NOVA Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Northern Virginia Community College, the graduation rates was 35.42% (1,816 students out of 5,127 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 908 male and 908 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 35.42%. where 1,816 students out of 5,127 candidate completed their degree.

945 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 1,816 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 163 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 31.90%.

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 13.73% (704 out of 5,127 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.