Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5, § 30042 – Graduation Data.

(a) “Graduation data” means, for each undergraduate program offered by a qualifying institution, the number of students within the cohort who complete a program and upon whom the institution has actually conferred the degree, diploma, certificate or other formal award, within 100% and 150% of the published program length of the program, reported by gender, ethnicity, Pell Grant status, first generation status, transfer status, adult learner status, student parent status, foster youth status, and eligibility used of state financial aid received, including Cal Grant A, Cal Grant B, Cal Grant C, Cal Grant Access Awards, and Middle Class Scholarship, to the extent data is available Adult learner is defined as students who were aged 25 or older at initial enrollment. Graduation data shall be segregated by each campus of the qualifying institution and include data through August 31 following the academic year that equates to 100% and 150%.
1. (1) In order for an institution to report a student as completing within 100% of the published program length, the student shall have completed the program, certificate or degree in 100% or less of the published program length.
2. (2) In order for an institution to report a student as completing within 150% of the published program length, the student shall have completed the program, certificate or degree in 101-150% of the published program length.
(b) In addition to reporting graduation data, a California community college may report a transfer-out rate by reporting, for each cohort, the number of students who are known to have transferred from the California community college to a baccalaureate degree granting institution.

Note: Authority cited: Section 69433.7, Education Code. Reference: Section 69433.2, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 5-23-2013; operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 21). For prior history, see Register 2011, No. 20.

2. Amendment filed 12-29-2025 as an emergency; operative 12-29-2025 (Register 2026, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-29-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.