Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Los Angeles City

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 20.30% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% for full-time students and 32.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 20.30% where the current academic year rate is 23%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14%	15%	13%
2014-15	17%	15%	18%
2015-16	19%	19%	19%
2016-17	21%	16%	25%
2017-18	21%	18%	22%
2018-19	19%	20%	18%
2019-20	21%	21%	22%
2020-21	25%	25%	25%
2021-22	23%	21%	26%
2022-23	23%	19%	27%
Average	20.30%	18.90%	21.50%

Los Angeles City College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.10% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Los Angeles City College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	9%
2014-15	8%
2015-16	7%
2016-17	8%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	6%
2020-21	10%
2021-22	8%
2022-23	8%
Average	8.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% for full-time students and 32.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Los Angeles City from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	61%	38%
2014-15	63%	38%
2015-16	65%	37%
2016-17	65%	35%
2017-18	65%	35%
2018-19	64%	35%
2019-20	65%	29%
2020-21	60%	33%
2021-22	56%	24%
2022-23	63%	25%
Average	62.70%	32.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 28.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 27 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Los Angeles City College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	37:1
2014-15	36:1
2015-16	28:1
2016-17	27:1
2017-18	23:1
2018-19	22:1
2019-20	27:1
2020-21	29:1
2021-22	25:1
2022-23	27:1
Average	28.10:1

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