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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 76.20% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	79%	75%	90%
2016-17	80%	83%	77%
2017-18	93%	98%	82%
2018-19	80%	79%	82%
2019-20	86%	88%	84%
2020-21	63%	64%	55%
2021-22	75%	78%	64%
2022-23	74%	81%	37%
2023-24	66%	72%	50%
2024-25	66%	76%	50%
Average	76.20%	79.40%	67.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.40% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.70% for full-time students and 76.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at TCAT 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 15.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville since 2025.

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