The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 27.70% where the last year rate was 30%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.80% for full-time students and 48.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.70% where the current academic year rate is 30%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Cerritos College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 26% | 22% | 29% |
| 2016-17 | 26% | 24% | 29% |
| 2017-18 | 24% | 21% | 27% |
| 2018-19 | 26% | 24% | 28% |
| 2019-20 | 26% | 25% | 28% |
| 2020-21 | 29% | 27% | 31% |
| 2021-22 | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 2022-23 | 29% | 24% | 34% |
| 2023-24 | 28% | 26% | 30% |
| 2024-25 | 30% | 28% | 32% |
| Average | 27.70% | 25.10% | 30.30% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.30% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Cerritos College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15% |
| 2016-17 | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 13% |
| 2018-19 | 14% |
| 2019-20 | 12% |
| 2020-21 | 10% |
| 2021-22 | 10% |
| 2022-23 | 9% |
| 2023-24 | 10% |
| 2024-25 | 8% |
| Average | 11.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.80% for full-time students and 48.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Cerritos from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 71% | 56% |
| 2016-17 | 72% | 55% |
| 2017-18 | 76% | 57% |
| 2018-19 | 72% | 49% |
| 2019-20 | 74% | 53% |
| 2020-21 | 71% | 45% |
| 2021-22 | 62% | 44% |
| 2022-23 | 66% | 44% |
| 2023-24 | 67% | 42% |
| 2024-25 | 67% | 44% |
| Average | 69.80% | 48.90% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 27.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 26 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Cerritos College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 28:1 |
| 2016-17 | 24:1 |
| 2017-18 | 26:1 |
| 2018-19 | 25:1 |
| 2019-20 | 27:1 |
| 2020-21 | 29:1 |
| 2021-22 | 26:1 |
| 2022-23 | 26:1 |
| 2023-24 | 38:1 |
| 2024-25 | 26:1 |
| Average | 27.50:1 |
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