Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at TCAT Nashville

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 70.70% where the last year rate was 74%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.70% for full-time students and 47.80% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 70.70% where the current academic year rate is 74%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	73%	75%	71%
2014-15	74%	79%	67%
2015-16	64%	67%	59%
2016-17	74%	79%	69%
2017-18	72%	77%	66%
2018-19	70%	71%	69%
2019-20	67%	64%	71%
2020-21	72%	70%	75%
2021-22	67%	63%	73%
2022-23	74%	73%	76%
Average	70.70%	71.80%	69.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.70% for full-time students and 47.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at TCAT Nashville 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 15.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville since 2023.

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