10%	11%	9%
2017-18	10%	9%	11%
2018-19	11%	11%	12%
2019-20	13%	12%	14%
2020-21	11%	10%	12%
2021-22	13%	10%	14%
2022-23	14%	12%	16%
Average	9.80%	9.20%	10.20%

Southwest Tennessee Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	9%
2014-15	8%
2015-16	10%
2016-17	10%
2017-18	9%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	6%
2020-21	6%
2021-22	5%
2022-23	9%
Average	7.90%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	47%	32%
2014-15	54%	38%
2015-16	47%	30%
2016-17	45%	30%
2017-18	54%	35%
2018-19	49%	31%
2019-20	52%	38%
2020-21	54%	31%
2021-22	56%	30%
2022-23	48%	22%
Average	50.60%	31.70%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	20:1
2015-16	21:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	22:1
2018-19	32:1
2019-20	21:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	20.20:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwest Tennessee CC

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes