EGSC Three-Year Transfer-Out Rate
First-Time, Full-Time Fall Semester Cohorts
Threshold of Acceptability: 60 Percent
Three-Year Transfer-Out Data | 2011 Cohort |
2012 Cohort |
2013 Cohort |
2014 Cohort |
2015 Cohort |
Overall |
Fall Cohort Number | 1,541 | 1,171 | 929 | 973 | 1,044 | 5,658 |
Number Transferred-Out | 1,071 | 773 | 614 | 587 | 657 | 3,702 |
3 Year Transfer-Out Rate | 70% | 66% | 66% | 60% | 63% | 65% |
Definition: The rate of EGSC students in the first-time, full-time (FTFT) fall semester cohort who transfer to another institution within three years.
Key Finding: National data confirm that up to two-thirds of EGSC’s FTFT freshmen successfully transfer to another college or university of choice within three years after starting as beginning freshmen at EGSC. That is a high rate of student success which is normally not seen when only examining 3-year graduation rates and first-year retention rates which can be depressed when large numbers of students leave the institution with no explanation such as successfully transferring out. These transfer-out results confirm that EGSC is accomplishing its primary transfer mission.
EGSC Three-Year Graduation Rate
First-Time, Full-Time Fall Semester Cohorts
Threshold of Acceptability: 12 Percent
Three-Year Graduation Data |
2014 Cohort |
2015 Cohort |
2016 Cohort |
2017 Cohort |
2018 Cohort |
Overall |
Fall Cohort Number | 973 | 1,044 | 980 | 933 | 954 | 4,884 |
Number Graduated | 133 | 131 | 127 | 124 | 156 | 671 |
3 Year Graduation Rate | 14% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 16% | 14% |
Definition: The rate of EGSC students in the first-time, full-time (FTFT) fall semester cohort who graduate from EGSC with an associate degree within three years.
Key Finding: There have been small percentage fluctuations in the 3-year graduation rates for associate degrees at EGSC over the last five years but 14% has been the average over that time. That may appear low, but when the 3-year graduation rate is added to the 3-year transfer-out rate for a specific cohort, it can be concluded that almost 8 out of every 10 EGSC beginning freshmen are successful in either achieving an associate degree or transferring out to another college or university of their choice. For example, of the 973 students in the Fall 2014 Cohort, 133 students (14%) graduated with an associate degree from EGSC and another 587 students (60%) who did not earn an EGSC associate degree transferred successfully to another institution either within or outside of the University System of Georgia.
EGSC First-Year Retention Rate
First-Time, Full-Time Fall Semester Cohorts
Threshold of Acceptability: 50 Percent
One-Year Retention Data |
2016 Cohort |
2017 Cohort |
2018 Cohort |
2019 Cohort |
2020 Cohort |
Overall |
Fall Cohort Number | 980 | 933 | 954 | 929 | 691 | 4,487 |
Number Retained | 482 | 478 | 478 | 489 | 295 | 2,222 |
1 Year Retention Rate | 49% | 51% | 50% | 53% | 43% | 50% |
Definition: The rate of EGSC students in the first-time, full-time fall semester cohort who were retained at EGSC the following fall semester.
Key Finding: About half of EGSC’s first-time full-time freshmen each fall do not re-enroll at EGSC the following fall. However, the three-year transfer-out rates cited above suggest that a substantial number of these non-returning students were probably successfully transferred to other colleges and universities, which is EGSC’s principal mission. The one-year retention rate was lower for the Fall 2020 Cohort amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
EGSC’s Rates of Successful Fall Semester Course Completions
Threshold of Acceptability: 60 Percent
Course Success Rates | Fall 2017 |
Fall 2018 |
Fall 2019 |
Fall 2020 |
Fall 2021 |
Overall |
On-Campus Course Success Rates | 67% | 65% | 66% | 61% | 60% | 65% |
Online Course Success Rates | 67% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 58% | 62% |
Course Success Outcomes Rate | 67% | 64% | 65% | 62% | 59% | 64% |
Definition: Course is completed successfully when a student earns a grade of A, B, or C for a course.
Key Finding: Successful completions of on-campus and online courses have declined slightly over the last two years as students coped with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
EGSC Annual Number of Degrees Conferred
Threshold of Acceptability: 300
Fiscal Year |
2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | Avg/Year |
Graduates | 346 | 302 | 322 | 303 | 322 | 319 |
Definition: Number of associate and baccalaureate degrees conferred by EGSC for each fiscal year (FY) starting with the summer semester and ending with the following spring semester.
Key Finding: The annual number of degrees conferred at EGSC over the past five years has fluctuated somewhat but exceeded 300 each year. The average per year of 319 is almost double the FY 2011-12 number of 168 degrees conferred just prior to the onset of EGSC’s Complete College Georgia initiative.