Elizabethtown Community and Technical College recently announced new student success rate numbers, and the college says their students continue to see long-term growth in graduation, retention, and course completion rates.
ECTC President and CEO Dr. Juston Pate says for 2024-2025, ECTC posted a graduation rate of 58.7 percent, nearly 20 percent higher than the national average for two-year colleges.
“Which is kind of how they measure these things to see that when you bring students in and they’re seeking a degree, are they getting out on time and getting on with their life, and I think this just continues to show that the faculty and staff at ECTC are fully committed to our students and our community, and we’re very, very proud to be at a 58.7 graduation rate,” Pate said.
The graduation rate is up from a 31 percent rate eight years ago, and the fall 2024 course success rate came in at 79.6 percent, up 12 percent. Pate says the numbers show that ECTC is providing what it needs to a diverse student body.
“Our students are in and out,” Pate said. “They all have jobs and lives and families. Whether they’re 18 or 50, there’s a lot going on in their lives as they’re a student. As we look at those other metrics that show that students are passing their courses and they are getting into their intended major sooner rather than later, all of these things matter.”
Pate says the growth of student success is something the college and the community can take pride in.
“It’s really a testament to how we as a community, we as a faculty, and we as a staff of the college really committed to wanting a better future for ourselves and our children, our community members,” Pate said. “That commitment to a better future and then committing to doing this work, those are the things that we should take pride in.”
That success played a part in ECTC being among 200 community colleges invited to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Visit ECTC’s website to learn more.
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