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Highline Community College
Graduation Rates 2008-09
 
4-year average Graduation Rate (Total Completers within 150% of normal time)                  31%
 
4-year average Transfer-out Rate (Students who transferred to another institution)              22%
 
 
4-year average - completions and transfers-out
 
Total completers within 150% of normal time (i.e. completion of a 2-year program within 3 years)
  2002 2003 2004 2005 4-year Total
 
Men 90 275 302 314 981
Women 103 315  348 375 1,141
Total (Men and women) 193 590 650 689 2,122

Completers within 150% of normal time - by program length
  2002 2003 2004 2005 4-year Total
Men
<2-yr completers 2  0  0  0  2
2<4-yr completers 31  77  75  90  273
Total completers within 150%  33  77  75  90  275
Women
<2-yr completers 3  2  1  5  11
2<4-yr completers 41  94  113  116  364
Total completers within 150%  44  96  114  121  375
Total (men and women)
<2-yr completers  5  2  1  5  13
2<4-yr completers 72  171  188  206  637
Total completers within 150%  77  173  189  211  650

Transfer-out students
 2002 2003 2004 2005 4-year Total
Men
Total transfer-out students  16  74  80  59  229
Women
Total transfer-out students  14  73  88  70  245
Total (men and women)
Total transfer-out students  30  147  168  129  474
 
Graduation and transfer-out rates for 2005 cohort of
full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students
 
  Total Cohort Completers
within 150%
Transfer-out students
Non-completers*
Men
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  22  3  5  14
American Indian/Alaska Native  2  1  0  1
Asian/Pacific Islander  37  8  5  24
Hispanic  15  2  4  9
White, non-Hispanic  172  56  38  78
Nonresident alien  17  7  0  10
Race and ethnicity unknown  49  13  7  29
Total men  314  90  59  165
                                                                                                                        *still enrolled + not enrolled and completers > 150%
 
Women
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  27  6  4  17
American Indian/Alaska Native  2  0  1  1
Asian/Pacific Islander  59  19  9  31
Hispanic  12  1  2  9
White, non-Hispanic  198  68  41  89
Nonresident alien  24  12  0  12
Race and ethnicity unknown  53  15  13  25
Total women  375  121  70  184
 
Completers within 150% of normal time - by program length
 
  2005 Cohort Cohort students who completed their program within 150% of normal time to completion Total completers
within 150%
<2 year programs 2 year programs
Men
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  22   0  3  3
American Indian/Alaska Native  2   0  1  1
Asian/Pacific Islander  37   0  8  8
Hispanic  15   0  2  2
White, non-Hispanic  172   0  56  56
Nonresident alien  17   0  7  7
Race and ethnicity unknown  49   0  13  13
Total men  314   0  90  90
 
Women
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  27   0  6  6
American Indian/Alaska Native  2   0  0  0
Asian/Pacific Islander  59   0  19  19
Hispanic  12   0  1  1
White, non-Hispanic  198   2 66  68
Nonresident alien  24   1 11  12
Race and ethnicity unknown  53   2  13  15
Total women  375   5  116  121


Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
  
 2005 Cohort Total completers within 150% Total transfer-out students
(non-completers)
Graduation rate Transfer-out rate
Men
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  22  3  5  14%  23%
American Indian/Alaska Native  2  1  0  50%  0%
Asian/Pacific Islander  37  8  5  22%  14%
Hispanic  15  2  4  13%  27%
White, non-Hispanic  172  56  38  33%  22%
Nonresident alien  17  7  0  41%  0%
Race and ethnicity unknown  49  13  7  27%  14%
Total men  314  90  59  29%  19%
 
Women
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  27  6  4  22%  15%
American Indian/Alaska Native  2  0  1  0%  50%
Asian/Pacific Islander  59  19  9  32%  15%
Hispanic  12  1  2  8%  17%
White, non-Hispanic  198  68  41  34%  21%
Nonresident alien  24  12  0  50%  0%
Race and ethnicity unknown  53  15  13  28%  25%
Total women  375  121  70  32%  19%
 
Total (men and women)
Race/Ethnicity categories:
Black, non-Hispanic  49  9  9  18%  18%
American Indian/Alaska Native  4  1  1  25%  25%
Asian/Pacific Islander  96  27  14  28%  15%
Hispanic  27  3  6  11%  22%
White, non-Hispanic  370  124  79  34%  21%
Nonresident alien  41  19  0  46%  0%
Race and ethnicity unknown  102  28  20  27%  20%
Total  689  211  129  31%  19%