Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at WLAC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 18.18% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 32.64% for full-time students and 37.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 18.18% where the current academic year rate is 27%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at West Los Angeles College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
13%
13%
13%
2013-14
13%
12%
14%
2014-15
16%
13%
18%
2015-16
20%
19%
22%
2016-17
13%
12%
15%
2017-18
16%
13%
18%
2018-19
18%
17%
19%
2019-20
17%
19%
14%
2020-21
22%
18%
26%
2021-22
25%
21%
29%
2022-23
27%
26%
29%
Average
18.18%
16.64%
19.73%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 13.27% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at West Los Angeles College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
16%
2013-14
17%
2014-15
11%
2015-16
10%
2016-17
19%
2017-18
14%
2018-19
15%
2019-20
12%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
10%
2022-23
12%
Average
13.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 32.64% for full-time students and 37.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at WLAC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
63%
34%
2013-14
70%
39%
2014-15
59%
42%
2015-16
67%
42%
2016-17
-
-
2017-18
-
-
2018-19
-
-
2019-20
-
100%
2020-21
-
50%
2021-22
-
-
2022-23
100%
100%
Average
32.64%
37.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 27.55 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 West Los Angeles College since 2023.