NWCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Northwest Mississippi Community College, the graduation rates was 45.32% (635 students out of 1,401 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 262 male and 373 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 45.32%. where 635 students out of 1,401 candidate completed their degree.

446 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 635 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College is 15.35% (215 out of 1,401 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Northwest Mississippi Community College, the retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students.