Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Western Technical

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 38.36% where the last year rate was 41%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 57.45% for full-time students and 50.55% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 38.36% where the current academic year rate is 41%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	36%	37%	35%
2013-14	33%	35%	29%
2014-15	32%	33%	30%
2015-16	27%	33%	16%
2016-17	33%	34%	33%
2017-18	41%	41%	42%
2018-19	40%	42%	38%
2019-20	47%	51%	41%
2020-21	49%	52%	43%
2021-22	43%	42%	44%
2022-23	41%	42%	40%
Average	38.36%	40.18%	35.55%

Western Technical College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	17%
2013-14	18%
2014-15	22%
2015-16	27%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	18%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	27%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	17%
Average	21.82%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	56%	50%
2013-14	63%	50%
2014-15	60%	58%
2015-16	61%	53%
2016-17	61%	52%
2017-18	61%	53%
2018-19	63%	52%
2019-20	59%	58%
2020-21	53%	52%
2021-22	48%	40%
2022-23	47%	38%
Average	57.45%	50.55%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	12:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.91:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Western Technical

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes