The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 28.70% where the last year rate was 41%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 5.70% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 28.70% where the current academic year rate is 41%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Western Nevada College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 2016-17 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| 2017-18 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 2018-19 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 28% | 33% |
| 2020-21 | 27% | 24% | 29% |
| 2021-22 | 29% | 25% | 33% |
| 2022-23 | 34% | 31% | 36% |
| 2023-24 | 36% | 36% | 36% |
| 2024-25 | 41% | 29% | 49% |
| Average | 28.70% | 25.80% | 31.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.00% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western Nevada College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14% |
| 2016-17 | 22% |
| 2017-18 | 29% |
| 2018-19 | 21% |
| 2019-20 | 18% |
| 2020-21 | 19% |
| 2021-22 | 21% |
| 2022-23 | 16% |
| 2023-24 | 9% |
| 2024-25 | 11% |
| Average | 18.00% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 5.70% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at WNC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 57% | 100% |
| 2016-17 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | - | - |
| 2018-19 | - | - |
| 2019-20 | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - |
| 2022-23 | - | - |
| 2023-24 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | - | - |
| Average | 5.70% | 10.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.50 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 Western Nevada College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 20:1 |
| 2016-17 | 17:1 |
| 2017-18 | 18:1 |
| 2018-19 | 17:1 |
| 2019-20 | 17:1 |
| 2020-21 | 18:1 |
| 2021-22 | 18:1 |
| 2022-23 | 17:1 |
| 2023-24 | 18:1 |
| 2024-25 | 15:1 |
| Average | 17.50:1 |
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