​Graduation Rates – South Carolina Teaching Fellows Institutions and Teaching Fellows Program

The following table compares two sets of graduation rates for completers of Bachelor’s degrees in South Carolina. The first row of data includes graduation rates for Teaching Fellows Institutions (TFIs). TFIs are colleges and universities with approved educator preparation programs that also have a designated Teaching Fellows program.

​The second row of data includes graduation rates for Teaching Fellows from the 2016 cohort. This particular cohort is comprised of Teaching Fellows whose first year of college began in fall 2016. It should be noted that most Teaching Fellows graduate from a TFI within four years. Five- and six-year rates were calculated for comparison purposes. Click here for more information about the South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. 

Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS);

​CERRA Note: During the 2016-17 academic year, there were 12 TFIs in the state.

Data from the 2000-2019 Cohorts (April 2024)

• 2,818 Fellows graduates / 3,359 awards = 79.2% graduation rate

• 64.4% of graduates (1,816 Fellows) are currently employed in 71 of 76 SC public school districts, as well as the SC Department of Juvenile Justice and SC Governor’s School for Agriculture

• 93.2% of graduates (2,627 Fellows) have either satisfied their loan or are currently teaching for loan forgiveness in a SC public school ​

o 62.3% of graduates (1,756 Fellows) have satisfied their loan through teaching service; of these loan-satisfied Fellows, 67.3% (1,181) are employed in a SC public school/district
o 9.4% of graduates (266 Fellows) have satisfied their loan through repayment or a combination of repayment plus some teaching service
​o 21.5% of graduates (605 Fellows) are currently teaching for loan forgiveness in a SC public school 

Teaching Fellows Graduates

The following diagram is a visual representation of the data from the 2000-2019 Cohorts. 

2000-2019 Cohorts