Houston CC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Houston Community College students who enrolled in 2018 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Houston Community College students is 16.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 18.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 14.3%.

16.5%

asian 18.1% 78 students
African American 13.8% 114 students
white 14.7% 63 students
unknown 16.8% 15 students
hispanic 16.8% 273 students
International Students 20.6% 110 students
Mixed Race 13.4% 11 students

Drop Out

Houston Community College has an overall drop-out rate of 57.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 60.3% and 54.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

57.0%

asian 40.2% 173 students
African American 59.6% 492 students
white 43.0% 184 students
unknown 66.3% 59 students
hispanic 60.8% 991 students
International Students 64.4% 343 students
Mixed Race 56.1% 46 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Houston Community College at a rate of 17.2% yearly. As of 2018,female students' transfer rate was 17.5%, and male students' 16.9%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

17.2%

asian 28.1% 121 students
African American 18.6% 154 students
white 34.6% 148 students
unknown 12.4% 11 students
hispanic 12.3% 201 students
International Students 7.3% 39 students
Mixed Race 20.7% 17 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2018 and August 31, 2021

9.3%

asian 13.5% 58 students
African American 8.0% 66 students
white 7.7% 33 students
unknown 4.5% 4 students
hispanic 10.1% 164 students
International Students 7.7% 41 students
Mixed Race 9.8% 8 students

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,208	$63,005	$70,964
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$58,131	$49,214	$61,478
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$59,821	$52,941	$60,049
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$47,243	$51,231	$51,649
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	$46,552	$39,099	$44,505
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$46,419	$45,082	$43,920
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$38,394	$43,000	$39,717
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	$42,364	NA	$37,028
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$32,650	$31,314	$36,490
Legal Support Services	NA	$32,925	$35,149
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	NA	$31,133	$34,849
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$26,081	$27,835	$31,478
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$32,366	NA	$30,086
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	NA	$20,140	$23,785
Culinary Arts and Related Services	$20,663	NA	$19,513
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies	NA	$29,685	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$27,295	$39,369	NA
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$43,392	NA	NA
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	$16,597	NA	NA
Graphic Communications	$21,579	$25,194	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$48,612	$52,107	$58,256
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,990	$46,321	$51,226
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	NA	$46,321	$50,052
Fire Protection	$28,765	$32,772	$38,994
Precision Metal Working	$24,141	$31,852	$34,611
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$28,318	$29,141	$33,718
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$27,443	$32,658	$32,914
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$21,125	$24,035	$25,779
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	$19,268	$14,840	$15,374
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	$26,743	NA	NA
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$27,208	$21,508	NA

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