Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Iowa Lakes CC

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.80% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	43%	48%	38%
2016-17	48%	46%	49%
2017-18	55%	56%	52%
2018-19	54%	60%	47%
2019-20	51%	51%	52%
2020-21	45%	46%	43%
2021-22	50%	47%	52%
2022-23	37%	38%	35%
2023-24	25%	26%	25%
2024-25	50%	43%	58%
Average	45.80%	46.10%	45.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.30% where the current year rate is 14%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Iowa Lakes Community College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.90% for full-time students and 27.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Iowa Lakes CC 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 13.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Iowa Lakes Community College since 2025.

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