Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Howard CC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 19.73% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.27% for full-time students and 47.36% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 19.73% where the current academic year rate is 23%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Howard Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
15%
14%
17%
2013-14
15%
13%
17%
2014-15
15%
13%
18%
2015-16
16%
13%
19%
2016-17
18%
14%
23%
2017-18
19%
18%
21%
2018-19
22%
20%
24%
2019-20
24%
21%
27%
2020-21
26%
24%
27%
2021-22
24%
22%
26%
2022-23
23%
20%
26%
Average
19.73%
17.45%
22.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 18.27% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Howard Community College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
16%
2013-14
16%
2014-15
13%
2015-16
12%
2016-17
12%
2017-18
19%
2018-19
24%
2019-20
23%
2020-21
23%
2021-22
23%
2022-23
20%
Average
18.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.27% for full-time students and 47.36% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Howard CC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
66%
46%
2013-14
69%
47%
2014-15
73%
50%
2015-16
67%
48%
2016-17
70%
47%
2017-18
69%
48%
2018-19
67%
48%
2019-20
69%
47%
2020-21
66%
45%
2021-22
68%
48%
2022-23
67%
47%
Average
68.27%
47.36%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.18 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 Howard Community College since 2023.