Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Golden West

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 36.60% where the last year rate was 41%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.50% for full-time students and 44.60% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 36.60% where the current academic year rate is 41%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30%	28%	32%
2014-15	35%	32%	38%
2015-16	36%	32%	40%
2016-17	37%	34%	40%
2017-18	34%	33%	36%
2018-19	35%	29%	42%
2019-20	36%	31%	41%
2020-21	41%	35%	47%
2021-22	41%	33%	49%
2022-23	41%	36%	47%
Average	36.60%	32.30%	41.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.00% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Golden West College from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.50% for full-time students and 44.60% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 28.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 26 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Golden West College since 2023.

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