Graduation Rate
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Performance Measures
2016-2022 Strategic Plan
Raise Educational Attainment in the Commonwealth
Graduation Rate - Total Cohort
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 22.7%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 19.1%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 19.5%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 19.7%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 21.6%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 20.2%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 22.4%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 23.4%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 24.4%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 25.4%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 26.4%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 27.4%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 13.9%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 16.7%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 16.0%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 20.0%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 21.9%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 19.4%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 23.1%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 24.1%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 25.1%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 26.1%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 27.1%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 28.1%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 19.6%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 19.5%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 18.5%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 16.9%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 17.6%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 19.4%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 19.1%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 20.1%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 21.1%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 22.1%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 23.1%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 24.1%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 27.4%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 31.2%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 23.4%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 24.1%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 29.2%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 29.6%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 30.6%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 31.6%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 32.6%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 33.6%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 34.6%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 35.6%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 35.2%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 32.9%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 33.6%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 29.6%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 31.1%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 36.2%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 31.3%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 32.3%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 33.3%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 34.3%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 35.3%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 36.3%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 28.3%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 35.3%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 27.6%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 30.6%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 29.8%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 27.1%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 30.4%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 31.4%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 32.4%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 33.4%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 34.4%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 35.4%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 24.6%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 21.0%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 21.3%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 24.7%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 20.7%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 21.1%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 23.8%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 24.8%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 25.8%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 26.8%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 27.8%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 28.8%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 17.5%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 22.6%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 19.4%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 21.3%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 21.2%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 32.9%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 22.6%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 23.6%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 24.6%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 25.6%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 26.6%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 27.6%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 13.5%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 14.5%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 11.2%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 12.6%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 12.9%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 10.9%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 14.2%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 15.2%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 16.2%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 17.2%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 18.2%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 19.2%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 37.5%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 32.6%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 30.5%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 28.6%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 41.6%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 44.8%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 44.9%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 45.9%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 46.9%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 47.9%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 48.9%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 49.9%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 32.4%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 32.2%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 29.7%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 29.2%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 33.3%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 28.6%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 34.0%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 35.0%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 36.0%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 37.0%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 38.0%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 39.0%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 31.7%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 35.4%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 29.5%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 30.9%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 31.8%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 29.8%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 32.0%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 33.0%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 34.0%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 35.0%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 36.0%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 37.0%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 23.7%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 22.7%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 24.9%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 25.0%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 24.5%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 24.7%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 26.0%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 27.0%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 28.0%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 29.0%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 30.0%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 31.0%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 28.3%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 29.3%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 20.4%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 24.6%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 27.9%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 30.5%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 29.1%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 30.1%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 31.1%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 32.1%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 33.1%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 34.1%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 31.6%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 25.6%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 25.1%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 29.3%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 29.2%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 33.6%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 30.5%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 31.5%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 32.5%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 33.5%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 34.5%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 35.5%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 39.2%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 34.9%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 38.1%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 36.8%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 46.0%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 43.3%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 43.5%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 44.5%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 45.5%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 46.5%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 47.5%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 48.5%
Actual
- 2010-2011 Rate: 24.4%
- 2011-2012 Rate: 24.9%
- 2012-2013 Rate: 23.0%
- 2013-2014 Rate: 23.4%
- 2014-2015 Rate: 25.7%
- 2015-2016 Rate: 26.8%
Targets
- 2016-2017 Rate: 26.5%
- 2017-2018 Rate: 27.5%
- 2018-2019 Rate: 28.5%
- 2019-2020 Rate: 29.5%
- 2020-2021 Rate: 30.5%
- 2021-2022 Rate: 31.5%
Definition: Cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of normal time as reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Objective: Increase graduation rate by 1.0 percentage points each year.
Source: Official data as reported to IPEDS
Compiled by: Office of Research and Policy Analysis
Measure Updated: 06/20/2017
