Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Columbus Technical

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 23.20% where the current academic year rate is 26%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22%	28%	17%
2016-17	26%	30%	23%
2017-18	21%	35%	12%
2018-19	23%	30%	18%
2019-20	26%	34%	19%
2020-21	23%	30%	17%
2021-22	22%	33%	15%
2022-23	23%	25%	21%
2023-24	20%	27%	17%
2024-25	26%	32%	23%
Average	23.20%	30.40%	18.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.70% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Columbus Technical College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 50.60% for full-time students and 40.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Columbus Technical from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Columbus Technical College since 2025.

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