(a) An institution shall annually report to the bureau, as part of the annual report, and publish in its School Performance Fact Sheet, the completion rate for each program. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the completion rate shall be calculated by dividing the number of on-time graduates by the number of students available for graduation.

(b) In lieu of calculating graduation data pursuant to subdivision (a), an institution may report graduation data reported to, and calculated by, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the United States Department of Education.

Terms Used In California Education Code 94929

  • On-time graduates: means the number of students who complete a program within 100 percent of the published program length. See California Education Code 94928
  • Students available for graduation: means the cohort population minus the number of students unavailable for graduation. See California Education Code 94928

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 258, Sec. 2. (SB 410) Effective January 1, 2016. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)