Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fortis College-Columbus

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 42.90% where the current academic year rate is 40%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	45%	13%	49%
2016-17	35%	38%	34%
2017-18	44%	35%	46%
2018-19	45%	51%	43%
2019-20	52%	67%	46%
2020-21	51%	52%	50%
2021-22	42%	53%	37%
2022-23	43%	62%	36%
2023-24	32%	44%	27%
2024-25	40%	47%	35%
Average	42.90%	46.20%	40.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 50.10% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fortis College-Columbus 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 19.90 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 Fortis College-Columbus since 2025.

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