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Highest first-year retention in California
252 colleges in California with this figure reported (500+ students).
161DeVry University-California · CA · Private (for-profit)72%162Long Beach City College · CA · Public72%163Napa Valley College · CA · Public72%164Palo Verde College · CA · Public72%165Santiago Canyon College · CA · Public72%166Victor Valley College · CA · Public72%167American Career College-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit)71%168Contra Costa College · CA · Public71%169El Camino Community College District · CA · Public71%170Glendale Community College · CA · Public71%171Monterey Peninsula College · CA · Public71%172Mt San Jacinto Community College District · CA · Public71%173Musicians Institute · CA · Private (for-profit)71%174North-West College-Long Beach · CA · Private (for-profit)71%175Palomar College · CA · Public71%176Riverside City College · CA · Public71%177UEI College-Sacramento · CA · Private (for-profit)71%178Woodland Community College · CA · Public71%179Yuba College · CA · Public71%180Citrus College · CA · Public70%181College of the Sequoias · CA · Public70%182Fresno City College · CA · Public70%183Grossmont College · CA · Public70%184Los Angeles Mission College · CA · Public70%185Los Angeles Trade Technical College · CA · Public70%186Menlo College · CA · Private (nonprofit)70%187Sacramento City College · CA · Public70%188San Joaquin Delta College · CA · Public70%189Universal Technical Institute-Southern California · CA · Private (for-profit)70%190Crafton Hills College · CA · Public69%191Cuesta College · CA · Public69%192Madera Community College · CA · Public69%193Moreno Valley College · CA · Public69%194Reach University · CA · Private (nonprofit)69%195Sierra College · CA · Public69%196William Jessup University · CA · Private (nonprofit)69%197Allan Hancock College · CA · Public68%198Carrington College-San Jose · CA · Private (for-profit)68%199College of Marin · CA · Public68%200East Los Angeles College · CA · Public68%
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.