The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 13.80% where the last year rate was 19%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% for full-time students and 39.50% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 13.80% where the current academic year rate is 19%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Essex County College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10% | 7% | 13% |
| 2016-17 | 13% | 10% | 15% |
| 2017-18 | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| 2018-19 | 12% | 10% | 14% |
| 2019-20 | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| 2020-21 | 11% | 8% | 12% |
| 2021-22 | 14% | 10% | 18% |
| 2022-23 | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| 2023-24 | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| 2024-25 | 19% | 17% | 22% |
| Average | 13.80% | 11.50% | 15.90% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 12.50% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Essex County College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14% |
| 2016-17 | 11% |
| 2017-18 | 14% |
| 2018-19 | 13% |
| 2019-20 | 12% |
| 2020-21 | 11% |
| 2021-22 | 10% |
| 2022-23 | 12% |
| 2023-24 | 16% |
| 2024-25 | 12% |
| Average | 12.50% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% for full-time students and 39.50% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Essex from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 56% | 40% |
| 2016-17 | 59% | 40% |
| 2017-18 | 56% | 34% |
| 2018-19 | 52% | 32% |
| 2019-20 | 52% | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 51% | 34% |
| 2021-22 | 61% | 46% |
| 2022-23 | 61% | 53% |
| 2023-24 | 58% | 37% |
| 2024-25 | 56% | 39% |
| Average | 56.20% | 39.50% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 22.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 26 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Essex County College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 25:1 |
| 2016-17 | 21:1 |
| 2017-18 | 21:1 |
| 2018-19 | 22:1 |
| 2019-20 | 23:1 |
| 2020-21 | 21:1 |
| 2021-22 | 21:1 |
| 2022-23 | 24:1 |
| 2023-24 | 24:1 |
| 2024-25 | 26:1 |
| Average | 22.80:1 |
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