Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fortis College-Columbia
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 52.36% where the last year rate was 31%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 53.09% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 52.36% where the current academic year rate is 31%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Fortis College-Columbia over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
71%
54%
81%
2013-14
58%
63%
55%
2014-15
44%
40%
46%
2015-16
50%
42%
54%
2016-17
52%
51%
52%
2017-18
54%
45%
58%
2018-19
50%
43%
54%
2019-20
61%
60%
61%
2020-21
49%
36%
55%
2021-22
56%
55%
56%
2022-23
31%
39%
28%
Average
52.36%
48.00%
54.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 53.09% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fortis College-Columbia from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
43%
-
2013-14
61%
-
2014-15
62%
-
2015-16
69%
-
2016-17
50%
-
2017-18
53%
-
2018-19
50%
-
2019-20
54%
-
2020-21
47%
-
2021-22
40%
-
2022-23
55%
-
Average
53.09%
-
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fortis College-Columbia since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13
19:1
2013-14
15:1
2014-15
14:1
2015-16
13:1
2016-17
13:1
2017-18
13:1
2018-19
14:1
2019-20
17:1
2020-21
25:1
2021-22
21:1
2022-23
20:1
Average
16.73:1
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