Orange Coast Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Orange Coast College, the graduation rates was 45.08% (1,077 students out of 2,389 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 526 male and 551 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 Orange Coast College. Last year, the graduation rate was 45.08%. where 1,077 students out of 2,389 candidate completed their degree.

522 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 1,077 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 Orange Coast College, 221 of 357 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 61.90%.

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 Orange Coast College is 9.46% (226 out of 2,389 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Orange Coast College, the retention rate is 70% for full-time students and 47 % for part-time students.