South Puget Sound CC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At South Puget Sound Community College, the graduation rates was 43.95% (229 students out of 521 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 101 male and 128 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 South Puget Sound Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 43.95%. where 229 students out of 521 candidate completed their degree.

189 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 229 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 South Puget Sound Community College, 16 of 17 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 94.12%.

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 South Puget Sound Community College is 12.28% (64 out of 521 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At South Puget Sound Community College, the retention rate is 60% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students.