Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Long Beach City
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 19.91% where the last year rate was 21%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 70.64% for full-time students and 44.82% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 19.91% where the current academic year rate is 21%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Long Beach City College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
16%
15%
16%
2013-14
18%
17%
19%
2014-15
24%
24%
23%
2015-16
23%
22%
25%
2016-17
17%
16%
18%
2017-18
19%
18%
20%
2018-19
18%
15%
20%
2019-20
20%
18%
21%
2020-21
21%
19%
22%
2021-22
22%
21%
23%
2022-23
21%
19%
23%
Average
19.91%
18.55%
20.91%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 11.27% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Long Beach City College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
13%
2013-14
13%
2014-15
12%
2015-16
12%
2016-17
12%
2017-18
13%
2018-19
13%
2019-20
10%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
9%
2022-23
7%
Average
11.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 70.64% for full-time students and 44.82% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Long Beach City from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
74%
52%
2013-14
73%
51%
2014-15
73%
50%
2015-16
74%
46%
2016-17
71%
48%
2017-18
71%
48%
2018-19
71%
49%
2019-20
69%
45%
2020-21
65%
34%
2021-22
68%
37%
2022-23
68%
33%
Average
70.64%
44.82%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 28.00 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 Long Beach City College since 2023.