Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at West Valley
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 34.27% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.36% for full-time students and 44.36% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 34.27% where the current academic year rate is 45%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at West Valley College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
26%
24%
29%
2013-14
28%
27%
30%
2014-15
29%
27%
32%
2015-16
31%
27%
35%
2016-17
34%
31%
38%
2017-18
32%
27%
37%
2018-19
36%
32%
40%
2019-20
35%
27%
42%
2020-21
40%
34%
46%
2021-22
41%
36%
47%
2022-23
45%
39%
51%
Average
34.27%
30.09%
38.82%
West Valley College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 15.55% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at West Valley College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
18%
2013-14
20%
2014-15
19%
2015-16
19%
2016-17
17%
2017-18
19%
2018-19
15%
2019-20
13%
2020-21
12%
2021-22
11%
2022-23
8%
Average
15.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.36% for full-time students and 44.36% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at West Valley from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
74%
46%
2013-14
73%
42%
2014-15
76%
46%
2015-16
77%
46%
2016-17
77%
44%
2017-18
73%
39%
2018-19
75%
51%
2019-20
79%
43%
2020-21
79%
44%
2021-22
77%
49%
2022-23
80%
38%
Average
76.36%
44.36%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 20.55 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at West Valley College since 2023.