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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.60% where the current academic year rate is 31%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22%	19%	26%
2016-17	23%	21%	26%
2017-18	25%	17%	31%
2018-19	27%	21%	35%
2019-20	32%	32%	33%
2020-21	27%	33%	21%
2021-22	34%	29%	41%
2022-23	24%	27%	22%
2023-24	31%	27%	36%
2024-25	31%	31%	31%
Average	27.60%	25.70%	30.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 23.00% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Seattle Central College from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SCC 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 15.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Seattle Central College since 2025.

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