SCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Sacramento City College, the graduation rates was 26.14% (377 students out of 1,442 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 177 male and 200 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 Sacramento City College. Last year, the graduation rate was 26.14%. where 377 students out of 1,442 candidate completed their degree.

147 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 377 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 Sacramento City College, 12 of 37 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 32.43%.

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 Sacramento City College is 11.51% (166 out of 1,442 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Sacramento City College, the retention rate is 70% for full-time students and 28 % for part-time students.