Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 224 students out of 557 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at SOWELA Technical Community College.
By gender, 129 male and 95 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 34.56% (public urban-serving multi-campus Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 557 | 224 | 40.22% |
| Men | 308 | 129 | 41.88% |
| Women | 249 | 95 | 38.15% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at SOWELA Technical Community College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 75.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 25.18%
- Hispanic: 47.37%
- White: 45.38%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 16.67%
- Two or More Race: 47.83%
- Unknown: 33.33%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(1/2) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 75.00%(3/4) | 66.67%(2/3) | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 25.18%(35/139) | 31.25%(20/64) | 20.00%(15/75) |
| Hispanic | 47.37%(9/19) | 50.00%(6/12) | 42.86%(3/7) |
| White | 45.38%(157/346) | 44.39%(91/205) | 46.81%(66/141) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 16.67%(2/12) | - | 28.57%(2/7) |
| Two or More Race | 47.83%(11/23) | 61.54%(8/13) | 30.00%(3/10) |
| Unknown | 33.33%(1/3) | - | 50.00%(1/2) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At SOWELA, the transfer-out rate is 11.67%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 13.91%.
SOWELA's retention rate is 60% for full-time students and 35 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 62.17%.
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 SOWELA Technical Community College, 5 of 9 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 55.56%.