RACC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Reading Area Community College, the graduation rates was 23.97% (93 students out of 388 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 47 male and 46 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 Reading Area Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 23.97%. where 93 students out of 388 candidate completed their degree.

47 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 93 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.

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 Reading Area Community College is 17.78% (69 out of 388 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Reading Area Community College, the retention rate is 61% for full-time students and 51 % for part-time students.