Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwestern CC

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 37.18% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 64.82% for full-time students and 41.45% for part-time students.

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There are multiple same-named institutes of Southwestern Community College. This page describes a school located in Sylva, NC. You may want to view a school located in another city and/or state on the Southwestern Community College locations page.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 37.18% where the current academic year rate is 45%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32%	33%	32%
2013-14	32%	31%	34%
2014-15	29%	24%	34%
2015-16	30%	22%	36%
2016-17	35%	31%	39%
2017-18	33%	30%	35%
2018-19	41%	35%	46%
2019-20	49%	54%	45%
2020-21	44%	38%	48%
2021-22	39%	40%	38%
2022-23	45%	45%	44%
Average	37.18%	34.82%	39.18%

Southwestern Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2018-19	12%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	10%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	7%
Average	5.09%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	69%	62%
2013-14	57%	48%
2014-15	65%	36%
2015-16	59%	35%
2016-17	62%	38%
2017-18	74%	51%
2018-19	70%	44%
2019-20	65%	38%
2020-21	66%	39%
2021-22	68%	28%
2022-23	58%	37%
Average	64.82%	41.45%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	16:1
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	13.09:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwestern CC

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes