College graduations rising (with some wobbles)

As shown in the charts below, Kentucky public postsecondary graduation rates have mostly been rising, though slowly and with some slips backward, both at the associate and the bachelor levels, over the eleven years currently covered by the Chronicle's College Completion site.  For associates, 2012 was the best year on record, with a drop of in 2013. For bachelor degrees, 2013 was the strongest result shown. (One caution: these numbers include only students who started as full-time students and stayed at one institution for their whole careers.)