Student Right-to-Know Information: Graduation, Transfer, and Retention Data

MCC is legally obligated to make specific information about graduation rates and transfer-out rates available to you. Use this information to make an informed choice about attending MCC.

Student Right-to-Know legislation requires that we report the proportion of students who began their studies full-time and who complete programs within 150 percent of the normal time required for completion. Three years for associate degrees and up to two years for certificates is normal at a community college with two-year programs.

Past data are available upon request. For more information, call the Office of Institutional Research at (815) 479-7518.

  • Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students
    Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students
    Student Description MCC MCC Peer Institutions 1 State of Illinois
    Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 399 - 3,050 - 24,846 -
    Completed a degree or certificate 159 39.8% 1,487 48.8% 10,293 41.4%
    Still enrolled following three-year period 46 11.5% 193 6.3% 2,388 9.6%
    Transferred to another institution 68 17.0% 503 16.5% 4,174 16.8%
    Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled)2 273 68.4% 2,183 71.6% 16,855 67.8%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 126 31.6% 867 28.4% 7,991 32.2%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2026

    1. MCC's peer institutions include Black Hawk, Lincoln Land, Lake Land, Parkland, and John A Logan. These institutions were identified through a peer study and may differ slightly from MCC's ICCB-identified peer group.
    2. Successful students are those who completed, transferred, or remained enrolled within three years of entering the college.
  • Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students by Gender
    Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students, by Gender
    Student Description Male Female
    Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 209 - 190 -
    Completed a degree or certificate 82 39.2% 77 40.5%
    Still enrolled following a three-year period 21 10.0% 25 13.2%
    Transferred to another institution 36 17.2% 32 16.8%
    *Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled) 139 66.5% 134 70.5%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 70 33.5% 56 29.5%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2026

    1. Successful students are those who completed, transferred, or remained enrolled within three years of entering the college.
  • Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students by Race/Ethnicity
    Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students, by Race/Ethnicity
    Student Description Asian Black/African American Hispanic White 2+ Races
    Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 10 13 92 248 20
    Completed a degree or certificate 4 40.00% 6 46.15% 29 31.52% 106 42.74% 9 45.00%
    Still enrolled following three-year period 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 13 14.13% 29 11.69% 2 10.00%
    Transferred to another institution 1 10.00% 3 23.08% 11 11.96% 44 17.74% 2 10.00%
    *Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled) 5 50.00% 9 69.23% 53 57.61% 179 72.18% 13 65.00%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 5 50.00% 4 30.77% 39 42.39% 69 27.82% 7 35.00%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2026

    Notes: Race/Ethnicity categories with fewer than 5 students reported, and those with Unknown race/ethnicity are excluded from the report.

    1. Successful students are those who completed, transferred, or remained enrolled within three years of entering the college.
  • Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students, by Student Groups
    Fall 2022 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students, by Student Groups
    Student Description Scholarship Athletes Pell Recipients
    Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 8 - 124 -
    Completed a degree or certificate 5 62.5% 35 28.2%
    Still enrolled following three-year period 0 0.0% 19 15.3%
    Transferred to another institution 2 25.0% 18 14.5%
    *Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled) 7 87.5% 72 58.1%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 1 12.5% 52 41.9%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2026

    1. Successful students are those who completed, transferred, or remained enrolled within three years of entering the college.
  • Fall 2022 Cohort Athletic Student Aid Data
    2022 Cohort Athletic Student Aid Data
    Category Nonresident Men Nonresident Women Hispanic Men Hispanic Women American Indian/Alaskan Native Men American Indian/Alaskan Native Women Asian Men Asian Women Black/African American Men Black/African American Women Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Men Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Women White Men White Women Two or More Races Men Two or More Races Women Unknown Men Unknown Women Total Men Total Men % Total Women Total Women %
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate seeking receiving athletic student aid 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 N/A 6 N/A 0 0 0 N/A N/A 6 N/A
    Football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
    Basketball 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
    Baseball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0.00%
    Cross-Country and Track 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
    All Other Sports 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 5 70.00%
    Completions of full-time, first-time, degree/ certificate seeking receiving athletic student aid 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A 0 0.00%
    Transfer rates of full-time, first-time, degree/ certificate seeking receiving athletic student aid 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0.00%

    N/A = Less than 5 students were in this category.

    1. Successful students are those who completed, transferred, or remained enrolled within three years of entering the college.