Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at ARC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 26.27% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.64% for full-time students and 43.82% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 26.27% where the current academic year rate is 27%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at American River College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
20%
20%
20%
2013-14
27%
27%
26%
2014-15
27%
24%
30%
2015-16
25%
26%
24%
2016-17
25%
23%
27%
2017-18
28%
28%
29%
2018-19
27%
25%
30%
2019-20
24%
24%
24%
2020-21
30%
29%
31%
2021-22
29%
26%
32%
2022-23
27%
25%
28%
Average
26.27%
25.18%
27.36%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 9.27% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at American River College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
12%
2013-14
13%
2014-15
8%
2015-16
11%
2016-17
9%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
7%
2019-20
12%
2020-21
9%
2021-22
7%
2022-23
7%
Average
9.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.64% for full-time students and 43.82% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at ARC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
70%
45%
2013-14
68%
44%
2014-15
70%
44%
2015-16
73%
44%
2016-17
72%
43%
2017-18
70%
50%
2018-19
71%
53%
2019-20
70%
50%
2020-21
64%
31%
2021-22
69%
38%
2022-23
69%
40%
Average
69.64%
43.82%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 26.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 27 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at American River College since 2023.