Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the graduation rates was 44.24% (853 students out of 1,928 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 367 male and 486 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 44.24%. where 853 students out of 1,928 candidate completed their degree.

685 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 853 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.

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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 9.85% (190 out of 1,928 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the retention rate is 65% for full-time students and 21 % for part-time students.