Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at LMC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 16.82% where the last year rate was 21%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 41.00% for full-time students and 25.45% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 16.82% 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 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
13%
11%
15%
2013-14
18%
14%
21%
2014-15
15%
12%
18%
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%
Average
16.82%
14.73%
18.73%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 32.64% where the current year rate is 58%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Michigan College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
29%
2013-14
29%
2014-15
30%
2015-16
27%
2016-17
28%
2017-18
19%
2018-19
26%
2019-20
23%
2020-21
25%
2021-22
65%
2022-23
58%
Average
32.64%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 41.00% for full-time students and 25.45% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at LMC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
49%
32%
2013-14
51%
36%
2014-15
-
-
2015-16
100%
63%
2016-17
-
-
2017-18
-
-
2018-19
-
-
2019-20
-
-
2020-21
91%
52%
2021-22
81%
50%
2022-23
79%
47%
Average
41.00%
25.45%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.00 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 Lake Michigan College since 2023.