Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 158 students out of 589 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Northwest-Shoals Community College. By gender, 71 male and 87 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (34.56% in average - public Associate's - Public Special Use).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total58915826.83%
Men2327130.60%
Women3578724.37%
Northwest-Shoals Community College graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 14.29%, rate of Asian students is 0.00%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 13.85%, rate of Hispanic students is 34.55%, rate of White students is 29.17%, rate of Two or More Race students is 22.86%, and rate of Unknown students is 7.69% at Northwest-Shoals Community College.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native14.29%(1/7) - 16.67%(1/6)
Asian0.00%(-/2) - -
Black (Non-Hispanic)13.85%(9/65) 10.71%(3/28) 16.22%(6/37)
Hispanic34.55%(19/55) 32.26%(10/31) 37.50%(9/24)
White29.17%(119/408) 34.19%(53/155) 26.09%(66/253)
Two or More Race22.86%(8/35) 37.50%(3/8) 18.52%(5/27)
Unknown7.69%(1/13) 14.29%(1/7) -
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Northwest-Shoals Community College graduate rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At Northwest-Shoals CC, the transfer-out rate is 6.11%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (12.73% in average - public Associate's - Public Special Use).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Northwest-Shoals Community College, the retention rate is 64% for full-time students and 45 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (59.91% in average - public Associate's - Public Special Use).
Retention Rates at Northwest-Shoals Community College

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Northwest-Shoals Community College, 1 of 4 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 25.00%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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