Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at West Shore CC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 25.70% where the last year rate was 29%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.00% for full-time students and 41.10% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 25.70% where the current academic year rate is 29%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at West Shore Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
12%
14%
11%
2014-15
20%
20%
20%
2015-16
23%
26%
19%
2016-17
30%
26%
33%
2017-18
26%
24%
29%
2018-19
33%
32%
34%
2019-20
32%
28%
36%
2020-21
26%
28%
25%
2021-22
26%
17%
30%
2022-23
29%
28%
30%
Average
25.70%
24.30%
26.70%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.50% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at West Shore Community College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
27%
2014-15
26%
2015-16
16%
2016-17
21%
2017-18
23%
2018-19
22%
2019-20
32%
2020-21
33%
2021-22
22%
2022-23
23%
Average
24.50%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.00% for full-time students and 41.10% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at West Shore CC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
70%
43%
2014-15
65%
38%
2015-16
67%
36%
2016-17
66%
34%
2017-18
58%
41%
2018-19
56%
40%
2019-20
63%
52%
2020-21
60%
59%
2021-22
58%
22%
2022-23
57%
46%
Average
62.00%
41.10%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at West Shore Community College since 2023.