by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Pearl River Community College first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Pearl River Community College retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 62% students making it past their freshmen year, Pearl River Community College has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Mississippi, the average is 70.78%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Pearl River Community College | 62% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Mississippi | 70.78% |
Of the 946 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 29% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 24% of the students had graduated and after eight years 27% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Pearl River Community College is 24%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 800 | 21% |
| Six Years | 946 | 24% |
| Eight Years | 102 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 2,831 | 73% |
Approximately 2831 students or 73% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 2831 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1465 transferred to another institution.
Pearl River Community College lost contact with the remaining 1252 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1465 | 51.7% |
| Dropped Out | 1,252 | 44.2% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at Pearl River Community College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Pearl River Community College represent 53% of the students in the class of 2015, and 71.14% of Pearl River Community College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 29%, first-time students in the Pearl River Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Pearl River Community College graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 34% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Pearl River Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 29% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 33% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 34% | 47.82% |
1359 first-time / full-time students or 66% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
501 transferred to another institution.
Pearl River Community College lost contact with the remaining 815 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 501 | 36.87% |
| Dropped Out | 815 | 59.97% |
First-time / part-time students at Pearl River Community College represent 34.63% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 17%, first-time, part-time students in the Pearl River Community College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 22%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Pearl River Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 12% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 17% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 23.72% |
1053 first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
69 are still enrolled.
687 transferred to another institution.
Pearl River Community College lost contact with the remaining 297 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 69 | 6.55% |
| Transferred | 687 | 65.24% |
| Dropped Out | 297 | 28.21% |
265 Pearl River Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.82% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 17%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 17%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | Pearl River Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 17% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 17% | 55.07% |
219 non first-time / part-time students or 83% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
118 transferred to another institution.
Pearl River Community College lost contact with the remaining 100 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.46% |
| Transferred | 118 | 53.88% |
| Dropped Out | 100 | 45.66% |
206 Pearl River Community College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 5.30% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 2%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 2%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Pearl River Community College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 2% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 2% | 37.80% |
200 non first-time / part-time students or 98% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
159 transferred to another institution.
Pearl River Community College lost contact with the remaining 40 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.50% |
| Transferred | 159 | 79.50% |
| Dropped Out | 40 | 20.00% |
