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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 22.30% where the last year rate was 22%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.10% for full-time students and 37.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.30% where the current academic year rate is 22%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24%	31%	20%
2014-15	12%	18%	8%
2015-16	20%	31%	10%
2016-17	15%	21%	10%
2017-18	23%	25%	22%
2018-19	24%	30%	19%
2019-20	20%	23%	18%
2020-21	29%	34%	25%
2021-22	34%	44%	25%
2022-23	22%	22%	23%
Average	22.30%	27.90%	18.00%

Wilson Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.30% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wilson Community College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	20%
2018-19	16%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	1%
Average	8.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.10% for full-time students and 37.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	54%	59%
2014-15	45%	32%
2015-16	55%	25%
2016-17	54%	34%
2017-18	45%	34%
2018-19	51%	47%
2019-20	58%	37%
2020-21	68%	29%
2021-22	59%	35%
2022-23	62%	41%
Average	55.10%	37.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wilson Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	11.80:1

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