Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at GHC

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 35.45% where the last year rate was 39%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 21.82% for full-time students and 18.73% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at GHC do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 35.45% where the current academic year rate is 39%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Grays Harbor College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	38%	43%	34%
2013-14	37%	42%	33%
2014-15	37%	39%	36%
2015-16	33%	26%	40%
2016-17	37%	42%	33%
2017-18	37%	39%	36%
2018-19	33%	26%	40%
2019-20	27%	26%	28%
2020-21	32%	29%	35%
2021-22	40%	38%	41%
2022-23	39%	37%	40%
Average	35.45%	35.18%	36.00%

Grays Harbor College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 12.91% where the current year rate is 14%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Grays Harbor College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	12%
2013-14	8%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	12%
2016-17	8%
2017-18	17%
2018-19	13%
2019-20	15%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	12%
2022-23	14%
Average	12.91%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 21.82% for full-time students and 18.73% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at GHC from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	62%	43%
2013-14	63%	67%
2014-15	53%	46%
2015-16	62%	50%
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-
Average	21.82%	18.73%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Grays Harbor College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	18:1
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	20:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	16.45:1

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