Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Tidewater CC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 20.60% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.90% for full-time students and 37.10% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 20.60% where the current academic year rate is 27%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Tidewater Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
14%
14%
15%
2014-15
13%
13%
14%
2015-16
16%
16%
16%
2016-17
19%
20%
18%
2017-18
20%
18%
21%
2018-19
23%
21%
24%
2019-20
23%
20%
26%
2020-21
25%
24%
25%
2021-22
26%
25%
26%
2022-23
27%
25%
28%
Average
20.60%
19.60%
21.30%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.10% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Tidewater Community College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
15%
2014-15
17%
2015-16
15%
2016-17
14%
2017-18
14%
2018-19
13%
2019-20
12%
2020-21
14%
2021-22
14%
2022-23
13%
Average
14.10%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.90% for full-time students and 37.10% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Tidewater CC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
60%
36%
2014-15
59%
37%
2015-16
60%
38%
2016-17
60%
36%
2017-18
61%
38%
2018-19
57%
38%
2019-20
58%
35%
2020-21
56%
36%
2021-22
57%
39%
2022-23
61%
38%
Average
58.90%
37.10%
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 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Tidewater Community College since 2023.