HCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Hagerstown Community College, the graduation rates was 38.96% (173 students out of 444 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 110 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 38.96%. where 173 students out of 444 candidate completed their degree.

113 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 173 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 16.22% (72 out of 444 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 68% for full-time students and 54 % for part-time students.