Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DCC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 37.55% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 53.18% for full-time students and 50.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 37.55% where the current academic year rate is 27%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dawson Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
54%
49%
58%
2013-14
35%
33%
37%
2014-15
24%
13%
33%
2015-16
44%
39%
49%
2016-17
37%
24%
51%
2017-18
37%
39%
36%
2018-19
47%
50%
45%
2019-20
34%
38%
29%
2020-21
35%
29%
44%
2021-22
39%
34%
46%
2022-23
27%
27%
28%
Average
37.55%
34.09%
41.45%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 24.73% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dawson Community College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
17%
2013-14
22%
2014-15
26%
2015-16
24%
2016-17
34%
2017-18
42%
2018-19
21%
2019-20
15%
2020-21
23%
2021-22
28%
2022-23
20%
Average
24.73%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 53.18% for full-time students and 50.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DCC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
43%
-
2013-14
53%
88%
2014-15
58%
80%
2015-16
48%
71%
2016-17
62%
67%
2017-18
61%
50%
2018-19
48%
50%
2019-20
51%
43%
2020-21
49%
19%
2021-22
58%
38%
2022-23
54%
50%
Average
53.18%
50.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dawson Community College since 2023.