Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fortis College-Columbus
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 49.09% where the last year rate was 43%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 55.00% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 49.09% where the current academic year rate is 43%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Fortis College-Columbus over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
69%
63%
69%
2013-14
62%
59%
62%
2014-15
52%
42%
54%
2015-16
45%
13%
49%
2016-17
35%
38%
34%
2017-18
44%
35%
46%
2018-19
45%
51%
43%
2019-20
52%
67%
46%
2020-21
51%
52%
50%
2021-22
42%
53%
37%
2022-23
43%
62%
36%
Average
49.09%
48.64%
47.82%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 55.00% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fortis College-Columbus from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
73%
-
2013-14
56%
-
2014-15
64%
-
2015-16
50%
-
2016-17
52%
-
2017-18
61%
-
2018-19
58%
-
2019-20
55%
-
2020-21
56%
-
2021-22
28%
-
2022-23
52%
-
Average
55.00%
-
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 22.27 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-Columbus since 2023.