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<\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ARC-PA Student Graduation Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; width: 600px; margin: auto; border: 2px solid;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Graduated Classes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Class of <\/strong><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Class of <\/strong><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Class of <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>Maximum entering class size <\/strong>(as approved by ARC-PA)<\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>98<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>98<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\">Entering class size<\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>98<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>98<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\">Graduates<\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>89<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>89<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>* Attrition rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>9.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>9.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>**Graduation rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>90.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>90.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-1 border-current\"><strong>100%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Comments<\/strong>: Max entering class size for the 2025 cohort was zero due to a non-matriculation action, which has since been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>*<strong>Attrition rate calculation<\/strong>: Number of students who attritted from cohort (decelerated + withdrawals + dismissals) divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).<\/p>\n<p>**<strong>Graduation rate calculation<\/strong>: Number of cohort graduates divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"mt-48 md:mt-72\">\n  <div class=\"relative container z-1\">\n    <div class=\"md:flex px-24 md:space-x-16 -mb-80\">\n                                                  <div class=\"md:w-4\/12 px-24 py-32 lg:px-32 xl:px-40 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red text-center md:mt-0\">\n          <div class=\"font-sans font-bold text-60 leading-100 text-white\">Over 1500 <\/div>\n          <div class=\"mt-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-130 uppercase text-white\">graduates since 1990<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                                  <div class=\"md:w-4\/12 px-24 py-32 lg:px-32 xl:px-40 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-yellow text-center mt-16 md:mt-0\">\n          <div class=\"font-sans font-bold text-60 leading-100 text-red\">953<\/div>\n          <div class=\"mt-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-130 uppercase text-red\">Master of Science Degrees conferred<br \/>\r\n(2003-present)<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                                  <div class=\"md:w-4\/12 px-24 py-32 lg:px-32 xl:px-40 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-black text-center mt-16 md:mt-0\">\n          <div class=\"font-sans font-bold text-60 leading-100 text-yellow\">629 <\/div>\n          <div class=\"mt-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-130 uppercase text-yellow\">PA Certificates conferred<br \/>\r\n(1990-2003)<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-400 object-cover object-left-bottom pointer-events-none\" src=\"\/media\/health-sciences\/images\/westernu-pomona-campus-during-sunset-with-hec-and-the-daumier-prominent.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Pomona campus during sunset with HEC and the Daumier prominent.\">\n  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