MECC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Mountain Empire Community College, the graduation rates was 40.46% (123 students out of 304 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 53 male and 70 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 Mountain Empire Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 40.46%. where 123 students out of 304 candidate completed their degree.

94 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 123 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 Mountain Empire Community College is 3.29% (10 out of 304 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Mountain Empire Community College, the retention rate is 63% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students.