Demonstrating Student
Achievement
SACSCOC Federal Standard 4.1
Federal Standard 4.1
The institution evaluates success with respect to student
achievement consistent with its mission. Criteria may
include: enrollment data; retention, graduation, course
completion, and job placement rates; state licensing
examinations; student portfolios; or other means of
demonstrating achievement of goals.
u Indicate the criteria and threshold of
acceptability used to determine success.
u Benchmarks
How to Meet
Compliance?
u Interventions
u Continuous Improvement
u Data Available to the Public
u Documentation demonstrating success
Note this standard is crossed referenced with
Core Requirement 2.5 and Comprehensive
Standard 3.3.1.1 for assessment and
continuous improvement.
u Student Retention
u Graduation Rates
How do we
measure
Student
Achievement?
u Persistence Rate
u Course Completion
u Degrees Awarded
u Teacher Education Praxis &
Licensures
u Alumni Survey or Graduation
Survey (Developmental Stage)
Student Retention
Goals for First-Year Retention
Fall
2012
Fall
2013
Fall
2014
Fall
2015
Fall
2016
Fall
2017
After 1st Fall
year
2012
Fall
2014
Fall
2015
Fall
2016
Fall
2017
Fall
2018
80.0
81.0
82.0
82.0
Entry
Term
Goal
Current
Rate
Baseline 79.0
Year
72.5
68.3
Graduation Rates
Goals for 4 Year Traditional
Graduation Rates
Entry
Term
Fall
2007
term
2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 201411
12
13
14
15
Baseli
ne Yr.
Curren 21.4
t Rate
Fall
2008
Goal
Fall
2009
22.0
14.9
16.1
Fall
2010
22.0
16.3
Fall
2011
23.0
Fall
2012
Fall
2013
Fall
2014
201516
201617
201718
24.0
24.1
24.2
Goals for 6 Year Traditional
Graduation Rates
Entry
Term
Fall
2007
Fall
2008
term
2012-13
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Goal
Baseline
Year
Current 41.5
Rate
43.5
39.2
Fall
2009
44.7
Fall
2010
45.8
Fall
2011
46.9
Fall
2018
48.0
Persistence Rate
Course Completion
Students with a C or above
Course Completion
Students with a D or above
Course Completion
Degrees Awarded
Questions