Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fortis College-Columbia

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 50.50% where the last year rate was 31%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% (all full-time students).

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 50.50% where the current academic year rate is 31%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	58%	63%	55%
2014-15	44%	40%	46%
2015-16	50%	42%	54%
2016-17	52%	51%	52%
2017-18	54%	45%	58%
2018-19	50%	43%	54%
2019-20	61%	60%	61%
2020-21	49%	36%	55%
2021-22	56%	55%	56%
2022-23	31%	39%	28%
Average	50.50%	47.40%	51.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fortis College-Columbia from 2013 to 2023.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fortis College-Columbia since 2023.

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