In compliance with the Student Right-To-Know (SRTK) Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-542), Golden West College makes available its completion and transfer rates to all current and prospective students.
These rates are based on a limited cohort (or group) of students which are tracked for a three-year period. The cohort is limited, because it includes only students who entered Golden West College in the fall term as first-time, full-time students seeking a degree, certificate or transfer.
Completion Rate: A student is included in the Completion Rate if they attained a certificate or degree or became “transfer prepared” within the three-year period. Transfer-prepared is defined as having completed 60 transferable units with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
Transfer Rate: A student is included in the Transfer Rate if, within the three-year tracking period, they transferred to another postsecondary institution prior to receiving a certificate or degree or becoming “transfer-prepared”.
The table below compares Golden West College’s Completion and Transfer Rates to the statewide community college average for Fall 2021 Cohort.
| GWC | State Wide | |
| Completion Rate | 49.06% | 38.73% |
| Transfer Rate | 10.03% | 9.49% |
Data Source: California Community Colleges Student Right-To-Know Rate Disclosure Website, http://srtk.cccco.edu/index.asp. This website includes information on the methodology, interpretation, statewide and other California Community Colleges completion rates and transfer rates.
Graduation rates of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time (i.e. 3 years) to program completion, by gender and race/ethnicity and transfer out-rate for the 2020 cohort.
| Overall Graduation Rate | Rate |
| Total | 45% |
| Men | 41% |
| Women | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 100% |
| Asian | 58% |
| Black or African American | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 33% |
| White | 55% |
| Two or more races | 38% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 41% |
| Nonresident alien | 52% |
| Transfer out-rate | 8% |
Graduation rates are based on the student’s completion status as of August 31, 2023.
Data Source: National Center for Educational Statistics - Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) – Retention and Graduation: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/institutionprofile.aspx?unitId=115126&goToReportId=6
