Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 123 students out of 304 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Mountain Empire Community College.
By gender, 53 male and 70 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 32.47% (public urban-serving Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 304 | 123 | 40.46% |
| Men | 125 | 53 | 42.40% |
| Women | 179 | 70 | 39.11% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Mountain Empire Community College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 100.00%
- Hispanic: 0.00%
- White: 41.03%
- Two or More Race: 50.00%
- Unknown: 0.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Hispanic | 0.00%(-/2) | - | - |
| White | 41.03%(119/290) | 44.07%(52/118) | 38.95%(67/172) |
| Two or More Race | 50.00%(3/6) | 33.33%(1/3) | 66.67%(2/3) |
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/4) | - | - |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At MECC, the transfer-out rate is 3.29%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 15.66%.
AMECC's retention rate is 63% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 60.25%.