Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at WCCD

15%

Graduation

-4%

Transfer-out

3%

Retention

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 26.40% where the last year rate was 35%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.40% for full-time students and 45.80% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 26.40% where the current academic year rate is 35%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 20%25%16%
2016-17 21%26%17%
2017-18 24%29%19%
2018-19 25%25%24%
2019-20 30%35%26%
2020-21 28%31%27%
2021-22 26%30%23%
2022-23 29%29%29%
2023-24 26%30%23%
2024-25 35%39%32%
Average26.40%29.90%23.60%
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.10% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan from 2015 to 2025.

YearTransfer-out Rate
2015-1619%
2016-1719%
2017-1817%
2018-1918%
2019-2018%
2020-2116%
2021-2220%
2022-2316%
2023-2423%
2024-2515%
Average18.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.40% for full-time students and 45.80% for part-time students.

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

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1659%41%
2016-1761%49%
2017-1866%42%
2018-1958%47%
2019-2060%53%
2020-2155%46%
2021-2266%52%
2022-2365%45%
2023-2462%40%
2024-2562%43%
Average61.40%45.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1619:1
2016-1717:1
2017-1817:1
2018-1917:1
2019-2016:1
2020-2113:1
2021-2214:1
2022-2314:1
2023-2414:1
2024-2514:1
Average15.50:1

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