Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 195 students out of 443 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Southwest Virginia Community College.
By gender, 77 male and 118 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 31.52% (public suburban-serving multi-campus Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 443 | 195 | 44.02% |
| Men | 183 | 77 | 42.08% |
| Women | 260 | 118 | 45.38% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Southwest Virginia Community College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 100.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 0.00%
- Hispanic: 33.33%
- White: 45.83%
- Two or More Race: 20.00%
- Unknown: 22.22%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) | - |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 0.00%(-/8) | - | - |
| Hispanic | 33.33%(2/6) | 25.00%(1/4) | 50.00%(1/2) |
| White | 45.83%(187/408) | 44.24%(73/165) | 46.91%(114/243) |
| Two or More Race | 20.00%(2/10) | 33.33%(1/3) | 14.29%(1/7) |
| Unknown | 22.22%(2/9) | 20.00%(1/5) | 25.00%(1/4) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At SWVCC, the transfer-out rate is 6.32%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 13.88%.
SWVCC's retention rate is 58% for full-time students and 31 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 60.19%.