Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at MTC

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 10.73% where the last year rate was 15%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 48.55% for full-time students and 37.64% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at MTC do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 10.73% where the current academic year rate is 15%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Midlands Technical College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	10%	10%	10%
2013-14	10%	9%	10%
2014-15	8%	8%	7%
2015-16	9%	8%	10%
2016-17	9%	9%	10%
2017-18	9%	9%	8%
2018-19	11%	10%	12%
2019-20	11%	13%	10%
2020-21	11%	11%	11%
2021-22	15%	13%	17%
2022-23	15%	14%	15%
Average	10.73%	10.36%	10.91%

Midlands Technical College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 32.55% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Midlands Technical College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	24%
2013-14	25%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	34%
2016-17	35%
2017-18	36%
2018-19	35%
2019-20	39%
2020-21	39%
2021-22	35%
2022-23	30%
Average	32.55%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 48.55% for full-time students and 37.64% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at MTC from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	52%	36%
2013-14	52%	39%
2014-15	52%	43%
2015-16	47%	39%
2016-17	50%	37%
2017-18	47%	43%
2018-19	48%	35%
2019-20	43%	33%
2020-21	47%	34%
2021-22	49%	39%
2022-23	47%	36%
Average	48.55%	37.64%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 18.91 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 Midlands Technical College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	21:1
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	20:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	18.91:1

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