Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,381 students out of 3,357 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Pasadena City College.
By gender, 660 male and 721 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 29.14% (public small Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,357 | 1,381 | 41.14% |
| Men | 1,715 | 660 | 38.48% |
| Women | 1,642 | 721 | 43.91% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Pasadena City College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 64.92%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 22.47%
- Hispanic: 26.66%
- White: 48.11%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 39.84%
- Unknown: 30.30%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/3) | - | - |
| Asian | 64.92%(583/898) | 60.64%(302/498) | 70.25%(281/400) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 22.47%(20/89) | 22.00%(11/50) | 23.08%(9/39) |
| Hispanic | 26.66%(437/1,639) | 22.89%(174/760) | 29.92%(263/879) |
| White | 48.11%(153/318) | 40.59%(69/170) | 56.76%(84/148) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(3/3) | 100.00%(2/2) | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Two or More Race | 39.84%(49/123) | 38.03%(27/71) | 42.31%(22/52) |
| Unknown | 30.30%(20/66) | 30.23%(13/43) | 30.43%(7/23) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Pasadena City, the transfer-out rate is 6.46%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 12.31%.
Pasadena City's retention rate is 78% for full-time students and 46 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 61.77%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Pasadena City College, 116 of 218 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 53.21%.