Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 138 students out of 519 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Porterville College.
By gender, 45 male and 93 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 34.56% (public urban-serving multi-campus Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 519 | 138 | 26.59% |
| Men | 231 | 45 | 19.48% |
| Women | 288 | 93 | 32.29% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Porterville College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 25.00%
- Asian: 0.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 33.33%
- Hispanic: 27.65%
- White: 19.05%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 37.50%
- Unknown: 0.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25.00%(1/4) | 50.00%(1/2) | - |
| Asian | 0.00%(-/7) | - | - |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 33.33%(1/3) | 50.00%(1/2) | - |
| Hispanic | 27.65%(125/452) | 20.30%(41/202) | 33.60%(84/250) |
| White | 19.05%(8/42) | 11.11%(2/18) | 25.00%(6/24) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 37.50%(3/8) | - | 42.86%(3/7) |
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Porterville, the transfer-out rate is 3.47%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 13.91%.
Porterville's retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 29 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 62.17%.