Graduation Rate at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the graduation rate is 48 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 62 %, and the transfer-out rate is 11 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 41.30% (public urban-serving multi-campus Associate's college).

Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 745 students out of 1,567 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

By gender, 318 male and 427 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

	Candidates	Completers	Graduation Rates
Total	1,567	745	47.54%
Men	685	318	46.42%
Women	882	427	48.41%

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduation rate by gender

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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

American Indian or Alaska Native: 33.33%
Asian: 65.79%
Black (Non-Hispanic): 36.69%
Hispanic: 59.14%
White: 52.31%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
Two or More Race: 39.47%
Unknown: 42.27%

Graduation Rate by Gender
	Total	Male	Female
American Indian or Alaska Native	33.33%(2/6)	-	40.00%(2/5)
Asian	65.79%(25/38)	75.00%(12/16)	59.09%(13/22)
Black (Non-Hispanic)	36.69%(131/357)	32.19%(47/146)	39.81%(84/211)
Hispanic	59.14%(55/93)	60.47%(26/43)	58.00%(29/50)
White	52.31%(419/801)	50.69%(183/361)	53.64%(236/440)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50.00%(1/2)	-	100.00%(1/1)
Two or More Race	39.47%(30/76)	41.38%(12/29)	38.30%(18/47)
Unknown	42.27%(82/194)	43.18%(38/88)	41.51%(44/106)

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduation rate by race

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Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, the transfer-out rate is 10.53%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 14.79%.

Mississippi Gulf Coast CC's retention rate is 62% for full-time students and 23 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 64.18%.

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Graduation Rate at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

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