SMCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southern Maine Community College, the graduation rates was 28.19% (181 students out of 642 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 106 male and 75 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 Southern Maine Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 28.19%. where 181 students out of 642 candidate completed their degree.

89 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 181 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 Southern Maine Community College, 4 of 5 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 80.00%.

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 Southern Maine Community College is 15.58% (100 out of 642 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Southern Maine Community College, the retention rate is 57% for full-time students and 48 % for part-time students.