West Valley Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At West Valley College, the graduation rates was 45.27% (354 students out of 782 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 167 male and 187 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 West Valley College. Last year, the graduation rate was 45.27%. where 354 students out of 782 candidate completed their degree.

204 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 354 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 West Valley College, 12 of 19 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 63.16%.

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 West Valley College is 8.95% (70 out of 782 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At West Valley College, the retention rate is 80% for full-time students and 38 % for part-time students.