by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how East Mississippi Community College's retention and graduation rates impact you. First year retention rates let you know how many students come back for their sophomore year. Graduation rates tell you how long it takes to complete a degree at East Mississippi Community College . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 67.0% of students making it past their freshman year, East Mississippi Community College has freshman retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Mississippi , the average is 68.0% .
At East Mississippi Community College , there were 5,932 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 34.2% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 35.0% of this class eventually completed their degree.
We consider the "on-time" graduation rate for a bachelor's degree to be four years, but colleges typically report their graduation rates after six or even eight years.
This implies that 65.0% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 3,856 students, 47 were still working towards their degree, 1,108 had transferred to a different institution, and East Mississippi Community College lost contact with the remaining 2,700 whom we assume dropped out.
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years (on-time). Some schools cater mostly to traditional students while others cater to “non-traditional” students who may be attending part time and thus are likely to take longer to graduate.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
With a four year graduation rate of N/A , first-time students in the East Mississippi Community College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time After six years, the graduation rate was 28.4% and by 2020 ,29.3% of this class had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 35.8% after four years, 46.4% after six years, and 47.8% after eight years.
Of these 1,166 students, 16 were still working towards their degree, 324 had transferred to a different institution, and East Mississippi Community College lost contact with the remaining 826 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 7.4% , first-time students in the East Mississippi Community College class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 8.3% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 21.6% after six years and 23.7% after eight years.
Of these 519 students, 7 were still working towards their degree, 141 had transferred to a different institution, and East Mississippi Community College lost contact with the remaining 371 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 49.5% , returning students in the East Mississippi Community College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 50.4% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 53.8% after six years and 55.1% after eight years.
Of these 1,185 students, 15 were still working towards their degree, 337 had transferred to a different institution, and East Mississippi Community College lost contact with the remaining 833 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 25.3% , returning students in the East Mississippi Community College class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 25.8% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.0% after six years and 37.8% after eight years.
Of these 985 students, 9 were still working towards their degree, 306 had transferred to a different institution, and East Mississippi Community College lost contact with the remaining 670 whom we assume dropped out.
