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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 30.50% where the current academic year rate is 37%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24%	21%	29%
2016-17	24%	28%	19%
2017-18	26%	30%	21%
2018-19	27%	30%	22%
2019-20	31%	38%	22%
2020-21	34%	35%	33%
2021-22	33%	35%	30%
2022-23	39%	47%	26%
2023-24	30%	30%	29%
2024-25	37%	44%	30%
Average	30.50%	33.80%	26.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.20% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Nashua Community College from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.00% for full-time students and 47.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NCC 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 9.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Nashua Community College since 2025.

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