Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Centura College-Chesapeake

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 67.30% where the last year rate was 77%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 8.60% for full-time students and 8.50% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.30% where the current academic year rate is 77%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Centura College-Chesapeake over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 79%50%87%
2016-17 45%33%47%
2017-18 87%100%86%
2018-19 88%100%85%
2019-20 41%100%36%
2020-21 63%100%55%
2021-22 47%25%53%
2022-23 80%100%77%
2023-24 66%50%68%
2024-25 77%0%100%
Average67.30%65.80%69.40%
Centura College-Chesapeake Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 8.60% for full-time students and 8.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Centura College-Chesapeake from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1650%58%
2016-1736%27%
2017-18--
2018-19--
2019-20--
2020-21--
2021-22--
2022-23--
2023-24--
2024-25--
Average8.60%8.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Centura College-Chesapeake since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1612:1
2016-1714:1
2017-1812:1
2018-199:1
2019-2012:1
2020-2114:1
2021-2216:1
2022-2319:1
2023-2414:1
2024-2519:1
Average14.10:1

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