SMC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southwestern Michigan College, the graduation rates was 37.66% (119 students out of 316 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 59 male and 60 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 Michigan College. Last year, the graduation rate was 37.66%. where 119 students out of 316 candidate completed their degree.

83 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 119 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 Southwestern Michigan College is 13.92% (44 out of 316 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Southwestern Michigan College, the retention rate is 57% for full-time students and 34 % for part-time students.