Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwest Tech

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 58.30% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	51%	45%	63%
2016-17	60%	61%	58%
2017-18	61%	63%	58%
2018-19	61%	64%	57%
2019-20	62%	66%	55%
2020-21	54%	55%	53%
2021-22	59%	56%	63%
2022-23	55%	60%	46%
2023-24	54%	56%	49%
2024-25	66%	68%	64%
Average	58.30%	59.40%	56.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.70% where the current year rate is 2%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.90% for full-time students and 64.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southwest Tech 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 14.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College since 2025.

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