Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Valley College-Beckley

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 38.30% where the last year rate was 53%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.80% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 38.30% where the current academic year rate is 53%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	44%	19%	48%
2014-15	43%	10%	46%
2015-16	61%	53%	62%
2016-17	69%	67%	69%
2017-18	61%	77%	53%
2018-19	52%	0%	0%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	53%	20%	57%
Average	38.30%	24.60%	33.50%

Valley College-Beckley Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.90% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Valley College-Beckley from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	7%
2016-17	4%
2017-18	1%
2018-19	6%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	1%
Average	1.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.80% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Valley College-Beckley from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	49%	-
2014-15	70%	-
2015-16	71%	-
2016-17	61%	-
2017-18	59%	-
2018-19	56%	-
2019-20	71%	-
2020-21	70%	-
2021-22	73%	-
2022-23	78%	-
Average	65.80%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 23.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 24 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Valley College-Beckley since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	24:1
2015-16	24:1
2016-17	24:1
2017-18	24:1
2018-19	24:1
2019-20	24:1
2020-21	24:1
2021-22	24:1
2022-23	24:1
Average	23.60:1

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