SBCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Santa Barbara City College, the graduation rates was 33.63% (633 students out of 1,882 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 257 male and 376 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 33.63%. where 633 students out of 1,882 candidate completed their degree.

321 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 633 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, 56 of 209 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 26.79%.

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 24.92% (469 out of 1,882 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 65% for full-time students and 51 % for part-time students.