by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 69% students making it past their freshmen year, San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria has freshmen retention rates near the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria | 69% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to graduation rate data for San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.
At this time we lack drop out information for San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
We don’t have data for this cohort at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.
We don’t have data for this cohort at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.