Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southeastern College-Columbia

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 76.30% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	90%	0%	0%
2016-17	98%	0%	0%
2017-18	98%	0%	0%
2018-19	56%	44%	59%
2019-20	75%	75%	75%
2020-21	70%	100%	67%
2021-22	100%	100%	100%
2022-23	58%	0%	62%
2023-24	52%	50%	52%
2024-25	66%	36%	73%
Average	76.30%	40.50%	48.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 67.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southeastern College-Columbia 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 12.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southeastern College-Columbia since 2025.

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