The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 32.10% where the last year rate was 45%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.20% for full-time students and 38.10% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.10% where the current academic year rate is 45%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northwest Mississippi Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22% | 20% | 24% |
| 2016-17 | 22% | 18% | 24% |
| 2017-18 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 2018-19 | 25% | 21% | 28% |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 27% | 35% |
| 2020-21 | 34% | 31% | 36% |
| 2021-22 | 37% | 34% | 39% |
| 2022-23 | 38% | 37% | 38% |
| 2023-24 | 42% | 40% | 43% |
| 2024-25 | 45% | 42% | 47% |
| Average | 32.10% | 29.30% | 34.10% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.70% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwest Mississippi Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23% |
| 2016-17 | 25% |
| 2017-18 | 19% |
| 2018-19 | 22% |
| 2019-20 | 21% |
| 2020-21 | 18% |
| 2021-22 | 16% |
| 2022-23 | 13% |
| 2023-24 | 15% |
| 2024-25 | 15% |
| Average | 18.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.20% for full-time students and 38.10% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NWCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 61% | 52% |
| 2016-17 | 61% | 50% |
| 2017-18 | 66% | 40% |
| 2018-19 | 56% | 40% |
| 2019-20 | 61% | 32% |
| 2020-21 | 65% | 30% |
| 2021-22 | 59% | 34% |
| 2022-23 | 65% | 24% |
| 2023-24 | 60% | 38% |
| 2024-25 | 68% | 41% |
| Average | 62.20% | 38.10% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 22 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwest Mississippi Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 25:1 |
| 2016-17 | 20:1 |
| 2017-18 | 26:1 |
| 2018-19 | 22:1 |
| 2019-20 | 22:1 |
| 2020-21 | 20:1 |
| 2021-22 | 20:1 |
| 2022-23 | 21:1 |
| 2023-24 | 21:1 |
| 2024-25 | 22:1 |
| Average | 21.90:1 |
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