SWCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southwestern Community College, the graduation rates was 52.17% (132 students out of 253 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 52 male and 80 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 52.17%. where 132 students out of 253 candidate completed their degree.

119 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 132 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, 12 of 14 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 85.71%.

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 13.83% (35 out of 253 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 66% for full-time students and 50 % for part-time students.