This report provides information on the retention, graduation, and transfer rates of first-time, full-time students at Maryland community colleges from 1998-2008. The report examines retention and graduation data for students two, three and four years after matriculation into a community college. The data are presented for the state, by each community college, and disaggregated by race and gender. The first section of the report provides an analysis of graduation and transfer rates within four years of initial enrollment, including analysis by race/ethnicity and gender. The second section discusses a broader measure of progress, the successful persister rate. This analysis separates students into three categories based on their level of academic preparedness upon entry into the community college: (1) college ready; (2) developmental completers; and (3) developmental non-completers. Maryland's community colleges began measuring successful persister rates beginning with the 2000 cohort of students from 14 of the 16 institutions. Data for all 16 community colleges is available starting with the 2001 cohort of students. The third section of the report includes highlights of a survey of community college graduates. The Maryland Higher Education Commission conducts a follow-up survey every three years on community college graduates in collaboration with the state's two-year institutions. The most recent study focuses on students who graduated during the 2007-2008 academic year with emphasis on the graduates' college experiences, perceptions about education quality, post-graduation educational activities and employment. The fourth section summarizes the report findings, and is followed by detailed tables. [For the report from the previous year "Retention, Graduation and Transfer Rates at Maryland Community Colleges [2010]," see ED594063.]