The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 18.20% where the last year rate was 21%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.40% for full-time students and 32.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 18.20% where the current academic year rate is 21%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lake Michigan College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 13% | 11% | 15% |
| 2016-17 | 18% | 14% | 21% |
| 2017-18 | 14% | 15% | 14% |
| 2018-19 | 15% | 12% | 18% |
| 2019-20 | 22% | 19% | 25% |
| 2020-21 | 21% | 16% | 25% |
| 2021-22 | 15% | 18% | 13% |
| 2022-23 | 21% | 20% | 21% |
| 2023-24 | 22% | 18% | 24% |
| 2024-25 | 21% | 14% | 26% |
| Average | 18.20% | 15.70% | 20.20% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 31.30% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Michigan College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 27% |
| 2016-17 | 28% |
| 2017-18 | 19% |
| 2018-19 | 26% |
| 2019-20 | 23% |
| 2020-21 | 25% |
| 2021-22 | 65% |
| 2022-23 | 58% |
| 2023-24 | 18% |
| 2024-25 | 24% |
| Average | 31.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.40% for full-time students and 32.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at LMC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 100% | 63% |
| 2016-17 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | - | - |
| 2018-19 | - | - |
| 2019-20 | - | - |
| 2020-21 | 91% | 52% |
| 2021-22 | 81% | 50% |
| 2022-23 | 79% | 47% |
| 2023-24 | 89% | 58% |
| 2024-25 | 84% | 54% |
| Average | 52.40% | 32.40% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lake Michigan College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 16:1 |
| 2016-17 | 17:1 |
| 2017-18 | 15:1 |
| 2018-19 | 14:1 |
| 2019-20 | 15:1 |
| 2020-21 | 14:1 |
| 2021-22 | 14:1 |
| 2022-23 | 13:1 |
| 2023-24 | 15:1 |
| 2024-25 | 17:1 |
| Average | 15.00:1 |
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