Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Wilkes CC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 33.80% where the last year rate was 54%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.20% for full-time students and 42.10% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 33.80% where the current academic year rate is 54%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32%	34%	30%
2014-15	17%	21%	14%
2015-16	26%	26%	27%
2016-17	25%	27%	24%
2017-18	26%	32%	21%
2018-19	38%	39%	37%
2019-20	37%	35%	38%
2020-21	38%	42%	34%
2021-22	45%	46%	43%
2022-23	54%	56%	53%
Average	33.80%	35.80%	32.10%

Wilkes Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.90% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wilkes Community College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	26%
2014-15	27%
2015-16	29%
2016-17	26%
2017-18	14%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	13%
2020-21	12%
2021-22	10%
2022-23	12%
Average	16.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.20% for full-time students and 42.10% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	65%	33%
2014-15	57%	32%
2015-16	48%	31%
2016-17	61%	38%
2017-18	66%	36%
2018-19	66%	59%
2019-20	70%	43%
2020-21	68%	52%
2021-22	65%	37%
2022-23	66%	60%
Average	63.20%	42.10%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wilkes Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	6:1
2022-23	7:1
Average	10.00:1

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