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GRADUATION AND TRANSFER RATES

SPC provides each student with valuable information about the success of students who attend the College. The table below tracks students who entered the college in the fall of 1997, through the spring of 2001. To accurately describe graduation rates of students who are fully committed to graduating, only full-time students who entered college for the first time that fall were included in this cohort. By limiting the study to full-time, first time in college students, the number of students enrolled at the college is greatly underrepresented. In fact, this population is so small that it would be inappropriate to draw broad conclusions about all students attending the college. Still, most SPC students do very well when compared to state averages for graduation. Additionally, it is important to note that many students who have not graduated may have transferred to a four-year college or university or taken a job in the field of their major, and they may consider themselves to be fully successful.

STUDENT GRADUATION RATES - FALL '97 TO SPRING '01 (FULL-TIME)*
  Cohort
Population		 Graduate by
Spring '01		 Percent
Graduated		 Still Enrolled
by Spring '01		 Percent
Enrolled		 % Graduated
or Enrolled
Associate in Arts Degrees
White
Black
Hispanic
American Indian
Asian
AA Totals

701
48
38
3
44
834

347
17
14
1
23
402
50%
35%
37%
33%
52%
48%

117
10
9
0
14
150

17%
21%
24%
0%
32%
18%
66%
56%
61%
33%
84%
66%
Total Technical Programs (AS/AAS, Certificates, Diplomas)
White
Black
Hispanic
American Indian
Asian
Total Technical Programs

99
11
11
0
8
129

34
2
3
0
0
39

34%
18%
27%
0%
0%
30%

31
5
4
0
5
45

31%
45%
36%
0%
63%
35%

66%
64%
64%
0%
63%
65%
Total
White
Black
Hispanic
American Indian
Asian
Total

800
59
49
3
52
963

381
19
17
1
23
441
48%
32%
35%
33%
44%
46%

148
15
13
0
19
195

19%
25%
27%
0%
37%
20%
66%
58%
61%
33%
81%
66%

 
AA STUDENT TRANSFER RATES

The table below reports the number of SPC students who graduated with an Associate in Arts degree and transferred to the State University System. SPC is a major contributor of transfer students to the State University System.

AA STUDENT TRANSFER RATES - 1994 TO 1999
(NUMBER OF SPC GRADUATES IN STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM)
Associate in Arts Degrees
  1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
White
Black
Hispanic
American Indian
Asian
Other
AA Totals

672
14
13
9
23
0
731

665
31
22
2
43
1
764

560
20
24
38
9
3
654

661
37
26
5
53
0
782

701
36
29
4
36
0
806

*This information is the most accurate available at the time of this printing.

Last revised 14-Jul-2003