Cuesta Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Cuesta College, the graduation rates was 43.82% (259 students out of 591 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 118 male and 141 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Cuesta College. Last year, the graduation rate was 43.82%. where 259 students out of 591 candidate completed their degree.

139 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 259 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Cuesta College, 8 of 11 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 72.73%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Cuesta College is 9.98% (59 out of 591 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Cuesta College, the retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students.