The Office of Institutional Research and the Student Records Office at WCC collects and publishes data on our graduation/retention rates, student body diversity, and employment data for graduates as required by the Department of Education.
The data is updated annually in September.
Graduation and Retention Rates
Graduation Rate: Percentage of students who enrolled as first time, full-time students in a WCC program and graduated from WCC was 27 percent. Additional graduation/transfer data available at the IPEDS Data Center (www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/).
Transfer Rate: Percentage of students who enrolled as first-time, full-time students in a WCC program and transferred to any college was 17 percent.
Retention Rate: Of the first time, full time WCC students who did not graduate or transfer, 46% continued to enroll at WCC. Additional retention data available at the IPEDS Data Center (www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/).
Graduation/Transfer rates (150%) for First-Time, Full Time (Fall 2017 FTIAC Cohort) by ethnicity, gender, Federal Pell and Loan Recipients
Graduation/Transfer rates: FTIAC students beginning in Fall 2017
| Ethnicity | Grad Rate | Transfer Rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Asian |
26% |
26% |
|
Black/African American |
11% |
18% |
|
Hispanic |
11% |
19% |
|
American Indian/Alaskan Native |
67% |
0 |
|
Non-resident alien |
42% |
16% |
|
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
50% |
50% |
|
White |
31% |
16% |
|
2 or more |
17% |
23% |
|
Unknown |
43% |
14% |
Note: Ethnicity percentages based upon known data
| Gender | Grad Rate | Transfer Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 28% | 18% |
| Male | 25% | 17% |
| Recipient of Financial Aid | Grad Rate | Transfer Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Pell | 17% | 17% |
| Stafford Loan-No Pell | NA | NA |
| No Pell or Stafford Loan Received | 32% | 18% |
Student body diversity: Fall 2020
| Ethnicity | Full-time | Part-time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian |
5% |
5% |
5% |
|
Black/African American |
12% |
15% |
14% |
|
Hispanic |
8% |
7% |
7% |
|
American Indian/Alaskan Native |
0.4% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
|
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
White |
67% |
66% |
66% |
|
2 or more |
7% |
7% |
7% |
|
Unknown |
1% |
2% |
2% |
Note: Ethnicity percentages based upon known data
| Gender | Full-time | Part-time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 53% | 58% | 56% |
| Male | 47% | 42% | 44% |
| Recipient of Financial Aid | Full-time | Part-time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell | 32% | 20% | 23% |
| Stafford Loan-No Pell | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No Pell or Stafford Loan Received | 65% | 77% | 74% |