Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Palo Verde
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 27.00% where the last year rate was 30%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.09% for full-time students and 28.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 27.00% where the current academic year rate is 30%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Palo Verde College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
22%
17%
29%
2013-14
20%
17%
23%
2014-15
19%
23%
16%
2015-16
27%
26%
29%
2016-17
21%
9%
28%
2017-18
18%
5%
29%
2018-19
39%
26%
53%
2019-20
32%
28%
37%
2020-21
35%
27%
44%
2021-22
34%
20%
44%
2022-23
30%
30%
30%
Average
27.00%
20.73%
32.91%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 8.00% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Palo Verde College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
9%
2013-14
10%
2014-15
19%
2015-16
8%
2016-17
3%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
4%
2019-20
6%
2020-21
4%
2021-22
6%
2022-23
12%
Average
8.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.09% for full-time students and 28.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Palo Verde from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
57%
25%
2013-14
56%
17%
2014-15
53%
22%
2015-16
47%
26%
2016-17
69%
20%
2017-18
61%
27%
2018-19
60%
28%
2019-20
60%
30%
2020-21
44%
31%
2021-22
51%
44%
2022-23
59%
44%
Average
56.09%
28.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 31.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 24 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Palo Verde College since 2023.