Retention Rate
Pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, Macomb Community College makes the retention rate of certificate or degree-seeking, first-time, undergraduate students available to prospective and current students.
IPEDS Retention Rate 61%
According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) definition, the percentage of first-time, full-time degree seeking students who began in Fall 2024 and returned in Fall 2025 is 61%.
IPEDS includes:
- Students who are first-time-in-any-college
- Student who begin studies in the fall or summer term
- Students who declare a degree or certificate program in their first term
IPEDS excludes:
- Students who start in the winter term
- Students who transfer to Macomb
- Students who start part-time (taking less than 12 credits per term)
- Students who are undecided on their major in their first term
IPEDS data represents approximately 6% of the students enrolled at Macomb.