Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Golden West
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 35.91% where the last year rate was 41%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.00% for full-time students and 44.91% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 35.91% where the current academic year rate is 41%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Golden West College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
29%
27%
31%
2013-14
30%
28%
32%
2014-15
35%
32%
38%
2015-16
36%
32%
40%
2016-17
37%
34%
40%
2017-18
34%
33%
36%
2018-19
35%
29%
42%
2019-20
36%
31%
41%
2020-21
41%
35%
47%
2021-22
41%
33%
49%
2022-23
41%
36%
47%
Average
35.91%
31.82%
40.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 11.18% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Golden West College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
13%
2013-14
14%
2014-15
14%
2015-16
14%
2016-17
14%
2017-18
10%
2018-19
11%
2019-20
9%
2020-21
8%
2021-22
8%
2022-23
8%
Average
11.18%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.00% for full-time students and 44.91% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Golden West from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
76%
48%
2013-14
73%
53%
2014-15
71%
52%
2015-16
70%
45%
2016-17
69%
51%
2017-18
66%
49%
2018-19
72%
49%
2019-20
74%
46%
2020-21
69%
35%
2021-22
67%
30%
2022-23
74%
36%
Average
71.00%
44.91%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 29.09 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 Golden West College since 2023.