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Student Goals and Measurements for Achievement

Overall Course Success Rates

Semester/Term % of Successful Course Completions Target Threshold
Fall 2018 71% 70%
Spring 2019 74% 70%
Summer 2019 78.7% 70%
Fall 2019 73% 70%
Spring 2020 77% 70%
Summer 2020 76.9% 70%
Fall 2020 76.4% 70%
Spring 2021 76.3% 70%
Summer 2021 80.2% 70%
Fall 2021 76.3% 70%

Course Success Rate by Delivery Method

2018-19 - 2020-21

Semester/Term Seated Hybrid Online Target Threshold
Fall 2018 73% 73% 66% 70%
Spring 2019 78% 73% 68% 70%
Summer 2019 82% 77% 75% 70%
Fall 2019 75% 75% 67% 70%
Spring 2020 80% 75% 72% 70%
Summer 2020 88% 78% 77% 70%
Fall 2020 96% 74% 73% 70%
Spring 2021 79% 69% 74% 70%
Summer 2021 87% 86% 75% 70%
Fall 2021 80% 74% 72% 70%

Retention Rate by Enrollment Status*

Cohort Full-Time Students Part-Time Students All Students
2017 56.4 32.96 52.86
2018 56.14 30.4 52.34
2019 54.12 28.23 50.6

* Target Threshold within 3% of Alabama Community College retention rate.

Graduation Rate Comparison by Peer Institutions*

Cohort Coastal Alabama Comparison Group
2014 14% 31%
2015 15% 29%
2016 16% 31%

* Target threshold within 5% of IPEDS Peer Institutions.

Cohort Data Demographics*

  2014 Cohort 2015 Cohort 2016 Cohort
  Coastal Alabama Comparison Group Coastal Alabama Comparison Group Coastal Alabama Comparison Group
American Indian 13% 32% 11% 29% 8% 33%
Asian 0% 32% 17% 34% 13% 33%
African American 15% 17% 12% 19% 14% 23%
Hispanic/Latino 17% 34% 11% 30% 22% 29%
White 14% 33% 16% 34% 18% 37%
Two or More Races 9% 26% 29% 20% 10% 32%
Unknown 0% 16% 25% 19% 0% 22%

* Target threshold within 5% of IPEDS Peer Institutions.

Percentage of Completers* Employed in Field or Related Field After Completing Degree Requirements

Year Percentage Target
2017-2018 78% 79%
2018-2019 78% 73%
2019-2020 76% 73%

* A completer is defined by Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act as an individual who exits a career/technical education short certificate, certificate, diploma, or associate program having successfully completed all course work and credit hours required for program graduation.

Percentage of Student Licensure Exam Pass Rates

2017-2018
Program Licensure Exam Total Tested Total Passed Percent Passed Target Threshold
Cosmetology COS State Board 6 6 100% 100%
Emergency Medical Services Paramedic NREMT 14 12 85.7% 70%
Nursing (ADN) NCLEX-RN 73 70 96% 80%
Nursing (PN) NCLEX-PN 4 4 100% 80%
Surgical Technology CST 7 4 57% 70%
Veterinary Technology VTNE 12 9 75% 75%
2018-2019
Program Licensure Exam Total Tested Total Passed Percent Passed Target Threshold
Cosmetology COS State Board 7 7 100% 100%
Emergency Medical Services Paramedic NREMT 9 8 88.9% 70%
Nursing (ADN) NCLEX-RN 156 153 98% 80%
Nursing (PN) NCLEX-PN 30 30 100% 80%
Surgical Technology CST 6 4 67% 70%
Veterinary Technology VTNE 12 10 83% 75%
2019-2020
Program Licensure Exam Total Tested Total Passed Percent Passed Target Threshold
Cosmetology COS State Board 10 10 100% 100%
Emergency Medical Services Paramedic NREMT 13 12 92.3% 70%
Nursing (ADN) NCLEX-RN 177 160 90.4% 80%
Nursing (PN) NCLEX-PN 40 40 100% 80%
Surgical Technology CST 12 12 100% 60%
Veterinary Technology VTNE 12 9 75% 75%