Student Right to Know
Student Right To Know is a federal law that requires all colleges and universities to disclose certain information to students. The information below provides graduation rates and transfer-out rates for full-time students seeking degrees at Alexandria Technical & Community College (ATCC). Information also includes student persistence and completion rates and licensure exam pass rates as reported by the Minnesota State system.
Licensure Exam Pass Rates
Student Persistence and Completion
Completion Rate
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
Additional Information
Licensure Exam Pass Rates
| CY 2017 | CY 2018 | CY 2019 | CY 2020 | CY 2021 | CY 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.4% | 90.1% | 91.9% | 91.7% | 89.0% | 80.7% |
Definition: Percent of cohort of students or graduates that passed a state or national licensure examination. This measure is a weighted average pass rate and currently includes two licensing exams: nursing and peace officer.
Student Persistence and Completion
| Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.9% | 72.4% | 75.7% | 72.2% | 70.4% | 73.4% |
Definition: Percent of fall entering cohort of regular or transfer students who have been retained, graduated, or transferred by the second fall term following original fall enrollment.
Completion Rate
| Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.3% | 63.3% | 67.6% | 68.3% | 67.0% | 65.6% |
Definition: Percent of entering cohort of undergraduate regular and transfer students that have completed. Completion is measure as graduation or transfer by the end of third spring after entry at ATCC.
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
| Title | Download Link |
|---|---|
| Student Right-to-Know | Download Student Right-to-Know Document pdf |
What is a graduation rate and what is a transfer-out rate?
Federal regulations specify how to calculate the graduation and transfer rates. The rates come from a study of Alexandria Technical and Community College students who started at the college in the fall of 2020. The study includes all first-time students who enrolled full-time that fall and were seeking to earn a degree, diploma or certificate at the college. The graduation rate is the percentage of these students who graduated from ATCC within three years. The transfer-out rate is the percentage of these students who did not graduate from ATCC, but instead transferred to another college or university within three years.
What do I need to know about these rates?
These rates do not report on all students at Alexandria Technical and Community College. The 400 first-time, full-time students in the study were 16 percent of all students enrolled at ATCC in fall of 2020.
What are the graduation and transfer-out rates for Alexandria Technical and Community College students and how do they compare to rates for other colleges?
- The graduation rate for ATCC was 61 percent.
- The transfer-out rate for ATCC was 12 percent.
- The combination of the graduation rate and the transfer-out rate for ATCC was 73 percent.
- The national average combined rate for similar colleges was 48 percent.
Why don’t more Alexandria Technical and Community College students graduate or transfer in three years?
- Some students take jobs before they graduate;
- Students who switch from full-time to part-time enrollment or “stop out” for one or more semesters are more likely to take more than three years to graduate;
- Other students delay their education for personal, family or financial reasons.
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Graduation Rate | Transfer-Out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cohort | 61% | 12% | 73% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate | Transfer-Out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * |
| Asian | * | * | * |
| Black or African American | * | * | * |
| Hispanic of any race | 38% | 21% | 58% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | * | * | * |
| Nonresident Alien | * | * | * |
| Two or more races | * | * | * |
| Unknown race and ethnicity | * | * | * |
| White | 62% | 11% | 74% |
| Gender | Graduation Rate | Transfer-Out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 57% | 17% | 74% |
| Male | 62% | 10% | 72% |
| Financial Aid | Graduation Rate | Transfer-Out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell Grant Recipient | 56% | 13% | 70% |
| Received neither Pell nor Subsidized Stafford Loans | 66% | 12% | 79% |
| Received Subsidized Stafford Loans, but no Pell | 53% | 9% | 63% |
*Suppressed to protect student privacy
Due to rounding, percentages may not always appear to add up.