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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 70.00% where the current academic year rate is 70%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	67%	59%
2016-17	74%	79%	69%
2017-18	72%	77%	66%
2018-19	70%	71%	69%
2019-20	67%	64%	71%
2020-21	72%	70%	75%
2021-22	67%	63%	73%
2022-23	74%	73%	76%
2023-24	70%	62%	82%
2024-25	70%	69%	70%
Average	70.00%	69.50%	71.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.30% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.60% for full-time students and 52.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at TCAT Nashville 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 15.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville since 2025.

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