Essex Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Essex County College, the graduation rates was 19.90% (166 students out of 834 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 63 male and 103 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 Essex County College. Last year, the graduation rate was 19.90%. where 166 students out of 834 candidate completed their degree.

72 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 166 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 Essex County College, 17 of 70 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 24.29%.

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 Essex County College is 12.47% (104 out of 834 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Essex County College, the retention rate is 56% for full-time students and 39 % for part-time students.