The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 29.70% where the last year rate was 39%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.80% for full-time students and 36.70% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 29.70% where the current academic year rate is 39%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Monterey Peninsula College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 27% | 28% | 27% |
| 2016-17 | 26% | 27% | 24% |
| 2017-18 | 27% | 24% | 29% |
| 2018-19 | 30% | 29% | 31% |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 29% | 31% |
| 2020-21 | 30% | 27% | 33% |
| 2021-22 | 32% | 28% | 36% |
| 2022-23 | 26% | 22% | 31% |
| 2023-24 | 30% | 29% | 31% |
| 2024-25 | 39% | 37% | 42% |
| Average | 29.70% | 28.00% | 31.50% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.60% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Monterey Peninsula College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15% |
| 2016-17 | 16% |
| 2017-18 | 17% |
| 2018-19 | 14% |
| 2019-20 | 13% |
| 2020-21 | 12% |
| 2021-22 | 13% |
| 2022-23 | 11% |
| 2023-24 | 13% |
| 2024-25 | 12% |
| Average | 13.60% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.80% for full-time students and 36.70% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Monterey Peninsula from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 69% | 36% |
| 2016-17 | 69% | 28% |
| 2017-18 | 70% | 39% |
| 2018-19 | 69% | 41% |
| 2019-20 | 70% | 43% |
| 2020-21 | 67% | 27% |
| 2021-22 | 68% | 36% |
| 2022-23 | 67% | 37% |
| 2023-24 | 71% | 45% |
| 2024-25 | 68% | 35% |
| Average | 68.80% | 36.70% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 23 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Monterey Peninsula College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 25:1 |
| 2016-17 | 19:1 |
| 2017-18 | 23:1 |
| 2018-19 | 23:1 |
| 2019-20 | 20:1 |
| 2020-21 | 21:1 |
| 2021-22 | 21:1 |
| 2022-23 | 18:1 |
| 2023-24 | 23:1 |
| 2024-25 | 23:1 |
| Average | 21.60:1 |
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