Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,077 students out of 2,389 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Orange Coast College. By gender, 526 male and 551 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (29.14% in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total2,3891,07745.08%
Men1,27952641.13%
Women1,11055149.64%
Orange Coast College graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 0.00%, rate of Asian students is 57.03%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 48.15%, rate of Hispanic students is 29.72%, rate of White students is 45.93%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 7.69%, rate of Two or More Race students is 46.30%, and rate of Unknown students is 36.05% at Orange Coast College.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native0.00%(-/3) - -
Asian57.03%(288/505) 54.42%(160/294) 60.66%(128/211)
Black (Non-Hispanic)48.15%(13/27) 31.25%(5/16) 72.73%(8/11)
Hispanic29.72%(219/737) 26.20%(93/355) 32.98%(126/382)
White45.93%(254/553) 40.53%(122/301) 52.38%(132/252)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander7.69%(1/13) 9.09%(1/11) -
Two or More Race46.30%(50/108) 49.09%(27/55) 43.40%(23/53)
Unknown36.05%(31/86) 35.19%(19/54) 37.50%(12/32)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Orange Coast College graduate rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At Orange Coast, the transfer-out rate is 9.46%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (12.31% in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Orange Coast College, the retention rate is 70% for full-time students and 47 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (61.77% in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small).
Retention Rates at Orange Coast College

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Orange Coast College, 221 of 357 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 61.90%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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