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Highest first-year retention in California
252 colleges in California with this figure reported (500+ students).
81University of Redlands · CA · Private (nonprofit)81%82California State University-Bakersfield · CA · Public80%83California State University-Stanislaus · CA · Public80%84Evergreen Valley College · CA · Public80%85High Desert Medical College · CA · Private (for-profit)80%86UEI College-Reseda · CA · Private (for-profit)80%87University of San Francisco · CA · Private (nonprofit)80%88Woodbury University · CA · Private (nonprofit)80%89California State University-East Bay · CA · Public79%90California State University-Monterey Bay · CA · Public79%91Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science · CA · Private (nonprofit)79%92Imperial Valley College · CA · Public79%93Milan Institute-Clovis · CA · Private (for-profit)79%94Mission College · CA · Public79%95National Holistic Institute · CA · Private (for-profit)79%96University of the People · CA · Private (nonprofit)79%97California State University-Fresno · CA · Public78%98California State University-San Bernardino · CA · Public78%99Diablo Valley College · CA · Public78%100Lemoore College · CA · Public78%101Milan Institute-Visalia · CA · Private (for-profit)78%102Mt San Antonio College · CA · Public78%103New York Film Academy · CA · Private (for-profit)78%104Ohlone College · CA · Public78%105Touro University Worldwide · CA · Private (nonprofit)78%106UEI College-West Covina · CA · Private (for-profit)78%107Canada College · CA · Public77%108Chabot College · CA · Public77%109College of San Mateo · CA · Public77%110Cosumnes River College · CA · Public77%111Irvine Valley College · CA · Public77%112Los Angeles Valley College · CA · Public77%113Norco College · CA · Public77%114Pasadena City College · CA · Public77%115Southwestern College · CA · Public77%116UEI College-Oceanside · CA · Private (for-profit)77%117Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc · CA · Private (for-profit)77%118Cabrillo College · CA · Public76%119California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · CA · Public76%120Cal Poly Maritime Academy · CA · Public76%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.