In 2019, the U.S. Department of Education reported that Empire College's 3-year cohort default rate for FY 2016 had dropped to 4.1 percent, a rate lower than that of Santa Rosa Junior College (8.5 percent) and the national average (10.1 percent).
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Education noted that Empire College's 3-year cohort default rate for FY 2016 had decreased to 4.1 percent, which was lower than Santa Rosa Junior College (8.5 percent) and the national average (10.1 percent).