SBCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Santa Barbara City College, the graduation rates was 39.70% (630 students out of 1,587 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 269 male and 361 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 Santa Barbara City College. Last year, the graduation rate was 39.70%. where 630 students out of 1,587 candidate completed their degree.

403 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 630 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 Santa Barbara City College, 101 of 309 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 32.69%.

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 Santa Barbara City College is 14.74% (234 out of 1,587 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Santa Barbara City College, the retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 46 % for part-time students.