Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 250 students out of 685 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Rock Valley College.
By gender, 108 male and 142 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 32.47% (public urban-serving Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 685 | 250 | 36.50% |
| Men | 336 | 108 | 32.14% |
| Women | 349 | 142 | 40.69% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Rock Valley College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 42.86%
- Asian: 36.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 19.67%
- Hispanic: 30.50%
- White: 41.95%
- Two or More Race: 41.67%
- Unknown: 24.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42.86%(3/7) | - | 50.00%(3/6) |
| Asian | 36.00%(9/25) | 25.00%(3/12) | 46.15%(6/13) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 19.67%(12/61) | 18.92%(7/37) | 20.83%(5/24) |
| Hispanic | 30.50%(43/141) | 25.00%(14/56) | 34.12%(29/85) |
| White | 41.95%(172/410) | 37.32%(78/209) | 46.77%(94/201) |
| Two or More Race | 41.67%(5/12) | 42.86%(3/7) | 40.00%(2/5) |
| Unknown | 24.00%(6/25) | 27.27%(3/11) | 21.43%(3/14) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Rock Valley, the transfer-out rate is 11.24%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 15.66%.
Rock Valley's retention rate is 64% for full-time students and 45 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 60.25%.