Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at South Coast

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.70% where the current academic year rate is 16%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	50%	78%	42%
2016-17	66%	50%	68%
2017-18	69%	50%	74%
2018-19	50%	0%	53%
2019-20	33%	33%	33%
2020-21	62%	50%	66%
2021-22	8%	0%	8%
2022-23	20%	0%	20%
2023-24	33%	0%	37%
2024-25	16%	0%	16%
Average	40.70%	26.10%	41.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.90% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at South Coast College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.80% for full-time students and 54.00% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at South Coast College since 2025.

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