The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 19.70% where the last year rate was 28%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% for full-time students and 41.10% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 19.70% where the current academic year rate is 28%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at South Suburban College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 39% | 39% | 39% |
| 2016-17 | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017-18 | 15% | 11% | 18% |
| 2018-19 | 16% | 11% | 19% |
| 2019-20 | 18% | 16% | 20% |
| 2020-21 | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| 2021-22 | 15% | 12% | 19% |
| 2022-23 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 2023-24 | 24% | 28% | 21% |
| 2024-25 | 28% | 27% | 28% |
| Average | 19.70% | 18.20% | 21.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.90% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at South Suburban College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 30% |
| 2017-18 | 30% |
| 2018-19 | 26% |
| 2019-20 | 28% |
| 2020-21 | 26% |
| 2021-22 | 22% |
| 2022-23 | 21% |
| 2023-24 | 28% |
| 2024-25 | 26% |
| Average | 25.90% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% for full-time students and 41.10% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SSC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 49% | 39% |
| 2016-17 | 49% | 40% |
| 2017-18 | 57% | 38% |
| 2018-19 | 58% | 40% |
| 2019-20 | 53% | 46% |
| 2020-21 | 59% | 34% |
| 2021-22 | 33% | 40% |
| 2022-23 | 68% | 39% |
| 2023-24 | 71% | 54% |
| 2024-25 | 63% | 41% |
| Average | 56.00% | 41.10% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.90 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 South Suburban College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 13:1 |
| 2016-17 | 12:1 |
| 2017-18 | 13:1 |
| 2018-19 | 14:1 |
| 2019-20 | 13:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 13:1 |
| 2022-23 | 15:1 |
| 2023-24 | 17:1 |
| 2024-25 | 17:1 |
| Average | 13.90:1 |
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