Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 666 students out of 2,128 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Southwestern College.
By gender, 248 male and 418 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 29.14% (public small Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,128 | 666 | 31.30% |
| Men | 989 | 248 | 25.08% |
| Women | 1,139 | 418 | 36.70% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Southwestern College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 33.33%
- Asian: 43.11%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 21.15%
- Hispanic: 30.13%
- White: 35.14%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 14.29%
- Two or More Race: 25.76%
- Unknown: 22.58%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33.33%(1/3) | - | 33.33%(1/3) |
| Asian | 43.11%(97/225) | 36.36%(40/110) | 49.57%(57/115) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 21.15%(11/52) | 11.11%(3/27) | 32.00%(8/25) |
| Hispanic | 30.13%(502/1,666) | 23.61%(178/754) | 35.53%(324/912) |
| White | 35.14%(26/74) | 34.15%(14/41) | 36.36%(12/33) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 14.29%(1/7) | - | 33.33%(1/3) |
| Two or More Race | 25.76%(17/66) | 22.86%(8/35) | 29.03%(9/31) |
| Unknown | 22.58%(7/31) | 23.53%(4/17) | 21.43%(3/14) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Southwestern, the transfer-out rate is 6.39%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 12.31%.
Southwestern's retention rate is 75% for full-time students and 48 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 61.77%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Southwestern College, 4 of 4 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.