HCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Hagerstown Community College, the graduation rates was 34.79% (159 students out of 457 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 71 male and 88 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Hagerstown Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 34.79%. where 159 students out of 457 candidate completed their degree.

78 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 159 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Hagerstown Community College, 1 of 3 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 33.33%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Hagerstown Community College is 17.51% (80 out of 457 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Hagerstown Community College, the retention rate is 62% for full-time students and 52 % for part-time students.