by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Southern Crescent Technical College retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 63% students making it past their freshmen year, Southern Crescent Technical College has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Georgia, the average is 65.40%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Southern Crescent Technical College | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Georgia | 65.40% |
Of the 940 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 43% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 46% of the students had graduated and after eight years 47% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Southern Crescent Technical College graduation rate 46%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 875 | 43% |
| Six Years | 940 | 46% |
| Eight Years | 30 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 1083 | 53% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 1083 students or 53% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1083 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
349 transferred to another institution.
Southern Crescent Technical College lost contact with the remaining 713 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 349 | 32.2% |
| Dropped Out | 713 | 65.8% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
A meaningful share of students at Southern Crescent Technical College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Southern Crescent Technical College represent 31.17% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Southern Crescent Technical College graduation rate was 51%, and by the eight year mark, 52% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | Southern Crescent Technical College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 49% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 51% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 47.82% |
307 first-time / full-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
116 transferred to another institution.
Southern Crescent Technical College lost contact with the remaining 187 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 1.30% |
| Transferred | 116 | 37.79% |
| Dropped Out | 187 | 60.91% |
First-time / part-time students at Southern Crescent Technical College represent 45.69% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Southern Crescent Technical College graduation rate was 40%, and by the eight year mark, 42% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | Southern Crescent Technical College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 36% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 40% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 42% | 23.72% |
544 first-time / part-time students or 58% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
12 are still enrolled.
150 transferred to another institution.
Southern Crescent Technical College lost contact with the remaining 382 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 12 | 2.21% |
| Transferred | 150 | 27.57% |
| Dropped Out | 382 | 70.22% |
Returning / full-time students at Southern Crescent Technical College represent 8.38% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Southern Crescent Technical College graduation rate was 58%, and by the eight year mark, 59% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Southern Crescent Technical College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 58% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 59% | 55.07% |
71 non first-time / part-time students or 41% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
23 transferred to another institution.
Southern Crescent Technical College lost contact with the remaining 46 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 2.82% |
| Transferred | 23 | 32.39% |
| Dropped Out | 46 | 64.79% |
Returning / part-time students at Southern Crescent Technical College represent 14.76% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Southern Crescent Technical College graduation rate was 46%, and by the eight year mark, 47% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | Southern Crescent Technical College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 42% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 46% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 47% | 37.80% |
161 non first-time / part-time students or 53% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
60 transferred to another institution.
Southern Crescent Technical College lost contact with the remaining 98 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.86% |
| Transferred | 60 | 37.27% |
| Dropped Out | 98 | 60.87% |
