Placement Rates

A survey of 763 graduates in 2002 revealed that 67% of those responding were employed.  Of those 61% went on to full-time employment, while an additional 39% were employed part-time.

Completion Rates

In June 2004, the completion rate for first-time, full-time students who entered Rockland Community College in the fall of 2001 was 41%.  This figure includes students who received a degree or may have transferred without a degree to another institution of higher education.  However, this is not the complete picture of student progress at Rockland.  Our studies show that many students take longer than three years to complete a degree.  For example, of the full-time students who began in 2001, 15% were still enrolled in the fall of 2004.  After three years, then, approximately 56% of our 2001 full-time entering students showed positive progress in the form of graduation, transfer, or continued study at Rockland.

Students Entering Fall 2001

First-time, full-time students - total number 1,142

Graduation rate after three years - 21%

Transfer rate after three years (with or without a degree) - 34%

Percentage remaining after three years - 15%

Total percentage with positive progress (graduated, still enrolled or transferred without degree) - 56%