Effectiveness
Thursday, June 01, 2023| Credentials | ||||
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The number of certificates and degrees awarded between July 1 and June 30 of a given academic year. |
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2017-18
2,240 |
2018-19
1,388 |
2019-20
1,566 |
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2020-21
1,656 |
2021-22
1,778 |
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| Course Pass Rates | ||||
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The percentage of students who completed their course work with the grade of D or better in a given academic year. |
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2017-18
79% |
2018-19
76% |
2019-20
76% |
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2020-21
75% |
2021-22
77% |
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| Course Success Rates | ||||
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The percentage of students who completed their course work with the grade of C or better in a given academic year. |
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2017-18
75% |
2018-19
71% |
2019-20 73% |
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2020-21
72% |
2021-22
73% |
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1-year change 1%
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5-year change 2%
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| Full-time Retention | ||||
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Students who enrolled in the fall term for the first-time as a full-time student (12 or more credit hours) who returned the next fall. |
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2017
55% |
2018
52% |
2019
49% |
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2020
51% |
2021
49% |
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1-year change 2%
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5-year change 6%
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| Part-time Retention | ||||
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Students who enrolled in the fall term for the first-time as a part-time student (11 or more credit hours) who returned the next fall. |
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2017
52% |
2018
40% |
2019
33% |
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2020
34% |
2021
33% |
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1-year change 3%
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5-year change 19%
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| Term-to-Term Persistence | ||||
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Students enrolled in a given fall term who returned the following spring term. |
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2017-18
69% |
2018-19
66% |
2019-20
70% |
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2020-21
65% |
2021-22
65% |
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1-year change 0%
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5-year change 4%
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| Transfer Rate | |||||||||
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The percentage first-time, first-year undergraduate students entering in a given fall who transfer to another college within 150% of the published time for the program. |
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2015-16
2013 Cohort 13% |
2016-17
2014 Cohort 10% |
2017-18
2015 Cohort 14% |
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2018-19
2016 Cohort 16% |
2019-20
2017 Cohort 13% |
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1-year change 3%
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5-year change 0%
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| STEM Programs | ||||
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| Graduates in a given academic year who earned a credential in a STEM field. STEM fields are identified by the four-digit CIP Code, and reported by the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Additional CIP Codes approved by ADHE with input from institutional administrators are also included. | ||||
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2017-18
9% |
2018-19
9% |
2019-20
10% |
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2020-21
11% |
2021-22
12% |
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5-year
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| High Demand Programs | ||||
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| Graduates in a given academic year who earned a credential in a High Demand field. High Demand fields are identified by the six- digit CIP Code, reported in the statewide High Demand Occupations Lists published by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS). | ||||
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2017-18
31% |
2018-19
31% |
2019-20
29% |
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2020-21
31% |
2021-22
30% |
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5-year
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