An analysis of spring 1983 retention rates and grade distributions within the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) revealed: (1) College of Alameda had the highest successful retention rate in the PCCD, defined as the total of all students who completed the term with a grade of A, B, C, D, or CR (credit); (2) the PCCD's successful retention rate remained at 63.8% for both spring 1982 and spring 1983; (3) successful retention rates were slightly higher for spring terms than for fall terms, with the rate for fall 1981 at 60.7% and for fall 1982 at 62.9%; (3) the total retention rate, defined as the percentage of students who received any grade other than W (withdrawal), was 72.9% for the district as a whole; (4) total retention rates ranged from 70.8% to 80.7% at the colleges in the district; (5) of the PCCD's total class enrollment of 92,975 students, 25% earned A's; 16% earned B's; 11% earned C's; 3% earned D's; 4% earned F's; 11% earned CR's; and 24% earned W's; and (6) a trendline comparison of grade distributions revealed them to be quite stable over the past 4 terms. (Author/LAL)