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Data and equitable student success

PCC tracks data to understand gaps in student outcomes and make changes to systems and processes to improve equitable student success.

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  • Of the 1,956 first-time college degree-seeking students enrolled full-time fall 2017, 20.1% completed a PCC credential by the end of three years.
    • International: 29%
    • Hispanic/Latinx: 16%
    • American Indian/Alaska Native: 8%
    • Asian: 22%
    • Black/African American: 12%
    • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 13%
    • White: 21%
    • Two or more races: 23%
    • Race or ethnicity unknown: 18%
    • College average: 20%

Disaggregated data shows disparities in completion rates based on gender, race/ethnicity, and subject area.

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Fall 2020 attempted credits successfully completed
Group Percent
All students – college average 77%
Gender – Female 78%
Gender – Male 75%
Program – Career Technical Education 84%
Program – Lower Division Transfer 77%
Program – Pre-College 64%
Race/ethnicity – American Indian/Alaska Native 71%
Race/ethnicity – Asian 83%
Race/ethnicity – Black/African American 64%
Race/ethnicity – Hispanic/Latinx 71%
Race/ethnicity – Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 69%
Race/ethnicity – Two or more races 74%
Race/ethnicity – White 80%