2021-2022 Catalog

Performance Report - 2020

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 2020 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 three measures, were below excellence but above the system mean on one measure, and were above the baseline but below the system mean on three measures.  WPCC strives for students to meet or exceed the excellence level on all measures. 

1)      Basic Skills Student Progress

Purpose:  To ensure individuals with low literacy skills are progressing academically toward credential or employment.

Description:  Percentage of Periods of Participation (PoP) with at least one Measurable Skill Gain (MSG).

Results:  2018-2019 Basic Skills Student Progress

Excellence

50.6%

Mean

45.1%

Baseline

24.2%

WPCC

42.4%

 

2)      Student Success Rate in College-Level English Courses

Purpose:  To ensure students are successfully completing credit-bearing English courses within their first three academic years.

Description:  Percentage of first-time fall associate degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing English course with a “C” or better within three years of their first term of enrollment.

Results:  2016 Fall Cohort Student Success Rate in College-Level English Courses

Excellence

66.6%

Mean

60.6%

Baseline

40.1%

WPCC

74.5%

 

3)      Student Success Rate in College-Level Math Courses

Purpose:  To ensure students are successfully completing credit-bearing Math courses within their first three academic years.

Description:  Percentage of first-time fall associate degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing Math course with a “C” or better within three years of their first term of enrollment.

Results:  2016 Fall Cohort Student Success Rate in College-Level Math Courses

Excellence

46.2%

Mean

42.7%

Baseline

19.5%

WPCC

56.4%

 

4)      First Year Progression

Purpose:  To ensure first-year students are making progress toward credential completion.

Description:  Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking students who graduate prior to or enroll in postsecondary education during the subsequent fall term.

Results:  2018 Fall Cohort First Year Progression

Excellence

71.9%

Mean

70.3%

Baseline

56.6%

WPCC

74.0%

 

5)      Curriculum Completion

Purpose:  To ensure student completion and/or persistence toward a post-secondary credential in a timely manner.

Description:  Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking curriculum students who have graduated, transferred, or are still enrolled during the fourth academic year with 42 successfully completed non-developmental hours.

Results:  2015 Fall Cohort Curriculum Completion

Excellence

52.7%

Mean

53.4%

Baseline

34.1%

WPCC

55.0%

 

6)      Licensure and Certificate Passing Rate

Purpose:  To ensure programmatic coursework prepares students to competently practice their chosen profession.

Description:  Weighted index score of first-time test-taker results on licensure and certification exams.  Exams included in this measure are state mandated exams which candidates must pass before becoming active practitioners.  Weights are based on the tier associated with the related instructional program.

Results:  2018-2019 Licensure and Certification Passing Rate

Excellence

1.07

Mean

0.98

Baseline

0.79

WPCC

1.10

 

7)      College Transfer Performance

Purpose:  To ensure the academic success of community college students who transfer to a four-year university or college.

Description:  Among community college associate degree completers and those who have completed 30 or more articulated transfer credits who subsequently transfer to a four-year university or college during the fall semester, the percentage who graduate prior to or remain enrolled at any four-year college or university the subsequent fall semester.

Results:  2017-2018 Community College Students College Transfer Performance

Excellence

89.4%

Mean

85.4%

Baseline

74.4%

WPCC

86.9%



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.