Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Northwest College-Clackamas

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Graduation

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Retention

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 55.60% where the last year rate was 61%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.00% (all full-time students).

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.60% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 68%100%67%
2016-17 69%64%71%
2017-18 59%67%58%
2018-19 52%86%47%
2019-20 52%50%52%
2020-21 45%50%44%
2021-22 50%0%54%
2022-23 53%100%47%
2023-24 47%40%48%
2024-25 61%100%60%
Average55.60%65.70%54.80%
Northwest College-Clackamas Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.00% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Northwest College-Clackamas from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1682%-
2016-1769%-
2017-1883%-
2018-1980%-
2019-2065%-
2020-2163%-
2021-2278%-
2022-2393%-
2023-2487%-
2024-2560%-
Average76.00%-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwest College-Clackamas since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1613:1
2016-1712:1
2017-1813:1
2018-1912:1
2019-2010:1
2020-2112:1
2021-227:1
2022-239:1
2023-248:1
2024-257:1
Average10.30:1

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