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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 39.60% where the last year rate was 40%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.40% for full-time students and 38.40% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 39.60% where the current academic year rate is 40%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	39%	42%	35%
2014-15	37%	44%	29%
2015-16	33%	37%	28%
2016-17	34%	36%	31%
2017-18	38%	45%	29%
2018-19	43%	52%	33%
2019-20	45%	55%	32%
2020-21	44%	54%	31%
2021-22	43%	48%	37%
2022-23	40%	41%	38%
Average	39.60%	45.40%	32.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.10% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at SOWELA Technical Community College from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.40% for full-time students and 38.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SOWELA 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 20.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at SOWELA Technical Community College since 2023.

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