Graduation Rates and Success Rates for the 2000 through 2004 Cohorts
(Calculated using available CHEMIS data by the Commission on Higher Education)
Graduation Rate defined using first-time, full-time degree-seeking student graduation rate for graduation within 150% of program time.
Success Rate defined using first-time, full-time degree-seeking student graduation rate for graduation within 150% of program time with allowance also for transfers-out to another South Carolina institution and continued enrollment.
Measure: Determination for the first-time, full-time degree seeking student Graduation Rate Survey (GRS) cohort as defined for 2-year institutions, the percentage of those graduating within 150% of normal program time or those who as of 150% of program time have transferred to another South Carolina institution or those who have continued to be enrolled either full- or part-time.
		2000 Cohort			2001 Cohort			2002 Cohort			2003 Cohort			2004 Cohort
2-Year Institutions		For 2003 Fall			For 2004 Fall			For 2005 Fall			For 2006 Fall			For 2007 Fall
Regional Campuses		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate
USC-Lancaster		36.3%	69.0%		28.9%	59.2%		26.8%	64.8%		33.0%	61.9%		26.1%	64.1%
USC-Salkehatchie		24.1%	62.8%		23.1%	61.5%		20.7%	57.1%		15.3%	48.6%		24.8%	53.7%
USC-Sumter		13.5%	45.6%		8.0%	54.9%		6.1%	61.6%		4.0%	57.1%		2.9%	62.5%
USC-Union		42.4%	66.7%		27.3%	56.4%		37.5%	69.6%		44.2%	80.8%		20.3%	69.6%
TOTAL		25.2%	58.8%		20.8%	57.9%		19.6%	62.4%		20.5%	58.8%		17.6%	62.3%
		2000 Cohort			2001 Cohort			2002 Cohort			2003 Cohort			2004 Cohort
2-Year Institutions		For 2003 Fall			For 2004 Fall			For 2005 Fall			For 2006 Fall			For 2007 Fall
Technical Colleges		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate
Aiken		9.6%	32.9%		8.8%	36.5%		9.8%	30.3%		12.5%	37.8%		17.6%	43.4%
Central  Carolina		7.5%	32.5%		10.5%	36.1%		8.9%	31.8%		9.6%	34.7%		6.3%	32.5%
Denmark		16.1%	29.3%		20.4%	33.8%		16.0%	30.7%		13.0%	24.1%		14.5%	28.8%
Florence-Darlington		13.7%	39.5%		9.5%	38.1%		14.3%	41.4%		14.6%	39.1%		10.4%	34.6%
Greenville		9.3%	40.3%		8.6%	36.0%		9.8%	38.5%		8.5%	37.4%		11.3%	40.1%
Horry-Georgetown		23.9%	47.1%		21.1%	46.1%		17.1%	39.0%		12.1%	35.4%		8.2%	34.6%
Midlands		9.6%	42.6%		11.3%	39.4%		9.9%	43.0%		10.0%	42.8%		7.5%	37.9%
Northeastern		10.4%	38.9%		20.5%	41.0%		10.8%	32.4%		13.3%	33.8%		12.2%	32.8%
Orangeburg-Calhoun		21.0%	47.0%		21.0%	46.2%		16.0%	35.9%		15.7%	35.5%		16.7%	35.1%
Piedmont		22.7%	44.6%		24.3%	46.2%		17.6%	38.0%		16.4%	36.6%		15.8%	39.7%
Spartanburg		21.7%	40.7%		24.2%	41.8%		17.6%	36.7%		14.9%	34.4%		13.2%	37.5%
TC of the Lowcountry		11.0%	22.8%		16.7%	36.1%		20.5%	38.1%		15.4%	36.2%		8.9%	26.8%
Tri-County		18.3%	48.4%		18.2%	49.7%		16.9%	46.5%		11.9%	42.0%		10.7%	38.6%
Trident		12.8%	40.6%		11.5%	39.1%		9.1%	33.7%		8.9%	36.2%		8.2%	36.9%
Williamsburg		16.7%	28.6%		20.0%	40.0%		14.5%	28.9%		17.5%	36.3%		19.5%	41.6%
York		11.5%	39.8%		10.6%	34.6%		10.1%	36.3%		10.5%	35.8%		10.8%	35.9%
TOTAL		14.1%	40.5%		15.1%	40.6%		12.9%	37.9%		11.6%	37.3%		10.7%	37.0%
Tri-County Ranking
To Technical Colleges		5	1		8	1		5	1		6	2		7	5