Kirkwood CC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Kirkwood Community College, the graduation rates was 42.95% (707 students out of 1,646 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 379 male and 328 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Kirkwood Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 42.95%. where 707 students out of 1,646 candidate completed their degree.

548 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 707 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Kirkwood Community College, 13 of 35 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 37.14%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Kirkwood Community College is 8.38% (138 out of 1,646 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Kirkwood Community College, the retention rate is 71% for full-time students and 45 % for part-time students.