Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 146 students out of 334 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Virginia Highlands Community College.
By gender, 67 male and 79 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 | 334 | 146 | 43.71% |
| Men | 161 | 67 | 41.61% |
| Women | 173 | 79 | 45.66% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Virginia Highlands Community College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 100.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 25.00%
- Hispanic: 50.00%
- White: 43.77%
- Two or More Race: 25.00%
- Unknown: 0.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 100.00%(3/3) | 100.00%(2/2) | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 25.00%(2/8) | - | 40.00%(2/5) |
| Hispanic | 50.00%(2/4) | 33.33%(1/3) | 100.00%(1/1) |
| White | 43.77%(137/313) | 42.95%(64/149) | 44.51%(73/164) |
| Two or More Race | 25.00%(1/4) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At VHCC, the transfer-out rate is 6.89%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 13.88%.
VHCC's retention rate is 57% for full-time students and 34 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 60.19%.