Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 79 students out of 150 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Western Dakota Technical College.
By gender, 52 male and 27 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 34.56% (public special-use Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 150 | 79 | 52.67% |
| Men | 95 | 52 | 54.74% |
| Women | 55 | 27 | 49.09% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Western Dakota Technical College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 33.33%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 100.00%
- Hispanic: 62.50%
- White: 57.14%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 14.29%
- Unknown: 0.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33.33%(4/12) | 33.33%(2/6) | 33.33%(2/6) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) | - |
| Hispanic | 62.50%(5/8) | 60.00%(3/5) | 66.67%(2/3) |
| White | 57.14%(68/119) | 57.69%(45/78) | 56.10%(23/41) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/2) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 14.29%(1/7) | 33.33%(1/3) | - |
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Western Dakota Tech, the transfer-out rate is 6.67%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 12.73%.
Western Dakota Tech's retention rate is 66% for full-time students and 56 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 59.91%.