Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 229 students out of 521 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at South Puget Sound Community College.
By gender, 101 male and 128 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 29.62% (public medium Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 521 | 229 | 43.95% |
| Men | 249 | 101 | 40.56% |
| Women | 272 | 128 | 47.06% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at South Puget Sound Community College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 73.68%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 22.22%
- Hispanic: 26.25%
- White: 43.18%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 40.91%
- Unknown: 56.25%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(1/2) | 50.00%(1/2) | - |
| Asian | 73.68%(28/38) | 64.29%(9/14) | 79.17%(19/24) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 22.22%(4/18) | 22.22%(2/9) | 22.22%(2/9) |
| Hispanic | 26.25%(21/80) | 25.71%(9/35) | 26.67%(12/45) |
| White | 43.18%(114/264) | 38.35%(51/133) | 48.09%(63/131) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/4) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 40.91%(27/66) | 30.77%(8/26) | 47.50%(19/40) |
| Unknown | 56.25%(18/32) | 55.56%(10/18) | 57.14%(8/14) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At South Puget Sound CC, the transfer-out rate is 12.28%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 15.98%.
South Puget Sound CC's retention rate is 60% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 63.61%.
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 South Puget Sound Community College, 16 of 17 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 94.12%.