Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 243 students out of 948 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Palo Alto College.
By gender, 62 male and 181 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 29.27% (public large Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 948 | 243 | 25.63% |
| Men | 368 | 62 | 16.85% |
| Women | 580 | 181 | 31.21% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Palo Alto College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 50.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 25.00%
- Hispanic: 26.65%
- White: 14.63%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 25.00%
- Unknown: 0.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) | - |
| Asian | 50.00%(1/2) | - | 50.00%(1/2) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 25.00%(5/20) | 16.67%(1/6) | 28.57%(4/14) |
| Hispanic | 26.65%(222/833) | 16.57%(55/332) | 33.33%(167/501) |
| White | 14.63%(12/82) | 20.00%(5/25) | 12.28%(7/57) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Two or More Race | 25.00%(1/4) | - | 50.00%(1/2) |
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/5) | - | - |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Palo Alto, the transfer-out rate is 11.71%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 16.32%.
Palo Alto's retention rate is 36% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 59.22%.