California Community Colleges 2025 Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate for California Community Colleges is 53.23%, transfer-out rate is 9.19%, and retention rate is 70.33%.

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The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for California Community Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between California Community Colleges

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California Community Colleges Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table
School NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateTransfer-out Rate (BS degree)Retention Rate (Full-time)Retention Rate (Part-time)
 ABCO TechnologyLos Angeles, CA100% -- 84%67%
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, CA26% 5%- 68%41%
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA78% -- 73%-
American Career College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA70% 1%- 74%-
American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA75% -- 77%-
American Career College-OntarioOntario, CA66% -- 75%-
American College of Healthcare and TechnologyRiverside, CA65% -- 72%-
American River CollegeSacramento, CA37% 11%- 72%46%
Asher CollegeSacramento, CA56% 11%- 47%75%
ATA CollegeEl Cajon, CA89% -- 91%-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-FremontFremont, CA57% -- 70%-
Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, CA39% 8%- 67%35%
Bellus Academy-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA68% 5%- 77%-
Bellus Academy-PowayPoway, CA73% 6%- 87%-
Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, CA36% 19%- 63%36%
Blake Austin CollegeVacaville, CA89% -- 100%-
Butte CollegeOroville, CA45% 9%- 68%42%
Cabrillo CollegeAptos, CA38% 10%- 73%55%
California Career InstituteAnaheim, CA100% -- -91%
California College of MusicPasadena, CA70% 30%- 29%-
California Indian Nations CollegePalm Desert, CA- -- 100%65%
California Nurses Educational InstituteRancho Mirage, CA80% -- 24%-
Canada CollegeRedwood City, CA47% 12%- 69%35%
Career Care InstituteLancaster, CA71% -- 69%-
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, CA59% 1%- 77%-
Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, CA60% -- 76%-
Carrington College-San Leandro CampusSan Leandro, CA59% 2%- 60%-
Carrington College-StocktonStockton, CA54% 1%- 72%-
Central California School of Continuing EducationSan Luis Obispo, CA86% -- 76%-
Central California School of Continuing Education - CoalingaCoalinga, CA- -- --
Central Coast CollegeSalinas, CA67% -- 89%57%
Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, CA25% 13%- 27%15%
Chabot CollegeHayward, CA47% 10%- 70%41%
Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, CA36% 9%- 69%47%
Citrus CollegeGlendora, CA41% 9%- 70%43%
City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA40% 8%- 70%41%
Clovis Community CollegeFresno, CA45% 8%- 73%40%
Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, CA43% 12%- 70%37%
Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, CA34% 14%- 43%30%
College of AlamedaAlameda, CA33% 11%- 62%32%
College of MarinKentfield, CA39% 17%- 71%51%
College of San MateoSan Mateo, CA61% 9%- 73%48%
College of the DesertPalm Desert, CA31% 5%- 70%44%
College of the RedwoodsEureka, CA34% 12%- 56%39%
College of the SequoiasVisalia, CA39% 5%- 71%53%
College of the SiskiyousWeed, CA33% 26%- 48%19%
Columbia CollegeSonora, CA27% 7%- 58%30%
Compton CollegeCompton, CA27% 10%- 50%26%
Concorde Career College-Garden GroveGarden Grove, CA84% -- 95%52%
Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, CA78% -- 67%82%
Concorde Career College-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA76% -- 80%-
Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego, CA76% -- 95%-
Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, CA28% 10%- 72%38%
Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeAntioch, CA100% -- 100%100%
Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, CA20% 10%- 67%37%
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, CA40% 10%- 74%42%
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA48% 10%- 73%39%
Culinary Institute of America at GreystoneSt. Helena, CA- -- --
Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, CA41% 8%- 72%43%
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CA49% 10%- 76%49%
Downey Adult SchoolDowney, CA31% 5%- 27%-
El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, CA42% 11%- 73%32%
Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, CA41% 8%- 73%29%
Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, CA44% 13%- 73%37%
Fullerton CollegeFullerton, CA34% 8%- 72%41%
Galaxy Medical CollegeNorth Hollywood, CA86% -- 40%-
Gavilan CollegeGilroy, CA42% 8%- 69%39%
Glendale Career College-North-West College-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA50% -- 52%-
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONWest Covina, CA- -- 36%-
Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, CA37% 11%- 73%40%
Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, CA49% 11%- 70%35%
Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, CA37% 11%- 71%49%
Hartnell CollegeSalinas, CA40% 6%- 73%38%
Healthcare Career CollegeParamount, CA71% -- 81%81%
High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster, CA68% -- 80%5%
High Desert Medical College - BakersfieldBakersfield, CA- -- --
High Desert Medical College - TemeculaTemecula, CA- -- --
Hypnosis Motivation InstituteTarzana, CA77% -- 38%-
ICOHS CollegeSan Diego, CA80% -- 74%-
IDEA at ATEPTustin, CA- -- --
Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, CA45% 5%- 76%55%
Institute for Business and TechnologySan Jose, CA84% -- 79%-
Institute of Culinary EducationPasadena, CA77% -- 82%75%
Institute of TechnologyClovis, CA73% -- 80%-
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, CA57% 8%- 79%44%
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, CA45% 13%- 44%26%
Laney CollegeOakland, CA31% 17%- 54%30%
Las Positas CollegeLivermore, CA53% 15%- 81%46%
Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, CA31% 14%- 57%42%
Lemoore CollegeLemoore, CA49% 3%- 74%42%
Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, CA30% 10%- 71%38%
Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, CA29% 8%- 67%27%
Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CA36% 9%- 72%21%
Los Angeles Pacific CollegeLos Angeles, CA- -- --
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CA46% 9%- 76%40%
Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, CA34% 13%- 52%21%
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, CA35% 9%- 65%32%
Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, CA41% 7%- 74%46%
Madera Community CollegeMadera, CA35% 3%- 67%37%
Mendocino CollegeUkiah, CA25% 16%- 63%32%
Merced CollegeMerced, CA36% 7%- 63%33%
Merritt CollegeOakland, CA26% 15%- 55%27%
Miami Ad School-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA- -- --
Mission CollegeSanta Clara, CA39% 5%- 73%30%
Modern Technology SchoolFountain Valley, CA75% -- 64%-
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, CA40% 12%- 68%35%
Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, CA34% 6%- 62%40%
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, CA45% 7%- 77%54%
Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, CA36% 8%- 63%40%
MTI CollegeSacramento, CA77% -- 77%52%
Napa Valley CollegeNapa, CA43% 11%- 72%51%
National Career CollegePanorama City, CA74% -- 88%-
National Holistic InstituteEmeryville, CA80% -- 82%-
National Polytechnic CollegeLakewood, CA47% -- 100%100%
Norco CollegeNorco, CA42% 9%- 72%35%
North-West College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA60% -- 87%-
North-West College-Long BeachLong Beach, CA58% -- 75%-
North-West College-RiversideRiverside, CA72% -- 76%-
North-West College-West CovinaWest Covina, CA68% -- 76%-
Ohlone CollegeFremont, CA52% 12%- 74%32%
Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, CA48% 12%- 74%51%
Oxnard CollegeOxnard, CA34% 7%- 76%39%
Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, CA31% 10%- 52%23%
Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, CA38% 8%- 70%39%
Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA48% 9%- 76%43%
Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA62% 1%- 81%-
Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA71% 1%- 87%-
Porterville CollegePorterville, CA34% 7%- 51%12%
Premiere Career CollegeIrwindale, CA52% -- 88%-
Professional Golfers Career CollegeTemecula, CA63% -- 81%-
Reedley CollegeReedley, CA42% 5%- 64%42%
Riverside City CollegeRiverside, CA37% 8%- 70%45%
Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, CA33% 11%- 69%39%
Sacramento Ultrasound InstituteSacramento, CA98% -- 100%-
Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, CA48% 9%- 77%39%
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, CA28% 8%- 81%27%
San Francisco Film SchoolSan Francisco, CA67% -- 25%38%
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, CA35% 8%- 68%45%
San Joaquin General Hospital School of Radiation TechnologyFrench Camp, CA- -- --
San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA58% -- 67%-
San Joaquin Valley College-FresnoFresno, CA62% 1%- 80%-
San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaHesperia, CA63% 1%- 80%-
San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterLancaster, CA57% 3%- 81%-
San Joaquin Valley College-ModestoSalida, CA77% 1%- 83%-
San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioOntario, CA64% 1%- 75%-
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CordovaRancho Cordova, CA76% -- 80%-
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageRancho Mirage, CA70% -- 83%-
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa MariaSanta Maria, CA63% -- 69%-
San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaTemecula, CA82% -- 88%-
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education CenterFresno, CA80% -- 80%-
San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, CA34% 12%- 65%29%
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA34% 25%- 65%51%
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, CA37% 10%- 72%48%
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CA48% 12%- 71%40%
Sierra CollegeRocklin, CA42% 11%- 72%46%
South Coast CollegeOrange, CA17% -- 50%100%
Southern California Health InstituteNorth Hollywood, CA87% -- 78%-
Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, CA35% 7%- 70%39%
Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyInglewood, CA64% -- 77%-
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyRiverside, CA68% 32%- 67%-
Sri Sai Krish InstituteORANGE, CA- -- 94%100%
Theatre of ArtsHollywood, CA50% -- 43%-
Tri-Community Adult EducationCovina, CA- -- -73%
UEI College-GardenaGardena, CA60% 1%- 73%-
Universal Technical Institute of California IncRancho Cucamonga, CA72% 1%- 85%-
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncSacramento, CA65% -- 80%-
Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaLong Beach, CA63% -- 83%-
Valley College of Medical CareersWest Hills, CA79% -- 8%-
Ventura CollegeVentura, CA38% 7%- 74%37%
Victor Valley Community College - Aviation TechnologyVictorville, CA- -- --
West Valley CollegeSaratoga, CA51% 10%- 78%44%
Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, CA43% 6%- 68%37%
Xavier College School of NursingStockton, CA80% -- --
Young Americans College of the Performing ArtsCorona, CA71% 12%- 80%-
Yuba CollegeMarysville, CA40% 9%- 62%44%
Average53.23%9.19%-70.33%43.67%

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