Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Suncoast Technical

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.20% where the last year rate was 50%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.30% for full-time students and 37.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.20% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	69%	0%	0%
2014-15	68%	0%	0%
2015-16	72%	0%	0%
2016-17	61%	0%	0%
2017-18	51%	0%	0%
2018-19	70%	75%	64%
2019-20	36%	44%	26%
2020-21	91%	89%	92%
2021-22	54%	44%	67%
2022-23	50%	39%	65%
Average	62.20%	29.10%	31.40%

Suncoast Technical College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.00% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Suncoast Technical College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	3%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	2%
2021-22	6%
2022-23	9%
Average	2.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.30% for full-time students and 37.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	59%	55%
2014-15	60%	44%
2015-16	75%	59%
2016-17	67%	49%
2017-18	62%	47%
2018-19	36%	38%
2019-20	51%	35%
2020-21	47%	21%
2021-22	37%	21%
2022-23	29%	4%
Average	52.30%	37.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 4.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 6 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Suncoast Technical College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	3:1
2014-15	3:1
2015-16	3:1
2016-17	3:1
2017-18	4:1
2018-19	4:1
2019-20	4:1
2020-21	4:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	6:1
Average	4.20:1

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