Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at NWCC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 17.27% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 58.64% for full-time students and 43.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 17.27% where the current academic year rate is 23%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northwestern Connecticut Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
10%
9%
12%
2013-14
13%
9%
18%
2014-15
13%
7%
16%
2015-16
14%
14%
14%
2016-17
16%
15%
17%
2017-18
23%
22%
24%
2018-19
24%
21%
26%
2019-20
21%
21%
21%
2020-21
20%
20%
20%
2021-22
13%
16%
11%
2022-23
23%
22%
25%
Average
17.27%
16.00%
18.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 19.18% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwestern Connecticut Community College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
21%
2013-14
18%
2014-15
26%
2015-16
19%
2016-17
19%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
13%
2019-20
22%
2020-21
28%
2021-22
17%
2022-23
8%
Average
19.18%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 58.64% for full-time students and 43.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NWCC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
54%
36%
2013-14
55%
52%
2014-15
56%
47%
2015-16
57%
38%
2016-17
60%
46%
2017-18
59%
42%
2018-19
66%
52%
2019-20
61%
41%
2020-21
61%
48%
2021-22
55%
28%
2022-23
61%
45%
Average
58.64%
43.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.55 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwestern Connecticut Community College since 2023.