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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 29.20% where the last year rate was 37%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.60% for full-time students and 57.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 29.20% where the current academic year rate is 37%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Imperial Valley College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	17%	15%	19%
2014-15	25%	23%	27%
2015-16	21%	22%	21%
2016-17	27%	28%	27%
2017-18	27%	25%	29%
2018-19	32%	27%	37%
2019-20	34%	30%	39%
2020-21	36%	33%	40%
2021-22	36%	33%	38%
2022-23	37%	30%	42%
Average	29.20%	26.60%	31.90%

Imperial Valley College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.00% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Imperial Valley College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	11%
2014-15	6%
2015-16	9%
2016-17	4%
2017-18	6%
2018-19	6%
2019-20	6%
2020-21	5%
2021-22	4%
2022-23	3%
Average	6.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.60% for full-time students and 57.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at IVC from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	75%	60%
2014-15	66%	60%
2015-16	77%	62%
2016-17	73%	54%
2017-18	76%	52%
2018-19	77%	56%
2019-20	77%	61%
2020-21	72%	55%
2021-22	77%	59%
2022-23	76%	55%
Average	74.60%	57.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 30.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 31 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Imperial Valley College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	29:1
2014-15	29:1
2015-16	30:1
2016-17	31:1
2017-18	32:1
2018-19	31:1
2019-20	31:1
2020-21	31:1
2021-22	32:1
2022-23	31:1
Average	30.70:1

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