20%
Graduation Rate
12%
Transfer-out Rate
56%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Essex County College, the graduation rate is 20 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 56 %, and the transfer-out rate is 12 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 32.40% (public suburban-serving Associate's college).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 166 students out of 834 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Essex County College.
By gender, 63 male and 103 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 834 | 166 | 19.90% |
|---|
| Men | 368 | 63 | 17.12% |
|---|
| Women | 466 | 103 | 22.10% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Essex County College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 23.08%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 19.23%
- Hispanic: 19.01%
- White: 31.43%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 12.50%
- Unknown: 15.91%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 23.08%(6/26) |
22.22%(4/18) |
25.00%(2/8) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 19.23%(70/364) |
14.48%(21/145) |
22.37%(49/219) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 19.01%(54/284) |
18.60%(24/129) |
19.35%(30/155) |
|---|
| White | 31.43%(11/35) |
38.46%(5/13) |
27.27%(6/22) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/2) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 12.50%(1/8) |
- |
20.00%(1/5) |
|---|
| Unknown | 15.91%(7/44) |
10.34%(3/29) |
26.67%(4/15) |
|---|
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Essex, the transfer-out rate is 12.47%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 15.55%.
Essex's retention rate is 56% for full-time students and 39 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 62.64%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Essex County College, 17 of 70 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 24.29%.