SMCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southwest Mississippi Community College, the graduation rates was 55.86% (281 students out of 503 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 138 male and 143 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 Southwest Mississippi Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 55.86%. where 281 students out of 503 candidate completed their degree.

244 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 281 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 Southwest Mississippi Community College, 3 of 3 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 100.00%.

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 Southwest Mississippi Community College is 13.52% (68 out of 503 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Southwest Mississippi Community College, the retention rate is 69% for full-time students and 29 % for part-time students.