by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding LAVC retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
There were approximately 1660 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 17% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 21% of the students had graduated and after eight years 23% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical LAVC graduation rate 21%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1333 | 17% |
| Six Years | 1660 | 21% |
| Eight Years | 115 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 6017 | 77% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 6017 students or 77% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 6017 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2180 transferred to another institution.
LAVC lost contact with the remaining 3748 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 2180 | 36.2% |
| Dropped Out | 3748 | 62.3% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
A meaningful share of students at LAVC are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Los Angeles Valley College represent 12.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LAVC graduation rate was 38%, and by the eight year mark, 40% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | LAVC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 38% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 40% | 47.82% |
564 first-time / full-time students or 60% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
122 transferred to another institution.
LAVC lost contact with the remaining 431 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 1.95% |
| Transferred | 122 | 21.63% |
| Dropped Out | 431 | 76.42% |
First-time / part-time students at Los Angeles Valley College represent 30.53% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LAVC graduation rate was 24%, and by the eight year mark, 26% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | LAVC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 18% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 24% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 26% | 23.72% |
1759 first-time / part-time students or 74% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
38 are still enrolled.
322 transferred to another institution.
LAVC lost contact with the remaining 1399 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 38 | 2.16% |
| Transferred | 322 | 18.31% |
| Dropped Out | 1399 | 79.53% |
Returning / full-time students at Los Angeles Valley College represent 6.58% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LAVC graduation rate was 32%, and by the eight year mark, 33% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | LAVC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 32% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 55.07% |
343 non first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
159 transferred to another institution.
LAVC lost contact with the remaining 180 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 1.17% |
| Transferred | 159 | 46.36% |
| Dropped Out | 180 | 52.48% |
Returning / part-time students at Los Angeles Valley College represent 50.89% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LAVC graduation rate was 14%, and by the eight year mark, 15% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | LAVC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 11% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 14% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 15% | 37.80% |
3351 non first-time / part-time students or 85% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
36 are still enrolled.
1577 transferred to another institution.
LAVC lost contact with the remaining 1738 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 36 | 1.07% |
| Transferred | 1577 | 47.06% |
| Dropped Out | 1738 | 51.87% |
