Fall enrollment is commonly used to measure the size of the institution as well as the growth/decline of the college’s student 随时间变化的人口. In CCTC’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, college leadership has set a fall enrollment goal of 4,200 students. 公司 not yet met the ±10% threshold for the fall enrollment goal.
| 秋季入学 | |||
| Year | Previous Year Headcount | Current Year Headcount | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3720 | 3550 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 3550 | 3361 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 3361 | 2885 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 2885 | 2640 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 2640 | 3314 | 20.3% |
| Source: South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) EDSS Report IPD314 | |||
Graduate placement rates reflect the success of graduates with respect to employment or continued education. Graduates: deceased, disabled, and not actively seeking employment (e.g.、积极 military) are exclude from the placement rate. 表现资助 Indicator defined by the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) sets a target goal of 80% overall graduate placement. 公司 consistently met or exceeded the established threshold of ±5% for the Graduates安置率.
| GraduatesPlacement Rate | |||
| Year | Graduates | Available for Placement | Placement Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 656 | 587 | 91% |
| 2018-2019 | 672 | 590 | 88% |
| 2019-2020 | 695 | 616 | 89% |
| 2020-2021 | 593 | 502 | 86% |
| 2021-2022 | 635 | 567 | 92% |
| Source: South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) Program Evaluation | |||
的 graduate production rate is a measure that reflects the college’s fulfillment of its workforce development mission. 此费率包括所有 awards for degrees, diplomas, and certificates and removed time-bound 人口限制. This graduate production rate is based on an unduplicated graduate headcount relative to the fall term full-time-equivalent (FTE). 公司 consistently met or exceeded the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) Performance Funding benchmark of 20% graduate production given a ±5% threshold action 水平.
| 毕业率 | |
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 24% |
| 2018-2019 | 26% |
| 2019-2020 | 29% |
| 2020-2021 | 30% |
| 2021-2022 | 35% |
| Source: South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) - Performance Indicator Report, April 2023 | |
公司 consistently met or exceeded this goal over the past five 年. 的 IPEDS graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students. 150%的 graduate rate is the percentage of full-time, first-time students who graduate within 150% of normal program completion. CCTC设定了一个目标 of a 15% graduation rate with a ±3% action 水平.
| 毕业率 | |
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 19% |
| 2018-2019 | 14% |
| 2019-2020 | 15% |
| 2020-2021 | 18% |
| 2021-2022 | 23% |
| Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Reports | |
Annually, the results of professional licensure exams are collected and reported to the Commission on Higher Education (CHE). 南 Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) Chief Academic Officers (CAO) Peer Group has reviewed and recommended licensure exams that should be reported for the 16 technical/community colleges. 执照考试 pass rates CCTC reports to CHE appear in bold on the table below. Licensure/certification exam pass rates for additional CCTC programs are 包含在表格中. CCTC设定了一个目标 of having an overall pass rate for first-time examinees on reported exams to be 80% with a ±5% 阈值作用水平. This is to align with the SCTCS Performance 资金指标基准.
| 执照考试通过率 | ||||||
| Year | Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) | CertificationThe手术 Technology (CST) | Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) | CertificationThe医疗 Assisting (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) | Pharmacy Technician Certification | Medical Record Coding Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 94% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 85% | 88% |
| 2018-2019 | 99% | 91% | 100% | 67% | 76% | 91% |
| 2019-2020 | 89% | 70% | 100% | 94% | 44% | 100% |
| 2020-2021 | 91% | 100% | 83% | 64% | 75% | 89% |
| 2021-2022 | 88% | 没有Graduates* | 78% | 91% | 100% | 100% |
| Source: Institutional Effectiveness Reports | ||||||
| 请注意: Exam results appearing in bold are reported to CHE annually. 的 CST program had no graduates in 2021-2022 as a result of the program changing from a diploma to an associate’s degree program. | ||||||
Persistence rates (also called “retention rates”) are a commonly used student progress measure for both two-year and four-year institutions. 表现资助 Indicator defined by the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) defines fall-to-spring persistence as the proportion of students enrolled in a fall semester who returned the following spring semester (excluding those who graduated between these 学期). 公司 consistently met or exceeded the SCTCS target fall-to-spring persistence goal of 71% given a ±5% threshold action 水平.
| Percentage of Students Retained | |
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 74% |
| 2018-2019 | 73% |
| 2019-2020 | 74% |
| 2020-2021 | 72% |
| 2021-2022 | 73% |
| Source: South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) - Performance Indicator Report, April 2023 | |
As a two-year institution, CCTC measures its students’ progress towards an associate’s degree by tracking the percent of first-time students enrolled a fall semester who are still enrolled during the fall 下一学期. In the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, college leadership set a goal to achieve 65% fall-to-fall retention for first-time, full-time freshmen, and to achieve 40% fall-to-fall retention for first-time, part-time freshman. CCTC非常接近 meeting the ±5% threshold for each of these benchmarks.
| 保持率 | ||
| Fall-to-Fall | Full-Time | Part-Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 57% | 37% |
| 2018-2019 | 64% | 30% |
| 2019-2020 | 59% | 27% |
| 2020-2021 | 60% | 31% |
| 2021-2022 | 59% | 34% |
| Source: Institutional Effectiveness Reports | ||
的 student success rate is a cohort-based measure of graduation, transfer to another postsecondary institution in South Carolina, or continuing enrollment after three 年 of first-time enrollment. 的 cohort includes all first-time freshman enrolling in degree, diploma, or certificate programs in a given fall semester. 表现资助 Indicator defined by the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) sets a target goal of 49% student success. 在过去的五年里， 公司 shown continuous improvement, and the college met the ±5% threshold for this benchmark with the most recent student cohort.
| 学生成功率 | |
| Cohort | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2015-2018 | 35% |
| 2016-2019 | 37% |
| 2017-2020 | 37% |
| 2018-2021 | 38% |
| 2019-2022 | 46% |
| Source: South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) - Performance Indicator Report, April 2023 and EDSS ST IPD314 | |