MCC Student Achievement & Success Data:
In support of the Institution's mission statement, "preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities," MCC has identified key performance indicators (KPI's) that are outlined in our strategic plan. MCC monitors the relevant performance associated with these KPI goals. These indicators are: Improve the academic performance of our students by successful course completion (attain a grade of A, B or C); Promote student persistence and completion; Increase the number of earned credit hours for first-time student; and Provide a path for transfer students to further their studies.
In addition to the MCC identified KPIs, the following measures are published in accordance with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC): Technical Skills Assessments Pass Rates, Employment Placement Rates, and Three-Year Completion and Transfer Rates.
- Course Completions
- Student Persistence
- Three-Year Completion Rates
- First Year Earned Credit Hours
- Transfer Rates for Students with 30 or More Credit Hours
- Technical Skills Assessments Pass Rates
- Employment Placement Rates
- 3-Year Completion and Transfer Rates
Course Completions
| Course Enrollment & Success (A,B,C, or S) By Academic Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Year | Overall Enrolled | Overall Successful | Overall Successful Rate | Overall Unsuccessful | Overall Unsuccessful Rate | Overall Withdrawn | Overall Withdrawn Rate |
| AY 2015-2016 | 103,918 | 73,420 | 71% | 17,129 | 16% | 13,369 | 13% |
| AY 2016-2017 | 102,832 | 72,271 | 70% | 15,221 | 15% | 15,340 | 15% |
| AY 2017-2018 | 100,484 | 71,662 | 71% | 14,722 | 15% | 14,100 | 14% |
| AY 2018-2019 | 96,138 | 69,029 | 72% | 13,624 | 14% | 13,485 | 14% |
| AY 2019-2020 | 93,032 | 67,194 | 72% | 12,508 | 14% | 13,330 | 14% | AY 2020-2021 | 82,226 | 59,378 | 72% | 11,909 | 14% | 10,939 | 13% |
Beginning in Academic Year 2019 - 2020, the term sequence changed to Fall, Spring, Summer. Prior to that year the term sequence was Summer, Fall, Spring.
Notes: Grades exclude Dual Credit courses. Successful Grades = A, B, C, S; Unsuccessful Grades = D, F, U, I; Withdrawn Grades = W.
Source: Blackboard Analytics; Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 9/1/2021
Student Persistence
| MCC 5 Year Student Persistence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester First Enrolled | Number of Students Enrolled | Number of Students Who Did Not Complete, but Returned in Spring | Fall-Spring Persistence Rate | Number of Students Who Did Not Complete, but Returned in Fall | Fall-Fall Persistence Rate |
| Fall 2015 | 16,174 | 10,619 | 66% | 6,788 | 42% |
| Fall 2016 | 16,132 | 10,643 | 66% | 6,745 | 42% |
| Fall 2017 | 15,437 | 10,222 | 66% | 6,276 | 41% |
| Fall 2018 | 14,903 | 9,839 | 66% | 6,139 | 41% |
| Fall 2019 | 14,486 | 9,552 | 66% | 5,608 | 39% | Fall 2020 | 12,705 | 8,259 | 65% | N/A | N/A |
Notes: Calculations exclude Dual Credit students.
Persistence Definitions: Persistence is defined as the number of students who were enrolled in the specified fall, did not complete a degree or certificate, and returned either the subsequent spring (Fall - Spring Persistence) or the subsequent fall (Fall - Fall Persistence).
Persistence calculations do not remove completers out of the initial fall headcount as is done in Retention calculations.
Source: Blackboard Analytics; Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 9/1/2021
3-Year Completion Rates
| First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking IPEDS Cohorts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Cohort | Unduplicated Headcount | Completers (150% of Normal Time) | Completed in 150% of Normal Time |
| Fall 2013 | 2,473 | 477 | 19% |
| Fall 2014 | 2,236 | 474 | 21% |
| Fall 2015 | 2,299 | 540 | 23% |
| Fall 2016 | 2,214 | 516 | 23% | Fall 2017 | 2,459 | 653 | 27% |
Notes: Fall Cohorts are the IPEDS defined cohort of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking students. Cohorts are based on enrollment on State Aid Day as per IPEDS reporting instead of End of Term. Completion rate is defined as 150% of normal time to complete the degree or certificate. For example, the normal completion time for an Associate of Arts degree is two academic years, so the 150% of normal time is three academic years.
Source: Fall Enrollment IPEDS query and National Student Clearinghouse results; Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 9/1/2021
First Year Earned Credit Hours
| First-Time Freshmen Credit Hours Earned During First Academic Year (Fall and Spring Terms) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Fall Term | Number of Full-Time Freshmen Students | Number of Full-Time Students Earning 24 or More Credit Hours During Academic Year | Percent | Number of Part-Time Freshmen Students | Number of Part-Time Students Earning 12 or More Credit Hours During Academic Year | Percent |
| Fall 2016 | 2,218 | 1,038 | 47% | 1,667 | 571 | 34% |
| Fall 2017 | 2,512 | 1,399 | 56% | 1,159 | 433 | 37% |
| Fall 2018 | 2,552 | 1,321 | 52% | 1,109 | 443 | 40% |
| Fall 2019 | 2,428 | 1,208 | 50% | 1,075 | 380 | 35% | Fall 2020 | 2,041 | 1,092 | 54% | 874 | 308 | 35% |
Notes: Only students with a status of First-Time Freshmen for the specified fall terms were included. Cohorts are based on End of Term enrollment. Academic Load is based on the number of credit hours attempted for the specified fall term. Credit Hours Earned is defined as the total of MCC hours earned with a grade of A, B, C, D, F, S, or U within the specified fall and subsequent spring term.
Source: Enrollment Data files from the Data Warehouse; Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 9/1/2021
Transfer Rates for Students with 30 or More Credit Hours
| Transfer Rates of Students with 30 or More Earned MCC Credit Hours TO 4-Year institutions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Year | Total Unduplicated Headcount (fall and Spring only) | Non-degreed Students With 30 or More MCC Hours by the End of Spring Term | Number of Students Attending a 4-year institution by the end of spring of the subsequent academic year | Transfer Rate |
| 2016 - 2017 | 19,968 | 8,433 | 2,043 | 24% |
| 2017 - 2018 | 19,140 | 8,100 | 2,022 | 25% |
| 2018 - 2019 | 18,206 | 7,695 | 1,870 | 24% | 2019 - 2020 | 17,710 | 7,480 | 1,876 | 25% |
Notes: The Academic Year is defined as the Fall and Spring term only. The unduplicated headcount only includes those students who were enrolled in Fall and/or Spring of the specified academic year, students only enrolled for the Summer term were excluded. A Non-Degreed student is defined as any student who has already been awarded a bachelor degree or higher. Non-Degreed students were excluded from the calculations. Dual Credit students were excluded from the calculations.
Source: Student Characteristic files from the Data Warehouse and National Student Clearinghouse results; Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 9/1/2021
Technical Skills Assessments Pass Rates
Notes: Percentages represent the three-year rolling average as reported to, and calculated by, the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD). The three-year rolling average benchmark established by DHEWD is 90%. Please note not every program requires a Technical Skills Assessment.
Source: MCC Program Coordinators reported data compiled by the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 3/1/2022
Employment Placement Rates
Notes: Percentages are of students who completed a degree or certificate in a Perkins approved Career & Technical program and who responded to the Graduate Follow Up Survey as finding employment within a related field. Numbers are reported each year in accordance with compliance for Perkins funding.
Source: Graduate Follow Up Survey along with additional follow up data from Career and Program Coordinators compiled by the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 3/1/2022
3-Year Completion with Transfer Rates
| First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking IPEDS Cohorts Completions with Transfers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Cohort | Unduplicated Headcount | Completed a degree or certificate and transferred to a 4-Year Institution w/in 3 Years | % Completed and Transferred to a 4-Year Institution w/in 3 Years |
| Fall 2013 | 2,473 | 267 | 11% |
| Fall 2014 | 2,236 | 270 | 12% |
| Fall 2015 | 2,299 | 286 | 12% |
| Fall 2016 | 2,214 | 275 | 12% | Fall 2017 | 2,459 | 372 | 15% |
Notes: Fall Cohorts are the IPEDS defined cohort of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking students. Cohorts are based on enrollment on State Aid Day as per IPEDS reporting instead of End of Term. Numbers and percentages represent the number of students within the specified cohort who both completed a degree or certificate and transferred to a 4-year institution within three years.
Source: Fall Enrollment IPEDS query and National Student Clearinghouse results; Office of Institutional Research and Analytics; Date: 3/1/2022