Graduation/Completion and Transfer-out Rates
The following information on MVCC's graduation/completion and transfer-out rates is provided in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The rates reflect the graduation, completion and transfer-out status of students who enrolled during the 2003-2004 year and for whom 150% of the normal time-to-completion has elapsed.
During the fall semester of 2003, 1,340 first time, full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students entered Mohawk Valley Community College. After three years (i.e. as of August 31, 2006), 22.2% of these students had graduated from our institution or completed their programs, and 20.0% had transferred to other higher education institutions without a degree.
While reviewing this information, please bear in mind:
- Many students come to MVCC on a part-time basis, change their status from full-time to part-time, take time off from college for personal or occupational reasons and return to classes at a later date, change their curriculum, or enter the College with goals which do not include earning a degree or certificate. Each of these student decisions impacts MVCC's graduation, completion and transfer rate. This may very well be interpreted to mean that these students achieved their educational goals even while not receiving a degree or certificate.
- Graduation and transfer-out rates are based on three years of attendance that equates to 150% of our longest program.
