VHCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Virginia Highlands Community College, the graduation rates was 43.71% (146 students out of 334 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 67 male and 79 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 Virginia Highlands Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 43.71%. where 146 students out of 334 candidate completed their degree.

121 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 146 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 Virginia Highlands Community College is 6.89% (23 out of 334 students transferred-out.).

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