Graduation Rates and Success Rates for the 1998 through 2002 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.
	1998 Cohort			1999 Cohort			2000 Cohort			2001 Cohort			2002 Cohort
2-Year Institutions	For 2001 Fall			For 2002 Fall			For 2003 Fall			For 2004 Fall			For 2005 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	35.6%	66.1%		35.8%	71.5%		36.3%	69.0%		28.9%	59.2%		26.8%	64.8%
USC-Salkehatchie	26.1%	52.1%		25.4%	48.6%		24.1%	62.8%		23.1%	61.5%		20.7%	57.1%
USC-Sumter	24.8%	65.0%		33.2%	59.8%		13.5%	45.6%		8.0%	54.9%		6.1%	61.6%
USC-Union	22.6%	64.5%		29.1%	60.0%		42.4%	66.7%		27.3%	56.4%		37.5%	69.6%
TOTAL	28.6%	62.4%		31.6%	60.7%		25.2%	58.8%		20.8%	57.9%		19.6%	62.4%
	1998 Cohort			1999 Cohort			2000 Cohort			2001 Cohort			2002 Cohort
2-Year Institutions	For 2001 Fall			For 2002 Fall			For 2003 Fall			For 2004 Fall			For 2005 Fall
Technical Colleges	Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate		Graduation Rate	Success Rate
Aiken	8.3%	31.3%		8.3%	32.5%		9.6%	32.9%		8.8%	36.5%		9.8%	30.3%
Central  Carolina	7.8%	34.4%		12.6%	37.4%		7.5%	32.5%		10.5%	36.1%		8.9%	31.8%
Denmark	24.8%	33.3%		17.9%	29.6%		16.1%	29.3%		20.4%	33.8%		16.0%	30.7%
Florence-Darlington	13.1%	39.9%		11.4%	39.7%		13.7%	39.5%		9.5%	38.1%		14.3%	41.4%
Greenville	11.3%	40.4%		10.8%	37.9%		9.3%	40.3%		8.6%	36.0%		9.8%	38.5%
Horry-Georgetown	18.9%	37.3%		17.9%	35.4%		23.9%	47.1%		21.1%	46.1%		17.1%	39.0%
Midlands	8.2%	39.2%		8.4%	39.4%		9.6%	42.6%		11.3%	39.4%		9.9%	43.0%
Northeastern	11.1%	29.6%		15.8%	44.5%		10.4%	38.9%		20.5%	41.0%		10.8%	32.4%
Orangeburg-Calhoun	23.1%	41.6%		22.0%	45.5%		21.0%	47.0%		21.0%	46.2%		16.0%	35.9%
Piedmont	19.6%	45.0%		19.7%	44.9%		22.7%	44.6%		24.3%	46.2%		17.6%	38.0%
Spartanburg	18.6%	36.5%		19.3%	45.5%		21.7%	40.7%		24.2%	41.8%		17.6%	36.7%
TC of the Lowcountry	15.0%	28.6%		13.1%	31.0%		11.0%	22.8%		16.7%	36.1%		20.5%	38.1%
Tri-County	18.7%	46.0%		18.2%	44.2%		18.3%	48.4%		18.2%	49.7%		16.9%	46.5%
Trident	12.5%	34.9%		12.9%	39.7%		12.8%	40.6%		11.5%	39.1%		9.1%	33.7%
Williamsburg	21.0%	35.8%		13.0%	30.0%		16.7%	28.6%		20.0%	40.0%		14.5%	28.9%
York	11.7%	36.2%		9.2%	37.3%		11.5%	39.8%		10.6%	34.6%		10.1%	36.3%
TOTAL	14.1%	38.4%		13.2%	39.1%		14.1%	40.5%		15.1%	40.6%		12.9%	37.9%
Tri-County Ranking
To Technical Colleges	6	1		4	5		5	1		8	1		5	1