Performance Report - 2018
The following information is required to be collected and reported by all colleges in the State and is provided as mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly and the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Data reported below is from the 2018 Performance Measures for Student Success report published by NCCCS. Seven measures are evaluated with established baseline and excellence levels. Based on three years of data (if available) for each measure, baseline levels are set two standard deviations below the system mean, and excellence levels are set one standard deviation above the system mean. In the most recent report, WPCC students exceeded the excellence level on four measures, were below excellence but above the system mean on two measures, and were above the baseline but below the system mean on one measure. WPCC strives for students to meet or exceed the excellence level on all measures.
1) Basic Skills Student Progress
Purpose: To ensure adult students with low literacy skills are progressing academically toward basic skill attainment necessary for employment and self-sufficiency.
Description: Percentage of Basic Skills students who achieve an Educational Functioning Level gain during the program year (July 1 – June 30).
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Results: 2016-2017 Basic Skills Student Progress
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Excellence
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68.3%
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Mean
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60.1%
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Baseline
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34.5%
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WPCC
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82.9%
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2) Student Success Rate in College-Level English Courses
Purpose: To ensure students are successfully completing credit-bearing English courses within their first two academic years.
Description: Percentage of first-time Associate Degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing English course with a “C” or better within two years of their first term of enrollment.
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Results: 2015 Fall Cohort Student Success Rate in College-Level English Courses
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Excellence
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55.9%
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Mean
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53.0%
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Baseline
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23.8%
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WPCC
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65.0%
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3) Student Success Rate in College-Level Math Courses
Purpose: To ensure students are successfully completing credit-bearing Math courses within their first two academic years.
Description: Percentage of first-time Associate Degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing Math course with a “C” or better within two years of their first term of enrollment.
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Results: 2015 Fall Cohort Student Success Rate in College-Level Math Courses
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Excellence
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32.5%
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Mean
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32.5%
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Baseline
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10.1%
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WPCC
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46.0%
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4) First Year Progression
Purpose: To ensure first-year students reach an academic momentum point that helps predict future credential completion.
Description: Percentage of first-time fall curriculum students attempting at least 12 credit hours who successfully complete at least 12 hours within their first academic year (fall, spring, summer).
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Results: 2016 Fall Cohort First Year Progression
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Excellence
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75.0%
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Mean
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70.9%
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Baseline
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54.1%
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WPCC
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79.2%
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5) Curriculum Student Completion
Purpose: To ensure student completion and/or persistence toward a post-secondary credential.
Description: Percentage of first-time fall curriculum students who, within six years of first term of enrollment, have either graduated, transferred, or are still enrolled with at least 36 non-developmental credit hours.
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Results: 2011 Fall Cohort Curriculum Completion
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Excellence
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51.9%
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Mean
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43.4%
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Baseline
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35.9%
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WPCC
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42.4%
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6) Licensure and Certificate Passing Rate
Purpose: To ensure programmatic coursework prepares students to competently practice their chosen profession.
Description: Aggregate institutional passing rate of first-time test-takers on licensure and certification exams. Exams included in this measure are state mandated exams which candidates must pass before becoming active practitioners.
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Results: 2016-2017 Licensure and Certification Passing Rate
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Excellence
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90.9%
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Mean
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79.8%
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Baseline
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69.9%
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WPCC
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81.5%
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7) College Transfer Performance
Purpose: To ensure the academic success of community college students who transfer to a four-year college or university.
Description: The percentage of students who exited the North Carolina Community College System after having completed an Associate Degree and/or at least 30 cumulative hours of articulated transfer credit and subsequently transferred to a four-year college or university and earned a GPA of 2.25 or better after two consecutive semesters within the academic year at the institution.
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Results: 2015-2016 Community College Students College Transfer Performance
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Excellence
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87.6%
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Mean
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83.7%
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Baseline
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65.1%
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WPCC
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84.1%
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In addition to the measures listed above, WPCC monitors the six-year completion rate for students who started at the College. This data is provided by the National Student Clearinghouse and includes both full-time and part-time students who began their post-secondary studies at WPCC.
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