DMACC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Des Moines Area Community College, the graduation rates was 39.17% (664 students out of 1,695 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 344 male and 320 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 Des Moines Area Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 39.17%. where 664 students out of 1,695 candidate completed their degree.

501 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 664 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 Des Moines Area Community College, 4 of 11 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 36.36%.

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 Des Moines Area Community College is 16.58% (281 out of 1,695 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Des Moines Area Community College, the retention rate is 63% for full-time students and 47 % for part-time students.