The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 27.60% where the last year rate was 23%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 22.80% for full-time students and 14.00% for part-time students.
Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at LCC do not enroll continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.60% where the current academic year rate is 23%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lower Columbia College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 27% | 29% | 25% |
| 2016-17 | 38% | 28% | 48% |
| 2017-18 | 28% | 27% | 29% |
| 2018-19 | 22% | 18% | 25% |
| 2019-20 | 38% | 28% | 47% |
| 2020-21 | 28% | 27% | 29% |
| 2021-22 | 22% | 17% | 25% |
| 2022-23 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 2023-24 | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| 2024-25 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| Average | 27.60% | 24.60% | 30.20% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.00% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lower Columbia College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 11% |
| 2016-17 | 15% |
| 2017-18 | 10% |
| 2018-19 | 12% |
| 2019-20 | 15% |
| 2020-21 | 10% |
| 2021-22 | 11% |
| 2022-23 | 11% |
| 2023-24 | 8% |
| 2024-25 | 7% |
| Average | 11.00% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 22.80% for full-time students and 14.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at LCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 58% | 38% |
| 2016-17 | 55% | 26% |
| 2017-18 | 61% | 39% |
| 2018-19 | 54% | 37% |
| 2019-20 | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - |
| 2022-23 | - | - |
| 2023-24 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | - | - |
| Average | 22.80% | 14.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lower Columbia College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15:1 |
| 2016-17 | 14:1 |
| 2017-18 | 14:1 |
| 2018-19 | 13:1 |
| 2019-20 | 13:1 |
| 2020-21 | 14:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 13:1 |
| 2023-24 | 13:1 |
| 2024-25 | 15:1 |
| Average | 13.60:1 |
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