The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 26.10% where the last year rate was 35%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.00% for full-time students and 46.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 26.10% where the current academic year rate is 35%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Rockingham Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| 2016-17 | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| 2017-18 | 25% | 28% | 24% |
| 2018-19 | 27% | 29% | 25% |
| 2019-20 | 27% | 26% | 28% |
| 2020-21 | 26% | 24% | 28% |
| 2021-22 | 32% | 25% | 38% |
| 2022-23 | 22% | 21% | 24% |
| 2023-24 | 28% | 25% | 30% |
| 2024-25 | 35% | 36% | 33% |
| Average | 26.10% | 25.40% | 26.70% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.40% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rockingham Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 20% |
| 2016-17 | 22% |
| 2017-18 | 9% |
| 2018-19 | 0% |
| 2019-20 | 9% |
| 2020-21 | 17% |
| 2021-22 | 17% |
| 2022-23 | 17% |
| 2023-24 | 21% |
| 2024-25 | 12% |
| Average | 14.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.00% for full-time students and 46.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at RCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 57% | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 58% | 48% |
| 2017-18 | 67% | 54% |
| 2018-19 | 53% | 41% |
| 2019-20 | 59% | 46% |
| 2020-21 | 54% | 44% |
| 2021-22 | 56% | 43% |
| 2022-23 | 49% | 34% |
| 2023-24 | 59% | 56% |
| 2024-25 | 68% | 49% |
| Average | 58.00% | 46.40% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rockingham Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12:1 |
| 2016-17 | 12:1 |
| 2017-18 | 14:1 |
| 2018-19 | 13:1 |
| 2019-20 | 18:1 |
| 2020-21 | 13:1 |
| 2021-22 | 11:1 |
| 2022-23 | 14:1 |
| 2023-24 | 12:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 13.10:1 |
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