Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SOWELA
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 39.60% where the last year rate was 40%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.40% for full-time students and 38.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 39.60% where the current academic year rate is 40%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at SOWELA Technical Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
39%
42%
35%
2014-15
37%
44%
29%
2015-16
33%
37%
28%
2016-17
34%
36%
31%
2017-18
38%
45%
29%
2018-19
43%
52%
33%
2019-20
45%
55%
32%
2020-21
44%
54%
31%
2021-22
43%
48%
37%
2022-23
40%
41%
38%
Average
39.60%
45.40%
32.30%
SOWELA Technical Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.10% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at SOWELA Technical Community College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
1%
2014-15
9%
2015-16
13%
2016-17
8%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
9%
2019-20
8%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
5%
2022-23
11%
Average
8.10%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.40% for full-time students and 38.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SOWELA from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
46%
41%
2014-15
57%
43%
2015-16
55%
42%
2016-17
50%
42%
2017-18
59%
34%
2018-19
60%
40%
2019-20
54%
37%
2020-21
51%
35%
2021-22
62%
35%
2022-23
60%
35%
Average
55.40%
38.40%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 20.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at SOWELA Technical Community College since 2023.