Student Right-to-Know Information

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. Contact the Office of Institutional Research at (815) 479-7518 for more information.

  • Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students
    Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students
    MCC MCC Peer Institutions1 State of Illinois
    Student Description Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 380   2878   23,493  
    Completed a degree or certificate 140 36.84% 1295 45.00% 9246 39.36%
    Still enrolled following a three-year period 39 10.26% 205 7.12% 2374 10.11%
    Transferred to another institution 75 19.74% 473 16.44% 4138 17.61%
    Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled)2 254 66.84% 1973 68.55% 15,758 67.08%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 126 33.16% 905 31.45% 7735 32.92%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board "Goals, Results, and Strategies" (GRS) Reports 2025

    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 or transferred or were still enrolled within three years after entering the college.
  • Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students by Gender
    Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students by Gender
    Male Female
    Student Description Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 199   181  
    Completed a degree or certificate 64 32.16% 76 41.99%
    Still enrolled following a three-year period 22 11.06% 17 9.39%
    Transferred to another institution 43 21.61% 32 17.68%
    Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled) 129 64.82% 125 69.06%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 70 35.18% 56 30.94%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2025

  • Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students by Race/Ethnicity
    Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students by Race/Ethnicity
    Asian Black/African American Hispanic White 2+ Races
    Student Description Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 17   9   72   253   17  
    Completed a degree or certificate 9 52.94% 1 11.11% 23 31.94% 92 36.36% 10 58.82%
    Still enrolled following a three-year period 1 5.88% 1 11.11% 5 6.94% 25 9.88% 3 17.65%
    Transferred to another institution 4 23.53% 5 55.56% 11 15.28% 49 19.37% 3 17.65%
    Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled) 14 82.35% 7 77.78% 39 54.17% 166 65.61% 16 94.12%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 3 17.65% 2 22.22% 33 45.83% 87 34.39% 1 5.88%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2025

    Note: Race/ethnicity categories with fewer than ten students reported, and those with unknown race/ethnicity are excluded from the report.

  • Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students, by Student Groups
    Fall 2021 Cohort of Full-Time Degree/Certificate Seeking Students, by Student Groups
    Scholarship Athletes Pell Recipients
    Student Description Students Percent Students Percent
    Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking 8   104  
    Completed a degree or certificate 1 12.50% 44 42.31%
    Still enrolled following a three-year period 0 0.00% 8 7.69%
    Transferred to another institution 3 37.50% 17 16.35%
    Successful (completed, transferred, or still enrolled) 4 50.00% 69 66.35%
    Other (left without completing or transferring) 4 50.00% 35 33.65%

    Source: Illinois Community College Board GRS Reports 2025