How DVC's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.00% where the current academic year rate is 46%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Diablo Valley College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37%	34%	40%
2013-14	39%	40%	39%
2014-15	39%	36%	43%
2015-16	37%	35%	40%
2016-17	43%	40%	47%
2017-18	45%	44%	46%
2018-19	46%	45%	48%
2019-20	48%	46%	50%
2020-21	47%	44%	51%
2021-22	46%	44%	49%
2022-23	46%	42%	51%
Average	43.00%	40.91%	45.82%

Graduation Rate Changes of Diablo Valley College

Diablo Valley College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 11.36% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Diablo Valley College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	14%
2013-14	17%
2014-15	12%
2015-16	14%
2016-17	10%
2017-18	11%
2018-19	10%
2019-20	10%
2020-21	10%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	8%
Average	11.36%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Diablo Valley College

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.82% for full-time students and 50.18% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DVC from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	76%	49%
2013-14	72%	49%
2014-15	79%	51%
2015-16	77%	52%
2016-17	79%	55%
2017-18	78%	56%
2018-19	79%	52%
2019-20	77%	51%
2020-21	74%	46%
2021-22	74%	44%
2022-23	80%	47%
Average	76.82%	50.18%

Retention Rate Changes of Diablo Valley College

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 26.27 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 Diablo Valley College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	29:1
2013-14	30:1
2014-15	27:1
2015-16	27:1
2016-17	26:1
2017-18	26:1
2018-19	26:1
2019-20	25:1
2020-21	25:1
2021-22	24:1
2022-23	24:1
Average	26.27:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Diablo Valley College

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DVC

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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