NOVA Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Northern Virginia Community College, the graduation rates was 33.05% (1,563 students out of 4,729 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 767 male and 796 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 Northern Virginia Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 33.05%. where 1,563 students out of 4,729 candidate completed their degree.

889 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 1,563 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 Northern Virginia Community College, 52 of 132 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 39.39%.

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 Northern Virginia Community College is 16.26% (769 out of 4,729 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Northern Virginia Community College, the retention rate is 71% for full-time students and 53 % for part-time students.