How Western Area Career & Technology Center's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Western Area Career & Technology Center

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 40.80% where the last year rate was 0%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.30% for full-time students and 79.30% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Western Area Career & Technology Center do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.80% where the current academic year rate is 0%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Western Area Career & Technology Center over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	73%	0%	0%
2014-15	73%	0%	0%
2015-16	70%	0%	0%
2016-17	58%	0%	0%
2017-18	63%	0%	0%
2018-19	71%	0%	0%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	0%	0%	0%
Average	40.80%	0.00%	0.00%

Western Area Career & Technology Center Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.30% for full-time students and 79.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Western Area Career & Technology Center from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	75%
2014-15	60%	60%
2015-16	56%	67%
2016-17	50%	56%
2017-18	65%	63%
2018-19	70%	91%
2019-20	72%	81%
2020-21	78%	100%
2021-22	-	100%
2022-23	-	100%
Average	52.30%	79.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.40 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 Western Area Career & Technology Center since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	7:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.40:1

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