SWCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southwestern Community College, the graduation rates was 59.30% (153 students out of 258 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 75 male and 78 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 Southwestern Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 59.30%. where 153 students out of 258 candidate completed their degree.

144 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 153 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 Southwestern Community College, 7 of 15 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 46.67%.

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 Southwestern Community College is 15.89% (41 out of 258 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Southwestern Community College, the retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 34 % for part-time students.