Student Right to Know

Federal “Student Right to Know” (SRTK) legislation requires colleges to disclose information about student completion, graduation and transfer rates over a three year period. The rates for students who were considered new, full-time, and certificate- or degree-seeking, and who entered in Fall 2018, are outlined below. The status of these students was measured as of August 31, 2021.

37%  Completers/graduates
16%  Transfer-out
53%  Completers, graduates or transfer-outs

Source: IPEDS/NCES Data, 2022

It is important to understand the background of this information. As a community college, EvCC enrolls large numbers of students who may be part-time, or not seeking a certificate or degree, or who have transferred from another college, or who enroll at times other than Fall Quarter. The initial cohort described above comprises only 22% of all entering students in Fall 2018, and thus only represents a small proportion of students.  Furthermore, the calculation of completion and graduation rates does not consider the high numbers of students who take longer than three years to reach their goal due to part-time enrollment, or who temporarily stop-out in order to meet employment or family needs, or who are only taking a few courses to improve job skills.  The statistics above should be evaluated only as a snapshot of what happens to a limited category of students, based on limited data.