Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at HCC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 18.82% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.45% for full-time students and 41.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 18.82% where the current academic year rate is 23%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Honolulu Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
14%
13%
17%
2013-14
13%
10%
18%
2014-15
15%
15%
14%
2015-16
18%
18%
20%
2016-17
16%
16%
18%
2017-18
17%
14%
24%
2018-19
15%
15%
15%
2019-20
26%
27%
25%
2020-21
28%
26%
30%
2021-22
22%
22%
22%
2022-23
23%
22%
25%
Average
18.82%
18.00%
20.73%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 19.36% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Honolulu Community College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
25%
2013-14
21%
2014-15
21%
2015-16
21%
2016-17
20%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
17%
2019-20
18%
2020-21
16%
2021-22
19%
2022-23
15%
Average
19.36%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.45% for full-time students and 41.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at HCC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
56%
42%
2013-14
61%
33%
2014-15
53%
37%
2015-16
52%
33%
2016-17
55%
30%
2017-18
55%
43%
2018-19
59%
29%
2019-20
54%
50%
2020-21
57%
54%
2021-22
62%
55%
2022-23
57%
51%
Average
56.45%
41.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Honolulu Community College since 2023.