The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 22.90% where the last year rate was 31%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.50% for full-time students and 39.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.90% where the current academic year rate is 31%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Windward Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17% | 12% | 20% |
| 2016-17 | 16% | 12% | 18% |
| 2017-18 | 14% | 10% | 17% |
| 2018-19 | 25% | 19% | 29% |
| 2019-20 | 27% | 28% | 27% |
| 2020-21 | 21% | 15% | 25% |
| 2021-22 | 24% | 15% | 29% |
| 2022-23 | 25% | 19% | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 29% | 20% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 31% | 27% | 32% |
| Average | 22.90% | 17.70% | 25.80% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.20% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Windward Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 16% |
| 2016-17 | 19% |
| 2017-18 | 20% |
| 2018-19 | 17% |
| 2019-20 | 14% |
| 2020-21 | 16% |
| 2021-22 | 19% |
| 2022-23 | 12% |
| 2023-24 | 7% |
| 2024-25 | 12% |
| Average | 15.20% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.50% for full-time students and 39.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at WCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 61% | 37% |
| 2016-17 | 59% | 39% |
| 2017-18 | 59% | 48% |
| 2018-19 | 51% | 30% |
| 2019-20 | 63% | 33% |
| 2020-21 | 63% | 45% |
| 2021-22 | 61% | 44% |
| 2022-23 | 64% | 36% |
| 2023-24 | 61% | 44% |
| 2024-25 | 63% | 38% |
| Average | 60.50% | 39.40% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Windward Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22:1 |
| 2016-17 | 20:1 |
| 2017-18 | 18:1 |
| 2018-19 | 18:1 |
| 2019-20 | 17:1 |
| 2020-21 | 16:1 |
| 2021-22 | 18:1 |
| 2022-23 | 17:1 |
| 2023-24 | 21:1 |
| 2024-25 | 19:1 |
| Average | 18.60:1 |
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