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

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Graduation

6%

Transfer-out

6%

Retention

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 24.60% where the last year rate was 25%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.00% for full-time students and 31.30% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.60% where the current academic year rate is 25%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Mendocino College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 26%26%26%
2016-17 23%16%34%
2017-18 22%21%24%
2018-19 22%15%30%
2019-20 25%23%28%
2020-21 19%13%24%
2021-22 24%19%30%
2022-23 30%19%41%
2023-24 30%40%23%
2024-25 25%24%26%
Average24.60%21.60%28.60%
Mendocino College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.60% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mendocino College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTransfer-out Rate
2015-1610%
2016-1713%
2017-1812%
2018-1911%
2019-2012%
2020-218%
2021-228%
2022-238%
2023-248%
2024-2516%
Average10.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.00% for full-time students and 31.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mendocino from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1657%36%
2016-1762%44%
2017-1867%33%
2018-1968%34%
2019-2068%30%
2020-2152%23%
2021-2271%28%
2022-2350%28%
2023-2442%25%
2024-2563%32%
Average60.00%31.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Mendocino College since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1617:1
2016-1718:1
2017-1817:1
2018-1917:1
2019-2017:1
2020-2118:1
2021-2213:1
2022-2314:1
2023-2416:1
2024-2516:1
Average16.30:1

Ratings & Review

  1. B
    Bobby Bustillos (Current student as of November 2026)
    • November 22, 2025
    Logging into classes is a challenge, no technical help; cannot use 365 or do homework for some class

    It is a technical joke; I bought a brand-new laptop because of water damage to the previous laptop and was restricted for some class work. I have gotten rand emails from tech about password and when they were contacted, they stated they do not send text. It is required to use Authenticator App for logging in, and I still cannot do homework for some classes. Tech has had my laptop for over an hour in the past with no resolution. Used the free 365 a few times and started getting the same error messages that I do for select classes. I am committed, but for those reasons I would not attend this college.

    Bobby Bustillos does not recommend the school.