Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at VCT

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 67.70% where the last year rate was 68%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.90% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.70% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	71%	0%	0%
2014-15	61%	0%	0%
2015-16	62%	0%	68%
2016-17	71%	67%	72%
2017-18	71%	67%	74%
2018-19	62%	0%	68%
2019-20	70%	66%	72%
2020-21	71%	66%	74%
2021-22	70%	68%	70%
2022-23	68%	62%	70%
Average	67.70%	39.60%	56.80%

Valley College-Martinsburg Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.00% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Valley College-Martinsburg from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	1%
2015-16	6%
2016-17	4%
2017-18	3%
2018-19	6%
2019-20	6%
2020-21	2%
2021-22	6%
2022-23	6%
Average	4.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.90% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	71%	-
2014-15	77%	-
2015-16	82%	-
2016-17	71%	-
2017-18	81%	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	80%	-
2020-21	67%	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	100%	-
Average	62.90%	-

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-Martinsburg since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	26:1
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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