Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at NECC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 17.45% where the last year rate was 18%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 58.00% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 17.45% where the current academic year rate is 18%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northern Essex Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
16%
12%
19%
2013-14
18%
15%
20%
2014-15
19%
17%
20%
2015-16
20%
17%
22%
2016-17
19%
16%
22%
2017-18
18%
16%
19%
2018-19
15%
11%
18%
2019-20
18%
13%
23%
2020-21
17%
13%
20%
2021-22
14%
11%
17%
2022-23
18%
17%
20%
Average
17.45%
14.36%
20.00%
Northern Essex Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 18.00% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northern Essex Community College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
25%
2013-14
18%
2014-15
18%
2015-16
22%
2016-17
19%
2017-18
18%
2018-19
19%
2019-20
17%
2020-21
16%
2021-22
11%
2022-23
15%
Average
18.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 58.00% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NECC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
64%
56%
2013-14
62%
49%
2014-15
62%
57%
2015-16
59%
46%
2016-17
58%
40%
2017-18
58%
44%
2018-19
56%
40%
2019-20
58%
42%
2020-21
54%
40%
2021-22
53%
41%
2022-23
54%
40%
Average
58.00%
45.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 19.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Essex Community College since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13
21:1
2013-14
21:1
2014-15
20:1
2015-16
20:1
2016-17
19:1
2017-18
19:1
2018-19
20:1
2019-20
20:1
2020-21
21:1
2021-22
20:1
2022-23
18:1
Average
19.91:1
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