Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at TCAT
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 79.55% where the last year rate was 74%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.27% for full-time students and 80.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 79.55% where the current academic year rate is 74%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
80%
79%
83%
2013-14
81%
78%
86%
2014-15
84%
85%
82%
2015-16
79%
75%
90%
2016-17
80%
83%
77%
2017-18
93%
98%
82%
2018-19
80%
79%
82%
2019-20
86%
88%
84%
2020-21
63%
64%
55%
2021-22
75%
78%
64%
2022-23
74%
81%
37%
Average
79.55%
80.73%
74.73%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.27% for full-time students and 80.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at TCAT from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
71%
75%
2013-14
83%
100%
2014-15
86%
100%
2015-16
100%
82%
2016-17
84%
89%
2017-18
71%
83%
2018-19
83%
100%
2019-20
78%
44%
2020-21
86%
63%
2021-22
63%
64%
2022-23
78%
88%
Average
80.27%
80.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville since 2023.