Parkland Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Parkland College, the graduation rates was 33.60% (255 students out of 759 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 143 male and 112 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 Parkland College. Last year, the graduation rate was 33.60%. where 255 students out of 759 candidate completed their degree.

135 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 255 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 Parkland College, 5 of 23 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 21.74%.

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 Parkland College is 20.42% (155 out of 759 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Parkland College, the retention rate is 63% for full-time students and 45 % for part-time students.