Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Orange Coast
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 40.45% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 74.45% for full-time students and 51.64% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 40.45% where the current academic year rate is 45%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Orange Coast College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
38%
35%
41%
2013-14
37%
33%
41%
2014-15
39%
35%
43%
2015-16
42%
39%
45%
2016-17
39%
36%
43%
2017-18
39%
37%
40%
2018-19
41%
37%
46%
2019-20
39%
36%
41%
2020-21
42%
38%
46%
2021-22
44%
41%
46%
2022-23
45%
41%
49%
Average
40.45%
37.09%
43.73%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 12.36% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Orange Coast College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
16%
2013-14
16%
2014-15
16%
2015-16
13%
2016-17
14%
2017-18
12%
2018-19
11%
2019-20
9%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
10%
2022-23
9%
Average
12.36%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 74.45% for full-time students and 51.64% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Orange Coast from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
78%
56%
2013-14
77%
62%
2014-15
76%
56%
2015-16
75%
51%
2016-17
73%
52%
2017-18
74%
54%
2018-19
76%
51%
2019-20
75%
50%
2020-21
73%
41%
2021-22
72%
48%
2022-23
70%
47%
Average
74.45%
51.64%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 30.27 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 Orange Coast College since 2023.