North Carolina Community College System
Planning & Research Section
July 2002
2002
CRITICAL
SUCCESS
FACTORS
FOR THE
NORTH CAROLINA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEM
Thirteenth Annual Report
NC Community College System • Caswell Building • 200 W. Jones Street • Raleigh, NC 27603- 1379
Telephone: 919/ 733- 7051 • Fax: 919/ 733- 0680
2002 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
FOR THE
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Thirteenth Annual Report
Planning & Research
Keith Brown
Associate Vice President
Terry Shelwood, Associate Director
Institutional Assessment
Dr. Larry Gracie, Associate Director
Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. So- Young Yim
Coordinator, Research Projects
Brenda Splawn
Research Technician
Vivian Barrett
Office Assistant
North Carolina Community College System
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... ......................................... 1
Core Indicators of Success........................................................................................................................ ..................... 1
System Strategic Plan ............................................................................................................................... ....................... 1
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS MATRIX............................................................................................................... 3
FACTOR I: CORE INDICATORS OF STUDENT SUCCESS................................................................................. 5
Measure A: Progress of Basic Skills Students ............................................................................................................ 6
Measure B: Passing Rates on Licensure and Certification Examinations................................................................ 8
Measure C: Goal Completion for Completers ............................................................................................................. 21
Measure D: Employment Status of Graduates ........................................................................................................... 23
Measure E: Performance of College Transfer Students............................................................................................ 26
Measure F: Passing Rates of Students in Developmental Courses ....................................................................... 29
Measure G: Success Rate of Developmental Students in Subsequent College- Level Courses......................... 31
Measure H: Satisfaction of Program Completers and Non- Completers ................................................................. 33
Measure I: Curriclum Student Retention and Graduation........................................................................................ 35
Measure J: Employer Satisfaction With Graduates................................................................................................... 37
Measure K: Client Satisfaction With Customized Training..................................................................................... 39
Measure L: Program Unduplicated Headcount Enrollment ..................................................................................... 41
SUMMARY OF CORE INDICATORS OF SUCCESS................................................................................................ 43
EVALUATION OF PROGRESS....................................................................................................................... ............. 47
FACTOR II: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT........................................................................................................ 49
Measure A: Percentage of High Demand Occupations Encompassed by Training Programs .......................... 50
Measure B: Percentage of Employers Satisfied With NCCCS Training Programs ............................................... 51
Measure C: Percentage of College Tech Prep Students Enrolling in a Community College............................... 52
Measure D: Number of Employers and Trainees Served by NEIT, FIT, Small Business Centers,
and Customized Training ............................................................................................................................... ............... 54
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FACTOR III: DIVERSE POPULATIONS LEARNING NEEDS............................................................................. 57
Measure A: Number and Percentage of Dropouts Annually Served by Basic Skills Programs ........................ 58
Measure B: Number of GEDs and AHSDs Awarded Compared to the Number of Dropouts
Statewide ............................................................................................................................... .......................................... 60
Measure C: Percentage of Basic Skills Students and Recent High School Graduates Enrolling in a
Community College........................................................................................................................ ................................ 62
Measure D: Unduplicated Headcount in English as a Second Language............................................................. 63
Measure E: Number of Under- Represented Students Enrolled Per Category....................................................... 65
Measure F: Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid and Amount of Aid Compared With
Cost of Attendance..................................................................................................................... ................................... 66
Measure G: Percentage of the Adult Population in Service Area Enrolled........................................................... 68
FACTOR IV: RESOURCES...................................................................................................................... .................. 71
Measure A: Percentage of College Libraries Meeting the ALA Standards.......................................................... 72
Measure B: Total Dollar Amount of Budget Transfers Between Program Areas Made by
Community Colleges ............................................................................................................................... ....................... 74
Measure C: Average Nine- Month Faculty Salaries as a Percentage of the SREB Average............................... 75
Measure D: Retention Rate for Full- Time Faculty With Less than Five Years of Experience............................ 77
Measure E: Number of Faculty and Staff Participating in Professional Development Activities ...................... 78
Measure F: Percentage of Facilities Meeting the “ Satisfactory” Building Condition......................................... 80
Measure G: Ratio of Occupational Extension FTE Dollar Allotment to Curriculum FTE Dollar
Allotment...................................................................................................................... ................................................... 81
FACTOR V: TECHNOLOGY..................................................................................................................... ................ 83
Measure A: Number of Colleges Participating in the NC Virtual Learning Community...................................... 84
Measure B: Number of Colleges Connected to the North Carolina Information Highway................................. 85
Measure C: Number of Colleges Possessing the FCC License for Wireless Cable Systems ............................. 86
Measure D: Number of Courses and Programs Offered Via Telecourse, Wireless Cable, the Internet,
Two- Way Video, etc............................................................................................................................ .......................... 87
Measure E: Number of Courses Offered Through the NC Virtual Learning Community .................................... 88
Measure F: Enrollment in Courses Offered Through the NC Virtual Learning Community................................ 89
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Thirteenth Annual Report
INTRODUCTION
First mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1989 ( S. L. 1989; C. 752; S. 80),
the Critical Success Factors Report has evolved into the major accountability document for
the North Carolina Community College System. This thirteenth annual report on the critical
success factors is the result of a process undertaken to streamline and simplify accountability
reporting by the community college system. The purpose of this report is twofold. First, this
document is the means by which the community college system reports on performance
measures, referred to as core indicators of success, for purposes of accountability and
performance funding. Second, this document serves as an evaluation instrument for the
System strategic plan.
Core Indicators of Success
In February 1999, the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges adopted 12
performance measures for accountability. This action was taken in response to a mandate
from the North Carolina General Assembly to review past performance measures and define
standards of performance to ensure programs and services offered by community colleges in
North Carolina were of sufficient quality. In addition, the General Assembly authorized the
North Carolina Community College System to implement performance funding based on a
subset of those 12 measures.
The 12 performance measures comprise the first of five factors reported in the Critical
Success Factors Report. This factor is labeled “ Core Indicators of Success,” for it captures
the essential elements of the mission of all community colleges in North Carolina. The
measures focus primarily on student success and serve as the System’s major public
accountability tool.
System Strategic Plan
Under the leadership of President H. Martin Lancaster, the North Carolina Community
College System embarked on a strategic planning process in January 1998. The purpose of
the process was to develop a strategic plan that would focus the efforts of the system on a set
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of strategic initiatives. The strategic plan is the vehicle that sets the strategic direction for the
System and guides the development of the biennial budget requests.
The purpose of factors two through five of the Critical Success Factors Report is to monitor
the progress of the system in achieving the objectives in the strategic plan and to report these
achievements. The measures that comprise these factors are the evaluation of the strategic
plan objectives. Unlike the measures comprising factor one, the measures included in factors
two through five will change more frequently as new strategic plan objectives are developed.
In addition, the measures in factors two through five are meant to be System measures, rather
than individual college measures. When available, individual college data will be presented,
but the intended focus of these measures is the success of the System in achieving some
predefined level of achievement.
A matrix showing the factors and measures contained in the Critical Success Factors Report
can be found on page 3.
Critical Success Factors and Measures, 2001- 2002
Factor I:
Core Indicators
of Student
Success
A. Progress of
basic skills
students
B. Passing rates
on licensure &
certification
exams
C. Goal
completion for
program
completers
D. Employment
status of
graduates
E. Performance of
college transfer
students
F. Developmental
course passing
rates
G. Success of
developmental
students in
college- level
courses
H. Student
satisfaction
I. Curriculum
student retention
and graduation
J. Employer
satisfaction with
graduates
K. Client
satisfacton with
customized
training
L. Program
unduplicated
headcount
enrollment
Factor II:
Workforce
Development
A. Percentage of
high demand
occupations
encompassed by
training progrms
B. Percentage of
employers
satisfied with
NCCCS training
programs
C. Percentage of
Tech Prep
students
enrolling
in a community
college
D. Number of
employers &
trainees served
by: NEIT, FIT,
Small Business
Centers,
customized
training
Factor III:
Diverse
Populations
Learning Needs
A. Number and
percentage of
dropouts
annually served
by basic skills
programs
B. Number of
GEDS and
AHSDs awarded
compared to the
number of
dropouts
statewide
C. Percentage of
basic skills
students and
recent high
school graduates
enrolling in a
community
college
D. Unduplicated
headcount in
English as a
Second Language
( ESL)
E. Number of
under- represented
students enrolled
per category
F. Percentage of
students
receiving
financial aid and
amount of aid
compared with
cost of attendance
G. Percentage of
population in
service area
enrolled
Factor IV:
Resources
A. Percentage of
college libraries
meeting ALA
standards
B. Total dollar
amount of budget
transfers between
program areas
made by
community
colleges
C. Average
faculty salaries as
a percentage of
the SREB
average
D. Retention rate
for full- time
faculty with less
than five years of
experience
E. Number of
faculty and staff
participting in
professional
development
activities
F. Percentage of
facilities meeting
satisfactory
building
condition
G. Ratio of
occupational
extension FTE
dollar allotment
to curriculum
FTE dollar
allotment
Factor V:
Technology
A. Number of
colleges
participating in
the NC virtual
learning
community
B. Number of
colleges
connected to the
North Carolina
Information
Highway
C. Number of
colleges
possessing the
FCC license for
wireless cable
systems
D. Number of
courses and
programs offered
via telecourse,
wireless cable,
the Internet,
two- way video,
etc.
E. Number of
courses offered
through the NC
virtual learning
community
F. Enrollment in
courses offered
through the NC
virtual learning
community
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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR I: CORE INDICATORS OF STUDENT SUCCESS
Beginning in 1993, the State Board of Community Colleges began monitoring performance
data on specific measures identified in the Critical Success Factors Report and in the Annual
Program Review report. Standards of performance were established for measures that were
identified as being critical to ensure public accountability for programs and services.
In 1998, the North Carolina General Assembly directed the State Board of Community
Colleges to undertake a review of all performance measures and standards with the intent of
ensuring stronger public accountability. Concurrently, the General Assembly directed the
State Board of Community Colleges to develop a plan for the implementation of performance
funding.
As a result of efforts undertaken by the community college system, a set of 12 performance
measures of accountability was adopted in February 1999. Recognizing the importance of
these measures in the System’s public accountability efforts, the Planning Council decided to
designate the 12 measures as the System’s core indicators of student success and include
them as the first factor of the Critical Success Factors report.
System summary data on each measure are presented in the report along with individual
college performance data. A table is presented at the end of this section that summarizes, by
measure, whether or not colleges met the performance standard. Any college not meeting a
standard is required to submit to the State Board of Community Colleges an action plan for
improving performance.
The Core Indicators of Student Success are:
A. Progress of Basic Skills Students
B. Passing Rates on Licensure and Certification Examinations
C. Goal Completion for Completers
D. Employment Status of Graduates
E. Performance of College Transfer Students
F. Passing Rates of Students in Developmental Courses
G. Success Rate of Developmental Students in Subsequent College- Level Courses
H. Student Satisfaction of Program Completers and Non- Completers
I. Curriculum Student Retention and Graduation
J. Employer Satisfaction With Graduates
K. Client Satisfaction With Customized Training
L. Program Unduplicated Headcount Enrollment
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE A:
Progress of Basic Skills Students
Description/ Definition C Basic skills students include all adult literacy students. Progress of
basic skills students is a composite measure that includes the percent of students progressing
within a level of literacy, the percent of students completing a level entered or a
predetermined goal, and the percent of students completing the level entered and advancing
to a higher level.
For some colleges, a significant number of basic skills classes are conducted in prisons.
Since inmates are transferred out of educational programs by the prisons for a variety of
reasons, the final composite measure is adjusted by excluding those inmates who are
transferred out of the program prior to meeting any of the three criteria stated above.
Methodology and Data Source C The data on basic skills students are collected by the college
providing the instruction and entered into the Literacy Education Information System ( LEIS).
Data on the progression of basic skills students are submitted to the North Carolina
Community College System Office annually. The data are compiled by the system office IS
section, and the composite measure and adjustment for each college are calculated.
Performance Standard C The standard for the progress of basic skills students is 75 percent
for the adjusted composite measure. This measure is a required performance funding
measure.
Results C For the year 2000- 01, 47 of the 58 community colleges met the required standard.
The average composite measure for the System was 78 percent. The range in the adjusted
composite measure was from a low of 64 percent to a high of 94 percent, with the largest
range occurring within the category of “ progressing same level.” Four ( 4) colleges that did
not meet the standard last year showed a significant improvement in their performance this
year even though they did not meet the standard.
SYSTEM SUMMARY OF PERCENTAGES IN PROGRESS OF BASIC SKILLS STUDENTS
YEAR
EXIT, NON-COMPLETER
PROGRESSING
SAME LEVEL
COMPLETED
LEVEL OR
GOAL
ADVANCED
NEXT LEVEL
COMPOSITE
MEASURE
ADJUSTED
COMPOSITE
MEASURE
1997- 98 24% 30% 35% 11% NA NA
1998- 99 24% 26% 37% 13% 76% 78%
1999- 00 21% 23% 43% 13% 79% 79%
2000- 01 22% 50% 11% 17% 78% NA
PROGRESS OF BASIC SKILLS STUDENTS, 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
TOTAL SERVED
IN LITERACY
COMPLETED A
LEVEL
PROGRESSING
SAME LEVEL
EXIT NON-COMPLETERS
MOVED TO A
HIGHER LEVEL
COMPOSITE
PROGRESS
MEASURE
Alamance CC 2,613 3,197 15% 71% 7% 7% 93%
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 4,417 8% 48% 25% 19% 75%
Beaufort County CC 1,662 1,361 7% 53% 24% 17% 76%
Bladen CC 1,008 970 6% 65% 9% 21% 91%
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 1,291 15% 37% 14% 34% 86%
Brunswick CC 1,106 848 12% 44% 27% 17% 73%
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 3,015 15% 49% 21% 15% 79%
Cape Fear CC 4,952 2,705 14% 41% 25% 20% 75%
Carteret CC 1,513 884 17% 46% 18% 19% 82%
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 4,118 10% 59% 22% 10% 78%
Central Carolina CC 4,442 5,182 13% 47% 27% 12% 73%
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 11,277 14% 47% 24% 16% 76%
Cleveland CC 1,895 800 17% 64% 8% 11% 92%
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 5,835 16% 53% 17% 14% 83%
College of The Albemarle 2,015 2,714 19% 55% 18% 8% 82%
Craven CC 2,206 1,414 11% 61% 14% 14% 86%
Davidson County CC 2,600 3,088 9% 43% 14% 34% 86%
Durham TCC 3,544 4,391 9% 40% 34% 16% 66%
Edgecombe CC 1,893 2,283 12% 60% 19% 9% 81%
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 6,507 6% 60% 20% 14% 80%
Forsyth TCC 5,152 5,897 8% 48% 20% 25% 80%
Gaston College 3,623 4,007 13% 35% 35% 17% 65%
Guilford TCC 6,996 8,424 9% 58% 27% 7% 73%
Halifax CC 1,430 1,457 7% 53% 9% 32% 91%
Haywood CC 1,549 1,134 4% 54% 16% 26% 84%
Isothermal CC 1,962 1,737 8% 57% 19% 16% 81%
James Sprunt CC 1,244 910 10% 50% 7% 32% 93%
Johnston CC 2,992 1,987 10% 56% 32% 2% 68%
Lenoir CC 2,474 2,476 11% 53% 23% 13% 77%
Martin CC 923 1,059 11% 66% 9% 15% 91%
Mayland CC 1,211 1,191 21% 30% 18% 30% 82%
McDowell TCC 1,158 954 10% 47% 22% 20% 78%
Mitchell CC 1,870 1,219 14% 38% 11% 37% 89%
Montgomery CC 662 665 5% 54% 33% 8% 67%
Nash CC 2,066 1,889 12% 58% 20% 10% 80%
Pamlico CC 416 379 7% 49% 22% 22% 78%
Piedmont CC 1,770 2,120 7% 59% 19% 14% 81%
Pitt CC 4,463 2,700 10% 58% 25% 7% 75%
Randolph CC 2,042 2,098 3% 73% 7% 17% 93%
Richmond CC 1,830 3,372 7% 47% 17% 29% 83%
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 761 12% 49% 22% 17% 78%
Robeson CC 2,794 2,041 14% 46% 22% 18% 78%
Rockingham CC 1,904 1,668 10% 49% 23% 18% 77%
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 3,356 14% 38% 36% 12% 64%
Sampson CC 1,426 1,196 9% 38% 30% 23% 70%
Sandhills CC 3,195 2,238 8% 53% 21% 18% 79%
South Piedmont CC 1,652 2,482 18% 29% 24% 29% 76%
Southeastern CC 2,242 1,519 10% 49% 24% 17% 76%
Southwestern CC 1,977 1,617 11% 45% 21% 23% 79%
Stanly CC 1,516 1,434 22% 47% 25% 7% 75%
Surry CC 2,903 2,206 12% 41% 27% 21% 73%
Tri- County CC 1,104 489 15% 46% 7% 32% 93%
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 3,848 15% 38% 25% 21% 75%
Wake TCC 8,550 9,434 8% 45% 31% 16% 69%
Wayne CC 3,149 3,308 20% 45% 6% 29% 94%
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 3,460 11% 52% 18% 19% 82%
Wilkes CC 2,370 2,158 9% 60% 18% 13% 82%
Wilson TCC 1,757 1,884 8% 43% 34% 15% 66%
System Totals 160,747 157,071 11% 50% 22% 17% 78%
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE B:
Passing Rates on Licensure & Certification
Examinations
Description/ Definition C The percentage of first- time test takers from community colleges
passing an examination required for North Carolina licensure or certification prior to
practicing the profession. A licensure requirement for an occupation is one that is required
by state statute for an individual to work in that occupation. Certification is generally
voluntary but may be required by employers or an outside accrediting agency. Purely
voluntary examinations are not reported.
Methodology and Data Source C Data are collected by the Planning and Research Section of
the North Carolina Community College System Office from the agencies issuing the license
or certification. Examination data are reported only for those licensure/ certification exams
for which data are available from the licensure/ certification agencies; data are not collected
from the colleges on this measure. The data for most examinations are reported on an
academic year; however, the data on nursing, emergency medical technician and insurance
are reported on the calendar year.
Passing rates, if not provided, are calculated by dividing the number of persons who
successfully pass an examination the first time they take the exam by the number of persons
who sit for the exam for the first time. An aggregate institutional passing rate is calculated
by dividing the total number of first- time test takers for all reported examinations by the total
number of persons who sit for the exam for the first time. For privacy and statistical validity,
no examination data are reported when the number of first- time test takers is fewer than 10
persons.
Performance Standard C There are two standards that must be met for this measure. First,
the performance standard for the aggregate institutional passing rate is 80 percent. Second,
the minimum accepted performance on any single reported examination is 70 percent. This
measure is required for performance funding.
Results C In 2000- 2001, 45 community colleges met or exceeded the aggregate institutional
passing rate of 80 percent, and 26 community colleges met the minimum accepted
performance level of 70 percent on all reported licensure examinations. Twenty- six ( 26)
community colleges met both standards and thus met the overall requirement for the measure
“ passing rates on licensure and certification examinations.” Five ( 5) colleges that did not
meet the standard this year demonstrated significant improvement over last year's reported
performance.
* Data were not available for Insurance and Real Estate.
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PERCENTAGE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS PASSING
LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS
( FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS ONLY)
FIELD
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
TAKING EXAM % PASSING EXAM
Aviation Maintenance
General 46 96
Airframe 1 41 93
Power Plant 42 100
Basic Law Enforcement Trng. 1,374 81
Cosmetic Arts
Apprentice 394 92
Cosmetology 381 77
Cosmetology Teacher 6 100
Manicurist
Esthetics
275
91
87
79
Dental Hygiene 170 98
Emergency Medical Technician ( EMT)
EMT 2,493 80
EMT- D 918 94
EMT- I 679 74
EMT- P 378 90
EMD 55 91
Insurance
Life and Health Data not available
Property and Liability Data not available
Medicaid/ Medicare Supp. Data not available
Nursing
RN 1,386 87
PN 708 93
Opticianry 4 50
Physical Therapist Assistant 107 82
Radiologic Technology
Nuclear Medicine Technology 8 100
Radiation Therapy Technology 8 75
Radiography 218 95
Real Estate
Broker Data not available
Sales Data not available
Veterinary Medical Technology 49 86
AGGREGATE INSTITUTIONAL PASSING RATE AND NUMBER OF EXAMS WITH A PASSING RATE < 70%
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
TEST TAKERS
TOTAL
NUMBER
PASSING
AGGREGATE
INSTITUTIONAL
PASSING RATE
NUMBER OF
EXAMS WITH A
PASSING RATE
< 70%
Alamance CC 2,613 166 140 84% 1
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 280 272 97% 1
Beaufort County CC 1,662 93 67 72% 1
Bladen CC 1,008 61 52 85% 0
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 179 154 86% 0
Brunswick CC 1,106 131 93 71% 3
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 206 183 89% 0
Cape Fear CC 4,952 268 245 91% 0
Carteret CC 1,513 120 105 88% 2
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 150 134 89% 0
Central Carolina CC 4,442 303 235 78% 4
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 366 342 93% 0
Cleveland CC 1,895 123 106 86% 1
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 214 196 92% 0
College of The Albemarle 2,015 209 188 90% 0
Craven CC 2,206 177 153 86% 0
Davidson County CC 2,600 266 214 81% 2
Durham TCC 3,544 228 188 83% 0
Edgecombe CC 1,893 53 38 72% 1
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 246 226 92% 0
Forsyth TCC 5,152 302 276 91% 0
Gaston College 3,623 280 245 88% 0
Guilford TCC 6,996 525 475 91% 1
Halifax CC 1,430 47 36 77% 1
Haywood CC 1,549 112 91 81% 2
Isothermal CC 1,962 121 90 74% 1
James Sprunt CC 1,244 111 90 81% 1
Johnston CC 2,992 181 151 83% 2
Lenoir CC 2,474 186 155 83% 1
Martin CC 923 68 50 74% 2
Mayland CC 1,211 92 79 86% 0
McDowell TCC 1,158 87 66 76% 1
Mitchell CC 1,870 147 130 88% 0
Montgomery CC 662 51 40 78% 1
Nash CC 2,066 123 102 83% 1
Pamlico CC 416 17 14 82% 0
Piedmont CC 1,770 35 32 91% 0
Pitt CC 4,463 205 164 80% 1
Randolph CC 2,042 114 90 79% 1
Richmond CC 1,830 39 34 87% 0
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 51 35 69% 1
Robeson CC 2,794 194 134 69% 2
Rockingham CC 1,904 140 114 81% 1
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 313 258 82% 2
Sampson CC 1,426 158 140 89% 0
Sandhills CC 3,195 238 224 95% 0
South Piedmont CC 1,652 125 108 86% 0
Southeastern CC 2,242 180 165 92% 0
Southwestern CC 1,977 152 126 83% 1
Stanly CC 1,516 159 128 81% 1
Surry CC 2,903 192 170 89% 0
Tri- County CC 1,104 104 87 84% 0
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 193 164 85% 1
Wake TCC 8,550 326 282 87% 1
Wayne CC 3,149 199 175 88% 0
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 129 115 89% 1
Wilkes CC 2,370 97 83 86% 0
Wilson TCC 1,757 81 59 73% 1
System Totals 160,747 9,713 8,308 86%
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PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2000- 2001
-- AVIATION--
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
GENERAL AIRFRAME POWER PLANT
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529
Beaufort County CC 1,662
Bladen CC 1,008
Blue Ridge CC 2,020
Brunswick CC 1,106
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101
Cape Fear CC 4,952
Carteret CC 1,513
Catawba Valley CC 3,393
Central Carolina CC 4,442
Central Piedmont CC 10,950
Cleveland CC 1,895
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992
College of The Albemarle 2,015
Craven CC 2,206
Davidson County CC 2,600
Durham TCC 3,544
Edgecombe CC 1,893
Fayetteville TCC 8,248
Forsyth TCC 5,152
Gaston College 3,623
Guilford TCC 6,996 33 94 33 91 35 100
Halifax CC 1,430
Haywood CC 1,549
Isothermal CC 1,962
James Sprunt CC 1,244
Johnston CC 2,992
Lenoir CC 2,474
Martin CC 923
Mayland CC 1,211
McDowell TCC 1,158
Mitchell CC 1,870
Montgomery CC 662
Nash CC 2,066
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770
Pitt CC 4,463
Randolph CC 2,042
Richmond CC 1,830
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942
Robeson CC 2,794
Rockingham CC 1,904
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742
Sampson CC 1,426
Sandhills CC 3,195
South Piedmont CC 1,652
Southeastern CC 2,242
Southwestern CC 1,977
Stanly CC 1,516
Surry CC 2,903
Tri- County CC 1,104
Vance- Granville CC 3,630
Wake TCC 8,550
Wayne CC 3,149 13 100 * * * *
Western Piedmont CC 2,380
Wilkes CC 2,370
Wilson TCC 1,757
System Totals 160,747 46 96 41 93 42 100
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number of test takers too small to report without violating students' privacy.
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PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2000- 2001
-- BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING--
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
BLET
# TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 55 46
Beaufort County CC 1,662 24 38
Bladen CC 1,008 * *
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 29 83
Brunswick CC 1,106 26 65
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 21 76
Cape Fear CC 4,952 57 84
Carteret CC 1,513 10 60
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 21 91
Central Carolina CC 4,442 38 55
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 27 100
Cleveland CC 1,895 15 100
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 28 86
College of The Albemarle 2,015 27 78
Craven CC 2,206 30 87
Davidson County CC 2,600 56 89
Durham TCC 3,544 16 94
Edgecombe CC 1,893
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 44 90
Forsyth TCC 5,152 20 90
Gaston College 3,623 47 94
Guilford TCC 6,996 28 100
Halifax CC 1,430 15 60
Haywood CC 1,549
Isothermal CC 1,962 24 71
James Sprunt CC 1,244 * *
Johnston CC 2,992 25 52
Lenoir CC 2,474 37 87
Martin CC 923 12 83
Mayland CC 1,211 15 93
McDowell TCC 1,158 * *
Mitchell CC 1,870 26 92
Montgomery CC 662 * *
Nash CC 2,066 19 79
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770
Pitt CC 4,463 44 91
Randolph CC 2,042 26 73
Richmond CC 1,830
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942
Robeson CC 2,794 25 84
Rockingham CC 1,904 20 95
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 37 70
Sampson CC 1,426 27 100
Sandhills CC 3,195 56 96
South Piedmont CC 1,652 32 94
Southeastern CC 2,242 * *
Southwestern CC 1,977 20 95
Stanly CC 1,516 34 47
Surry CC 2,903 38 92
Tri- County CC 1,104
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 36 86
Wake TCC 8,550 53 74
Wayne CC 3,149 31 81
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 26 96
Wilkes CC 2,370 17 82
Wilson TCC 1,757 27 93
System Totals 160,747 1,374 81
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number of test takers too small to report without violating students' privacy. 12
PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2000- 2001
-- COSMETIC ARTS--
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613 34 97 * *
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529
Beaufort County CC 1,662 * * * * * *
Bladen CC 1,008 * *
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 21 100 * * 13 77 10 100
Brunswick CC 1,106 * *
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 * * * * 15 93
Cape Fear CC 4,952 14 100 * * 22 96
Carteret CC 1,513 * * 12 67 * *
Catawba Valley CC 3,393
Central Carolina CC 4,442 35 97 11 64 27 56 30 77
Central Piedmont CC 10,950
Cleveland CC 1,895 10 80 * *
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 23 78 * * * *
College of The Albemarle 2,015 * * * *
Craven CC 2,206 21 81 * * 13 100
Davidson County CC 2,600 * * 24 96 13 100 * *
Durham TCC 3,544
Edgecombe CC 1,893 * * 15 60 * *
Fayetteville TCC 8,248
Forsyth TCC 5,152
Gaston College 3,623
Guilford TCC 6,996 17 88 10 90 * * * *
Halifax CC 1,430 * * * *
Haywood CC 1,549 13 92 * * 19 79 * *
Isothermal CC 1,962 * * * * * * * *
James Sprunt CC 1,244 * * * * * * * *
Johnston CC 2,992 35 86 * * 10 100 13 46
Lenoir CC 2,474 11 82 11 64 22 91
Martin CC 923 * *
Mayland CC 1,211 * * * * * *
McDowell TCC 1,158 * * * * * * * *
Mitchell CC 1,870
Montgomery CC 662
Nash CC 2,066 * * * * 11 82
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770 * * * *
Pitt CC 4,463 28 75
Randolph CC 2,042
Richmond CC 1,830
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 * *
Robeson CC 2,794 * * 16 69 * *
Rockingham CC 1,904 12 100
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 10 100 13 62 15 93
Sampson CC 1,426 16 100 * * * * * *
Sandhills CC 3,195 13 92 15 87 10 100
South Piedmont CC 1,652
Southeastern CC 2,242 24 96 * * * * * *
Southwestern CC 1,977 14 100
Stanly CC 1,516 14 100 * * 12 100 * *
Surry CC 2,903 16 100 * *
Tri- County CC 1,104 * * 10 80 * *
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 20 80 26 65 * *
Wake TCC 8,550
Wayne CC 3,149
Western Piedmont CC 2,380
Wilkes CC 2,370 * * 19 74 * * * *
Wilson TCC 1,757
System Totals 160,747 394 92 381 77 6 100 275 87 91 79
COLLEGE TOTAL APPRENTICE COSMETOLOGY COS. TEACHER MANICURIST ESTHETICS
FTE
* Number of test takers too small to report without violating students' privacy. 13
PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2000- 2001
DENTAL HYGIENE-- PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
DENTAL HYGIENE PHY. THERAPIST ASST.
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 18 100
Beaufort County CC 1,662
Bladen CC 1,008
Blue Ridge CC 2,020
Brunswick CC 1,106
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 * *
Cape Fear CC 4,952 12 100
Carteret CC 1,513
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 15 87
Central Carolina CC 4,442
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 35 97 18 83
Cleveland CC 1,895
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 13 100
College of The Albemarle 2,015
Craven CC 2,206
Davidson County CC 2,600
Durham TCC 3,544
Edgecombe CC 1,893
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 19 100 * *
Forsyth TCC 5,152
Gaston College 3,623
Guilford TCC 6,996 35 97 11 64
Halifax CC 1,430
Haywood CC 1,549
Isothermal CC 1,962
James Sprunt CC 1,244
Johnston CC 2,992
Lenoir CC 2,474
Martin CC 923 39 80
Mayland CC 1,211
McDowell TCC 1,158
Mitchell CC 1,870
Montgomery CC 662
Nash CC 2,066 11 100
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770
Pitt CC 4,463
Randolph CC 2,042
Richmond CC 1,830
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942
Robeson CC 2,794
Rockingham CC 1,904
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742
Sampson CC 1,426
Sandhills CC 3,195
South Piedmont CC 1,652
Southeastern CC 2,242
Southwestern CC 1,977 * *
Stanly CC 1,516 * *
Surry CC 2,903
Tri- County CC 1,104
Vance- Granville CC 3,630
Wake TCC 8,550
Wayne CC 3,149 23 100
Western Piedmont CC 2,380
Wilkes CC 2,370
Wilson TCC 1,757
System Totals 160,747 170 98 107 82
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number of test takers too small to report without violating students' privacy. 14
PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2001
-- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ( EMT)--
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
EMT EMT- D EMT- I EMT- P EMD
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613 35 69 13 100 15 73 18 78
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 57 95 25 96 16 81 * * * *
Beaufort County CC 1,662 29 76 13 77
Bladen CC 1,008 17 71 * * * *
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 41 81 27 100 * *
Brunswick CC 1,106 32 66 29 52 15 100
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 46 89 15 93 * * 10 80
Cape Fear CC 4,952 36 89 36 89 26 89 14 100
Carteret CC 1,513 28 96 15 73 18 100
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 45 80 37 100 * * * *
Central Carolina CC 4,442 57 86 10 90 22 41
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 101 90 130 99 14 93
Cleveland CC 1,895 29 79 16 69 12 92
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 81 98 17 82 * *
College of The Albemarle 2,015 47 70 * *
Craven CC 2,206 39 80 * * 15 87 * *
Davidson County CC 2,600 86 64 25 64 * *
Durham TCC 3,544 146 81
Edgecombe CC 1,893 * * * *
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 36 94 32 94 20 90 * *
Forsyth TCC 5,152 95 89 76 93 * *
Gaston College 3,623 70 73 73 97 * * 16 75
Guilford TCC 6,996 189 86 80 95 11 73 * *
Halifax CC 1,430 19 84 * *
Haywood CC 1,549 16 69 19 58 * * 14 93
Isothermal CC 1,962 39 56 * * * * * *
James Sprunt CC 1,244 24 63 * * * *
Johnston CC 2,992 * * 25 92 12 83 * *
Lenoir CC 2,474 39 85 25 76 13 85
Martin CC 923 19 47 21 91 * *
Mayland CC 1,211 21 81 * *
McDowell TCC 1,158 24 83 17 35
Mitchell CC 1,870 64 84 * * 13 100
Montgomery CC 662 17 59 * * * *
Nash CC 2,066 37 68 12 92 * * 15 100
Pamlico CC 416 * * * *
Piedmont CC 1,770 * * * *
Pitt CC 4,463 25 76 17 77
Randolph CC 2,042 35 74 * * 14 57 * *
Richmond CC 1,830 * *
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 10 60 * *
Robeson CC 2,794 41 76 24 92 14 93 * *
Rockingham CC 1,904 31 74 15 100 * * 23 61
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 109 80 20 100 22 68 24 100
Sampson CC 1,426 11 82 40 75 * *
Sandhills CC 3,195 31 84 23 96 10 100 16 94
South Piedmont CC 1,652 44 91 22 77 17 77 * *
Southeastern CC 2,242 31 90 50 94 12 100 * *
Southwestern CC 1,977 58 66 14 86 * *
Stanly CC 1,516 22 82 * * 13 69
Surry CC 2,903 54 76 * * 10 100
Tri- County CC 1,104 34 77 19 84 12 100 * *
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 24 83 15 93 14 100
Wake TCC 8,550 102 91 42 95 52 67 12 92
Wayne CC 3,149 61 74 15 93 * *
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 19 79 11 100 10 60 25 96
Wilkes CC 2,370 17 100 * * * *
Wilson TCC 1,757 42 64 * * * *
System Totals 160,747 2,493 80 918 94 679 74 378 90 55 91
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number too small to report without violating students' privacy. 15
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Insurance licensing/ certification examination data are not available for 2001.
PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2001
-- NURSING--
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
PRACTICAL NURSING REGISTERED NURSING
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613 27 89 21 90
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 30 97 58 91
Beaufort County CC 1,662 * * 21 86
Bladen CC 1,008 22 95
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 27 74
Brunswick CC 1,106 23 87
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 27 100 27 96
Cape Fear CC 4,952 13 92 28 100
Carteret CC 1,513 14 93
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 21 86
Central Carolina CC 4,442 24 100 15 100
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 41 80
Cleveland CC 1,895 * * 25 92
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 12 100 25 92
College of The Albemarle 2,015 20 80 29 86
Craven CC 2,206 13 92 28 89
Davidson County CC 2,600 11 100 33 97
Durham TCC 3,544 33 88 29 83
Edgecombe CC 1,893
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 22 77 50 94
Forsyth TCC 5,152 22 100 64 86
Gaston College 3,623 19 100 36 89
Guilford TCC 6,996 * * 43 86
Halifax CC 1,430
Haywood CC 1,549 * * 12 92
Isothermal CC 1,962 22 86
James Sprunt CC 1,244 15 80 32 75
Johnston CC 2,992 11 100 21 100
Lenoir CC 2,474 10 100 18 78
Martin CC 923
Mayland CC 1,211 17 94 24 75
McDowell TCC 1,158 21 76
Mitchell CC 1,870 38 89
Montgomery CC 662 21 86
Nash CC 2,066
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770 * * 10 100
Pitt CC 4,463 20 100 46 67
Randolph CC 2,042 26 92
Richmond CC 1,830 30 97
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 12 100 12 75
Robeson CC 2,794 25 92 30 67
Rockingham CC 1,904 13 92 19 89
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 29 97 54 70
Sampson CC 1,426 19 100 28 93
Sandhills CC 3,195 16 94 37 100
South Piedmont CC 1,652 * *
Southeastern CC 2,242 10 100 29 86
Southwestern CC 1,977 11 100 * *
Stanly CC 1,516 11 100 26 93
Surry CC 2,903 25 96 36 94
Tri- County CC 1,104 * * 12 75
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 10 90 30 90
Wake TCC 8,550 44 98
Wayne CC 3,149 13 92 26 100
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 38 89
Wilkes CC 2,370 22 86
Wilson TCC 1,757
Foothills Nursing Consortium 25 92
NEWH Nursing Consortium * * 57 84
Region A Nursing Consortium** 23 100 31 87
System Totals 160,747 708 93 1,386 87
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number too small to report without violating students' privacy.
** Region A Nursing Consortium includes Haywood CC, Southwestern CC,
and Tri- County CC. 17
PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2000- 2001
OPTICIANRY-- VETERINARY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
OPTICIANRY VET. MED. TECH.
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529
Beaufort County CC 1,662
Bladen CC 1,008
Blue Ridge CC 2,020
Brunswick CC 1,106
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101
Cape Fear CC 4,952
Carteret CC 1,513
Catawba Valley CC 3,393
Central Carolina CC 4,442 34 85
Central Piedmont CC 10,950
Cleveland CC 1,895
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992
College of The Albemarle 2,015
Craven CC 2,206
Davidson County CC 2,600
Durham TCC 3,544 * *
Edgecombe CC 1,893
Fayetteville TCC 8,248
Forsyth TCC 5,152
Gaston College 3,623 15 87
Guilford TCC 6,996
Halifax CC 1,430
Haywood CC 1,549
Isothermal CC 1,962
James Sprunt CC 1,244
Johnston CC 2,992
Lenoir CC 2,474
Martin CC 923
Mayland CC 1,211
McDowell TCC 1,158
Mitchell CC 1,870
Montgomery CC 662
Nash CC 2,066
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770
Pitt CC 4,463
Randolph CC 2,042
Richmond CC 1,830
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942
Robeson CC 2,794
Rockingham CC 1,904
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742
Sampson CC 1,426
Sandhills CC 3,195
South Piedmont CC 1,652
Southeastern CC 2,242
Southwestern CC 1,977
Stanly CC 1,516
Surry CC 2,903
Tri- County CC 1,104
Vance- Granville CC 3,630
Wake TCC 8,550
Wayne CC 3,149
Western Piedmont CC 2,380
Wilkes CC 2,370
Wilson TCC 1,757
System Totals 160,747 * * 49 86
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number too small to report without violating students' privacy. 18
PASSING RATES ON LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, 2000- 2001
RADIOGRAPHY-- NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY--
RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY
FIRST- TIME TEST TAKERS
RADIOGRAPHY NUC. MED. TECH. RAD. THER. TECH.
# TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED # TESTED % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 11 100
Beaufort County CC 1,662
Bladen CC 1,008
Blue Ridge CC 2,020
Brunswick CC 1,106
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 10 80 * *
Cape Fear CC 4,952 * *
Carteret CC 1,513 13 92
Catawba Valley CC 3,393
Central Carolina CC 4,442
Central Piedmont CC 10,950
Cleveland CC 1,895 * *
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992
College of The Albemarle 2,015
Craven CC 2,206
Davidson County CC 2,600
Durham TCC 3,544
Edgecombe CC 1,893 17 100
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 13 100
Forsyth TCC 5,152 29 100 * * * *
Gaston College 3,623
Guilford TCC 6,996
Halifax CC 1,430
Haywood CC 1,549
Isothermal CC 1,962
James Sprunt CC 1,244
Johnston CC 2,992 16 100
Lenoir CC 2,474
Martin CC 923
Mayland CC 1,211
McDowell TCC 1,158
Mitchell CC 1,870
Montgomery CC 662
Nash CC 2,066
Pamlico CC 416
Piedmont CC 1,770
Pitt CC 4,463 18 83 * * * *
Randolph CC 2,042
Richmond CC 1,830
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942
Robeson CC 2,794
Rockingham CC 1,904
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 17 82
Sampson CC 1,426
Sandhills CC 3,195 11 100
South Piedmont CC 1,652
Southeastern CC 2,242
Southwestern CC 1,977 14 93
Stanly CC 1,516
Surry CC 2,903
Tri- County CC 1,104
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 10 100
Wake TCC 8,550 21 100
Wayne CC 3,149
Western Piedmont CC 2,380
Wilkes CC 2,370
Wilson TCC 1,757
System Totals 160,747 218 95 8 100 8 75
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
* Number too small to report without violating students' privacy. 19
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Real Estate licensing/ certification examination data are not available for 2000- 2001.
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE C:
Goal Completion for Completers
Description/ Definition C The proportion of graduates of certificate, diploma, and degree
programs who report that their primary goal in attending has been met.
Methodology and Data Source C The data are collected by survey, with each college using a
standard set of questions. A response rate of 50 percent or a statistically significant sample
size will be necessary for the data to be used for performance funding. A minimum of 15
respondents will be required to report the data at the institutional level.
Performance Standard C The performance standard for percent of completers who achieve
their goal is 95 percent. This measure is a required performance funding measure.
Results C For 2000- 2001, 57 community colleges met the performance standard. One ( 1)
college made significant improvement, although it did not meet the performance standard.
The system average was 99 percent.
PERCENT OF COMPLETERS WHO REPORT MEETING THEIR GOAL
FOR ATTENDING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
NUMBER OF
RESPONSES
PERCENT
COMPLETED
GOAL
Alamance CC 2,613 241 100
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 294 100
Beaufort County CC 1,662 121 100
Bladen CC 1,008 67 100
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 149 99
Brunswick CC 1,106 74 100
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 366 99
Cape Fear CC 4,952 739 98
Carteret CC 1,513 88 99
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 366 95
Central Carolina CC 4,442 360 99
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 364 99
Cleveland CC 1,895 162 100
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 435 99
College of The Albemarle 2,015 195 98
Craven CC 2,206 119 98
Davidson County CC 2,600 172 98
Durham TCC 3,544 207 98
Edgecombe CC 1,893 103 100
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 693 100
Forsyth TCC 5,152 374 99
Gaston College 3,623 446 100
Guilford TCC 6,996 276 99
Halifax CC 1,430 114 100
Haywood CC 1,549 138 99
Isothermal CC 1,962 188 99
James Sprunt CC 1,244 146 100
Johnston CC 2,992 158 100
Lenoir CC 2,474 258 98
Martin CC 923 91 99
Mayland CC 1,211 113 100
McDowell TCC 1,158 117 100
Mitchell CC 1,870 132 100
Montgomery CC 662 84 100
Nash CC 2,066 103 99
Pamlico CC 416 54 93
Piedmont CC 1,770 104 100
Pitt CC 4,463 213 98
Randolph CC 2,042 262 98
Richmond CC 1,830 191 100
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 104 95
Robeson CC 2,794 174 99
Rockingham CC 1,904 177 100
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 182 97
Sampson CC 1,426 88 99
Sandhills CC 3,195 412 99
South Piedmont CC 1,652 58 100
Southeastern CC 2,242 105 99
Southwestern CC 1,977 166 99
Stanly CC 1,516 184 99
Surry CC 2,903 283 99
Tri- County CC 1,104 89 100
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 182 99
Wake TCC 8,550 389 98
Wayne CC 3,149 296 99
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 211 100
Wilkes CC 2,370 170 99
Wilson TCC 1,757 124 100
System Totals 160,747 12,271 99
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE D:
Employment Status of Graduates
Description/ Definition C The proportion of identified community college completers who are
employed within one year of last attendance.
Methodology and Data Sources C The North Carolina Common Follow- up System ( CFS)
tracks students’ employment status after they leave the colleges. The Common Follow- up
System ( CFS) is a cooperative venture of participating state agencies under the auspices of
the North Carolina State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee ( NC SOICC).
The CFS provides a highly efficient and cost effective method for collecting follow- up
information for education, employment, and training program participants statewide. The
CFS is maintained by the Employment Security Commission ( ESC).
Each year the agencies involved in the CFS submit unit record data on participants to the
ESC. Among the agencies included in this process are the public high schools, community
colleges, and the four- year public universities. Each agency's data are matched against the
Unemployment Insurance ( UI) files and the other participating agencies' files. A database
containing information on employment, employer, quarterly wages, receipt of unemployment
benefits, and participation in other agencies' programs is returned to each submitting agency.
The database each agency receives is limited to the participants that the agency submits for
the data match. This is to say, the database received by community colleges has information
only on community college students.
Once the CFS database is received, it is matched against the Curriculum Student Progress
Information System ( CSPIS) database and the following year curriculum student registration
database. This matching is conducted to determine demographic characteristics of the
participants, such as students' completion status at the end of the academic year and whether
they re- enroll the following year. Students who obtain an associate degree, certificate, or
diploma in the year given and do not re- enroll in any of the colleges the following year are
defined as " exit completers."
Students who have wages in any quarter during the year are considered employed. Those
who are found both in registration records and UI records but have no quarterly wages during
the year are considered unemployed. Individuals who are not found in the UI records are
omitted from the analysis. This would include individuals who are working out- of- state, who
are enrolled in a four- year college or university and not working, who never entered the labor
market, etc.
Performance Standard C The performance standard for employment status of graduates is
adjusted for local unemployment rates. The standard is 95 percent of completers, adjusted
for local unemployment rate, will be employed. The percentage will be adjusted for the
average annual unemployment rate in the service area of each college in the following way:
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compute the difference between the state's average annual unemployment rate and that of
each college's service area and divide by 2. This amount will be deducted from ( for colleges
with unemployment rates higher than the state average) or added to ( for colleges with
unemployment rates lower than the state average) the 95 percent. This measure is a required
performance funding measure.
Results C Data on 18,040 graduates for the 1999- 00 academic year were collected. The
System average employment rate was 97.77 percent. All 58 community colleges met the
adjusted standard for their school.
PERCENT OF 1999- 00 GRADUATES EMPLOYED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETION
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
ADJUSTED FOR
LOCAL
UNEMPLOYMENT*
NUMBER OF
GRADUATES
( minus inmates
and missing
students)
PERCENT OF 1999- 00
GRADUATES
EMPLOYED WITHIN
ONE YEAR OF
GRADUATING
Alamance CC 2,613 95 618 97.25
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 96 430 97.44
Beaufort County CC 1,662 93 176 98.30
Bladen CC 1,008 94 72 95.83
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 95 159 98.11
Brunswick CC 1,106 94 136 98.53
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 96 392 98.98
Cape Fear CC 4,952 94 572 97.73
Carteret CC 1,513 95 179 98.32
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 96 311 97.75
Central Carolina CC 4,442 95 605 96.69
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 96 661 98.49
Cleveland CC 1,895 94 290 97.93
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 95 439 96.36
College of The Albemarle 2,015 94 246 98.37
Craven CC 2,206 95 325 96.92
Davidson County CC 2,600 95 405 98.52
Durham TCC 3,544 96 340 99.12
Edgecombe CC 1,893 92 124 99.19
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 95 686 98.40
Forsyth TCC 5,152 96 599 98.50
Gaston College 3,623 95 467 96.15
Guilford TCC 6,996 95 583 98.11
Halifax CC 1,430 93 184 99.46
Haywood CC 1,549 94 195 94.87
Isothermal CC 1,962 94 221 96.83
James Sprunt CC 1,244 93 275 97.09
Johnston CC 2,992 96 636 98.11
Lenoir CC 2,474 94 250 97.60
Martin CC 923 93 119 94.96
Mayland CC 1,211 94 122 96.72
McDowell TCC 1,158 95 130 99.23
Mitchell CC 1,870 95 235 100.00
Montgomery CC 662 95 102 96.08
Nash CC 2,066 94 161 98.76
Pamlico CC 416 95 51 98.04
Piedmont CC 1,770 95 278 99.64
Pitt CC 4,463 94 508 98.03
Randolph CC 2,042 95 245 99.18
Richmond CC 1,830 93 218 97.25
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 94 139 98.56
Robeson CC 2,794 93 289 98.27
Rockingham CC 1,904 94 242 97.52
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 96 343 96.21
Sampson CC 1,426 94 154 98.05
Sandhills CC 3,195 95 288 97.92
South Piedmont CC 1,652 95 151 99.34
Southeastern CC 2,242 93 200 98.50
Southwestern CC 1,977 92 230 98.70
Stanly CC 1,516 95 289 98.62
Surry CC 2,903 95 507 98.03
Tri- County CC 1,104 93 97 96.91
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 94 328 95.73
Wake TCC 8,550 96 899 97.55
Wayne CC 3,149 95 286 97.55
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 95 305 97.70
Wilkes CC 2,370 94 307 95.44
Wilson TCC 1,757 93 241 96.68
System Totals 160,747 95 18,040 97.77
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE E:
Performance of College Transfer Students
Description/ Definition C College transfer programs provide educational experiences that will
enable transfer students to make the transition to a baccalaureate program and perform as
well as the students who enroll as first- time freshmen at universities. The purpose of this
measure is to compare the performance of community college associate degree students
( Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Fine Arts) who transfer to public
North Carolina universities with students native to the four- year institutions.
Methodology and Data Source C Data on two cohorts of college transfer students entering the
public universities each year are analyzed. One cohort analysis compares the performance of
college transfer degree recipients ( AA, AS, AFA) at the end of two semesters at the public
university to the performance of native juniors. The second cohort analysis compares the
performance of college transfer students completing at least 24 hours or more of college
transfer courses at a community college but not completing the degree to the performance of
native sophomores. A cell size of at least ten students is required for reporting this measure.
The University of North Carolina General Administration analyzes performance data on
students who transfer to a four- year public institution within two years of leaving a
community college. No data are available from the private colleges and universities in North
Carolina.
Community colleges may elect to work with private colleges and universities in collecting
data on students who transfer to those institutions. The data must be consistent with the
methodology employed by the UNC- General Administration in calculating the data for
transfers to public universities. If colleges submit data from private or out- of- state
institutions, then the System Office will include the data with the public university data.
Performance Standard C Performance of community college transfer students will be
equivalent to the performance of native UNC sophomores and juniors: 82. 9 percent of the
community college transfer students identified in the two cohorts will have a GPA greater
than or equal to 2.0 after two semesters at a UNC institution. This measure is a required
performance funding measure.
Results C Data reported are for students who left a community college in 1998- 99. The
reason for this time lag in the data is that students are allowed up to two years to transfer to
be included in the cohort and performance data is based on two semesters of attendance at a
UNC institution once the students have transferred. Data on both associate degree recipients
and the students who transferred to UNC institutions with 24 or more semester hours at
community colleges were reported.
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For students who completed an AA, AS or AFA degree in 1998- 99 and transferred to a UNC
institution within two years, 85.8 percent had a GPA equal to or greater than 2.0 after two
semesters at a public university. For those students who completed 24 or more semester
hours in community colleges and transferred to a UNC institution, 79 percent had a GPA
equal to or greater than 2.0 after two semesters at a public university. When the data for both
groups are combined, 80.6 percent of the transfers had a GPA equal to or greater than 2.0
after two semesters at a UNC institution. Seventeen ( 17) community colleges met the 82.9
percent performance standard, with 24 additional colleges showing significant improvement
over last year's performance.
PERCENT OF 1998- 99 COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH A
GPA OF > = 2.0 AFTER TWO SEMESTERS AT A UNC INSTITUTION
NUMBER PERCENT >= 2.0 NUMBER PERCENT >= 2.0 NUMBER
PERCENT
>= 2.0
Alamance CC 2,613 ** ** ** ** ** **
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 68 92.7% 24 95.8% 92 93.5%
Beaufort County CC 1,662 18 77.8% ** ** 25 76.0%
Bladen CC 1,008 ** ** 17 82.4% 17 82.4%
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 37 89.2% ** ** 41 90.3%
Brunswick CC 1,106 21 66.7% 11 81.8% 32 71.9%
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 108 83.3% 28 92.9% 136 85.3%
Cape Fear CC 4,952 261 72.8% 89 82.0% 350 75.1%
Carteret CC 1,513 16 75.0% ** ** 19 78.9%
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 88 83.0% 12 66.7% 100 81.0%
Central Carolina CC 4,442 44 86.4% 16 81.3% 60 85.0%
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 230 78.7% 73 84.9% 303 80.2%
Cleveland CC 1,895 23 73.9% ** ** 30 80.0%
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 153 84.3% 63 84.1% 216 84.2%
College of The Albemarle 2,015 51 94.1% 37 97.3% 88 95.4%
Craven CC 2,206 107 78.5% 30 63.3% 137 75.2%
Davidson County CC 2,600 ** ** 21 71.4% 21 71.4%
Durham TCC* 3,544 150 75.3% 20 100.0% 170 78.2%
Edgecombe CC 1,893 14 71.4% ** ** 17 70.6%
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 91 87.9% 38 89.5% 129 88.4%
Forsyth TCC 5,152 88 71.6% 13 100.0% 101 75.3%
Gaston College* 3,623 116 71.6% 61 75.4% 177 72.9%
Guilford TCC 6,996 62 77.4% 21 85.7% 83 79.5%
Halifax CC 1,430 17 70.6% ** ** 17 70.6%
Haywood CC 1,549 22 77.3% 13 92.3% 35 82.9%
Isothermal CC 1,962 41 85.4% 19 100.0% 60 90.0%
James Sprunt CC 1,244 20 75.0% 11 63.6% 31 71.0%
Johnston CC 2,992 62 74.2% 13 76.9% 75 74.7%
Lenoir CC 2,474 85 81.2% 26 84.6% 111 82.0%
Martin CC 923 11 81.8% ** ** 15 80.0%
Mayland CC 1,211 16 87.5% ** ** 24 87.5%
McDowell TCC 1,158 19 68.4% 12 83.3% 31 74.2%
Mitchell CC 1,870 51 76.5% 12 100.0% 63 81.0%
Montgomery CC 662 ** ** ** ** ** **
Nash CC 2,066 57 77.2% 18 94.4% 75 81.3%
Pamlico CC 416 ** ** ** ** ** **
Piedmont CC 1,770 ** ** ** ** 16 93.8%
Pitt CC 4,463 157 76.4% 26 88.5% 183 78.1%
Randolph CC 2,042 44 84.1% ** ** 48 81.3%
Richmond CC 1,830 29 69.0% ** ** 34 70.6%
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 ** ** ** ** ** **
Robeson CC 2,794 20 80.0% ** ** 20 80.0%
Rockingham CC 1,904 64 76.6% 28 92.9% 92 81.6%
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 60 71.7% 16 93.8% 76 76.4%
Sampson CC 1,426 29 72.4% ** ** 29 72.4%
Sandhills CC 3,195 114 74.6% 30 83.3% 144 76.4%
South Piedmont CC 1,652 ** ** ** ** ** **
Southeastern CC 2,242 56 87.5% 17 100.0% 73 90.4%
Southwestern CC 1,977 31 71.0% 11 63.6% 42 69.1%
Stanly CC 1,516 19 73.7% ** ** 28 75.0%
Surry CC* 2,903 127 85.0% 66 84.8% 193 85.0%
Tri- County CC 1,104 20 95.0% ** ** 27 96.3%
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 30 86.7% 12 91.7% 42 88.1%
Wake TCC 8,550 324 82.7% 44 88.6% 368 83.4%
Wayne CC 3,149 105 76.2% 23 91.3% 128 78.9%
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 90 71.1% 35 85.7% 125 75.2%
Wilkes CC 2,370 46 87.0% 16 93.8% 62 88.8%
Wilson TCC 1,757 13 69.3% ** ** 22 81.9%
System Totals 160,747 3,547 79.0% 1,099 85.8% 4,646 80.6%
COLLEGE
TOTAL 24 OR MORE SEMESTER HOURS ASSOCIATE DEGREE RECIPIENT TOTAL
FTE
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE F:
Passing Rates of Students in Developmental Courses
Description/ Definition C The percent of students who complete developmental English,
mathematics, or reading courses with a grade of " C" or better.
Methodology and Data Source C The North Carolina Community College System Office has
developed a computer program to identify developmental courses, identify students who
complete these courses, and calculate passing rates for each course. The number and percent
of students completing these courses with a grade of " C" or better will be calculated. The
software will be run at each college annually and the data submitted to the Planning and
Research Section of the System Office.
Performance Standard C Seventy percent ( 70%) of students who complete a developmental
course will have a grade of " C" or better for that course.
Results C Eighty percent ( 80%) of the students who completed a developmental course( s)
had a grade of “ C” or better. Fifty- two ( 52) colleges met the performance standard. Three
( 3) colleges improved significantly, although they did not meet the standard.
PASSING RATES OF STUDENTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES, 2000- 2001
# Completed % Passed # Completed % Passed # Completed % Passed # Completed % Passed
Alamance CC 2,613 381 88 661 74 1,042 79
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 343 92 910 85 259 97 1,512 89
Beaufort County CC 1,662 138 70 285 71 139 62 562 69
Bladen CC 1,008 136 84 193 87 68 90 397 86
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 262 87 609 80 93 84 964 82
Brunswick CC 1,106 211 60 421 67 632 65
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 323 82 797 81 261 83 1,381 82
Cape Fear CC 4,952 759 90 1,376 85 2,135 87
Carteret CC 1,513 249 95 565 84 191 93 1,005 88
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 430 89 1,244 79 503 80 2,177 81
Central Carolina CC 4,442 274 66 553 81 315 40 1,142 66
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 1,790 91 2,233 87 1,116 86 5,139 88
Cleveland CC 1,895 124 94 467 90 109 95 700 91
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 446 92 1,229 68 300 87 1,975 76
College of The Albemarle 2,015 226 94 605 93 145 90 976 93
Craven CC 2,206 378 84 870 80 124 87 1,372 82
Davidson County CC 2,600 206 90 643 72 209 85 1,058 78
Durham TCC 3,544 772 84 1,327 67 704 68 2,803 72
Edgecombe CC 1,893 483 83 396 70 879 77
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 995 82 3,148 77 307 84 4,450 79
Forsyth TCC 5,152 424 90 976 86 432 90 1,832 88
Gaston College 3,623 434 78 1,139 80 337 83 1,910 80
Guilford TCC 6,996 440 85 1,454 77 255 91 2,149 80
Halifax CC 1,430 217 75 322 59 28 64 567 65
Haywood CC 1,549 116 88 444 76 53 83 613 79
Isothermal CC 1,962 172 83 787 85 82 85 1,041 85
James Sprunt CC 1,244 189 75 283 67 123 88 595 74
Johnston CC 2,992 201 91 460 78 153 89 814 83
Lenoir CC 2,474 257 93 607 80 276 95 1,140 87
Martin CC 923 121 77 247 80 82 85 450 80
Mayland CC 1,211 78 78 191 72 88 72 357 73
McDowell TCC 1,158 115 93 321 89 112 95 548 91
Mitchell CC 1,870 353 72 574 81 274 84 1,201 79
Montgomery CC 662 76 83 156 69 29 93 261 76
Nash CC 2,066 505 88 718 66 243 85 1,466 77
Pamlico CC 416 28 64 94 78 122 75
Piedmont CC 1,770 182 84 216 78 65 91 463 82
Pitt CC 4,463 1,015 84 3,156 76 4,171 78
Randolph CC 2,042 139 76 514 65 63 68 716 67
Richmond CC 1,830 286 79 355 63 277 80 918 73
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 313 76 457 75 231 92 1,001 79
Robeson CC 2,794 419 76 734 74 415 80 1,568 76
Rockingham CC 1,904 200 89 677 76 146 69 1,023 78
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 424 77 1,070 90 276 87 1,770 86
Sampson CC 1,426 221 90 501 82 251 86 973 85
Sandhills CC 3,195 732 77 1,039 63 388 85 2,159 72
South Piedmont CC 1,652 276 84 459 70 137 79 872 76
Southeastern CC 2,242 250 61 573 68 402 77 1,225 70
Southwestern CC 1,977 142 72 335 71 103 83 580 73
Stanly CC 1,516 139 94 195 88 334 90
Surry CC 2,903 236 83 822 79 205 98 1,263 83
Tri- County CC 1,104 101 92 127 93 234 91
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 713 64 1,101 68 497 65 2,311 66
Wake TCC 8,550 836 73 1,948 78 558 90 3,342 79
Wayne CC 3,149 404 91 1,058 89 339 95 1,801 91
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 324 92 542 83 868 86
Wilkes CC 2,370 315 82 514 74 141 82 970 78
Wilson TCC 1,757 320 82 454 69 191 85 965 76
System Totals 160,747 20,639 83 44,152 78 12,103 83 76,894 80
COLLEGE TOTAL ENGLISH TOTAL
FTE
MATH READING
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE G:

Success Rate of Developmental Students in Subsequent
College- Level Courses
Description/ Definition C The performance of developmental students in subsequent college
level courses will be compared with the performance of non- developmental students in those
courses. Specifically, performance of students in English 111 will be used to assess
developmental English; performance in the first college- level mathematics course will be
used to assess developmental mathematics; and performance in the first humanities course
after completion of developmental reading will be used to assess developmental reading.
The purpose of this measure is to provide evidence that developmental courses equip
students with the skills and knowledge necessary for success in their college studies. Once
students have successfully completed the developmental courses, they should be able to pass
curriculum courses.
Methodology and Data Source C A computer program was developed by the Information
Services Section of the North Carolina Community College System Office that will provide
grade information on students who successfully completed developmental courses and ( 1)
entered college- level courses and ( 2) on students who are enrolled in college- level courses
without having been required to take developmental courses. The performance of these
groups was statistically analyzed to determine if students who have taken developmental
courses are performing as well as students not requiring developmental courses.
Performance Standard C The performance standard for this measure is that there will be no
statistically significant difference in the performance of developmental students as compared
to non- developmental students.
Results C Eighty- six percent ( 86%) of the students who completed a developmental course( s)
had a grade of “ C” or better in subsequent college- level courses, whereas 85 percent of the
non- developmental students performed at the same level. A statistical analysis revealed that
40 colleges met the standard: no significant difference between the developmental students
and non- developmental students in the performance of subsequent college- level courses.
PERFORMANCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL STUDENTS IN SUBSEQUENT COLLEGE- LEVEL COURSES, 2000- 2001
DEVELOPMENTAL NON- DEVELOPMENTAL
# TOOK % PASSED # TOOK % PASSED
Alamance CC 2,613 158 92 754 88
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 293 91 1,140 81
Beaufort County CC 1,662 65 97 414 89
Bladen CC 1,008 31 91 403 84
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 170 90 390 86
Brunswick CC 1,106 128 86 257 86
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 214 92 590 90
Cape Fear CC 4,952 518 79 1,863 73
Carteret CC 1,513 123 81 576 77
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 297 86 365 91
Central Carolina CC 4,442 134 95 1,100 94
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 1,350 80 4,482 79
Cleveland CC 1,895 136 90 1,060 89
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 352 93 1,339 93
College of The Albemarle 2,015 172 97 586 96
Craven CC 2,206 239 89 633 95
Davidson County CC 2,600 213 88 776 92
Durham TCC 3,544 293 88 732 87
Edgecombe CC 1,893 391 78 342 87
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 478 81 2,738 82
Forsyth TCC 5,152 308 81 2,188 86
Gaston College 3,623 427 86 1,340 87
Guilford TCC 6,996 811 72 5,555 75
Halifax CC 1,430 124 92 398 91
Haywood CC 1,549 168 87 471 94
Isothermal CC 1,962 207 95 376 90
James Sprunt CC 1,244 63 81 549 95
Johnston CC 2,992 203 86 930 83
Lenoir CC 2,474 194 92 572 93
Martin CC 923 56 95 152 87
Mayland CC 1,211 319 88 24 92
McDowell TCC 1,158 70 94 269 97
Mitchell CC 1,870 158 77 491 83
Montgomery CC 662 37 92 194 87
Nash CC 2,066 334 84 402 83
Pamlico CC 416 15 93 43 74
Piedmont CC 1,770 94 88 310 90
Pitt CC 4,463 551 82 825 76
Randolph CC 2,042 154 85 699 89
Richmond CC 1,830 130 93 434 92
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 140 83 255 77
Robeson CC 2,794 328 87 474 88
Rockingham CC 1,904 183 85 433 90
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 339 91 1,344 91
Sampson CC 1,426 130 96 249 97
Sandhills CC 3,195 360 89 823 89
South Piedmont CC 1,652 75 91 448 85
Southeastern CC 2,242 341 86 329 84
Southwestern CC 1,977 156 80 527 83
Stanly CC 1,516 102 94 376 94
Surry CC 2,903 268 94 1,180 94
Tri- County CC 1,104 75 99 286 93
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 134 82 821 81
Wake TCC 8,550 389 88 2,527 88
Wayne CC 3,149 382 86 823 95
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 219 99 548 98
Wilkes CC 2,370 156 93 493 85
Wilson TCC 1,757 153 78 357 85
System Totals 160,747 14,108 86 49,055 85
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE H:
Satisfaction of Program Completers and Non-
Completers
Description/ Definition C This indicator reports the proportion of graduates and early- leavers
who indicate that the quality of the college programs and services met or exceeded their
expectations.
Methodology and Data Source C The data are collected by survey, with each college using a
standard set of questions. A minimum of 15 respondents ( total) will be required to report the
data at the institutional level. If the data are being used as the college's optional sixth
performance funding measure, then an overall response rate of 50 percent or a statistically
valid sample size is necessary.
Performance Standard C Ninety percent ( 90%) of the combined respondents will report to be
satisfied with the quality of the college's programs and services.
Results C Ninety- four percent ( 94%) of program non- completers responded that they were
satisfied with the academic programs of community colleges, while 97 percent of program
completers responded that they were satisfied. The total percentage of satisfied ( completers
and non- completers combined) was 96 percent. All 58 community colleges met the
performance standard.
SATISFACTION OF PROGRAM COMPLETERS AND NON- COMPLETERS, 2000- 2001
NUMBER
PERCENT
SATISFIED NUMBER
PERCENT
SATISFIED NUMBER
PERCENT
SATISFIED
Alamance CC 2,613 205 93 244 98 449 96
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 74 92 284 96 358 95
Beaufort County CC 1,662 44 93 119 97 163 96
Bladen CC 1,008 124 98 64 98 188 98
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 34 85 143 94 177 92
Brunswick CC 1,106 19 84 41 98 60 94
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 93 97 374 96 467 96
Cape Fear CC 4,952 90 92 642 95 732 95
Carteret CC 1,513 72 94 85 96 157 95
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 60 93 300 99 360 98
Central Carolina CC 4,442 13 100 352 98 365 98
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 176 95 350 94 526 94
Cleveland CC 1,895 201 97 161 98 362 97
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 165 95 391 95 556 95
College of The Albemarle 2,015 66 89 143 94 209 92
Craven CC 2,206 119 94 115 97 234 95
Davidson County CC 2,600 43 93 172 98 215 97
Durham TCC 3,544 24 71 194 93 218 91
Edgecombe CC 1,893 32 100 89 100 121 100
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 212 86 693 97 905 94
Forsyth TCC 5,152 110 86 364 96 474 94
Gaston College 3,623 87 93 440 98 527 97
Guilford TCC 6,996 253 96 272 98 525 97
Halifax CC 1,430 77 94 108 100 185 98
Haywood CC 1,549 83 92 135 99 218 96
Isothermal CC 1,962 118 99 187 99 305 99
James Sprunt CC 1,244 38 100 141 99 179 99
Johnston CC 2,992 29 90 151 98 180 97
Lenoir CC 2,474 117 87 260 98 377 95
Martin CC 923 20 100 90 98 110 98
Mayland CC 1,211 17 94 118 98 135 97
McDowell TCC 1,158 32 97 123 98 155 98
Mitchell CC 1,870 115 96 131 94 246 95
Montgomery CC 662 84 96 84 99 168 98
Nash CC 2,066 55 94 108 97 163 96
Pamlico CC 416 19 100 51 92 70 94
Piedmont CC 1,770 27 93 97 100 124 98
Pitt CC 4,463 241 97 211 94 452 96
Randolph CC 2,042 176 94 257 95 433 95
Richmond CC 1,830 161 94 190 98 351 96
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 63 97 98 99 161 98
Robeson CC 2,794 55 87 175 94 230 92
Rockingham CC 1,904 46 96 171 96 217 96
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 171 99 179 95 350 97
Sampson CC 1,426 139 98 93 95 232 97
Sandhills CC 3,195 72 93 405 98 477 97
South Piedmont CC 1,652 34 94 56 98 90 96
Southeastern CC 2,242 36 94 104 100 140 98
Southwestern CC 1,977 34 94 162 95 196 95
Stanly CC 1,516 45 93 184 99 229 98
Surry CC 2,903 201 96 280 98 481 97
Tri- County CC 1,104 92 97 83 99 175 98
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 95 92 205 100 300 97
Wake TCC 8,550 377 93 394 94 771 94
Wayne CC 3,149 196 97 288 100 484 99
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 106 92 209 97 315 95
Wilkes CC 2,370 67 96 166 99 233 98
Wilson TCC 1,757 95 94 123 97 218 96
System Totals 160,747 5,649 94 11,849 97 17,498 96
NON- COMPLETERS COMPLETERS TOTAL
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE I:
Curriculum Student Retention and Graduation
Description/ Definition C This composite indicator consists of:
1. Number of individuals completing a curriculum program with a certificate,
diploma, or degree; and
2. Number of individuals who have not completed a program but who are continuing
enrollment in either curriculum or occupational extension programs
This composite indicator will consist of the above two measures, each reported separately for
each college. The sum of the two will be divided by the total number of curriculum students
in the cohort to compute an indicator of curriculum student progress and success.
Methodology and Data Source C Cohorts will be defined each fall based upon number of
students enrolled in degree granting curriculum programs ( associate degree, certificate, and
diploma). The cohort was tracked from fall to fall using software developed by the
Information Services section of the North Carolina Community College System Office to
determine those who have graduated and those who have continued to be enrolled. This
number, divided by the initial cohort, is the percentage reported.
Performance Standard C The performance standard for this measure is 60 percent of the fall
cohort will either have completed their program or still be enrolled the following fall at the
community college.
Results C Sixty- five percent ( 65%) of the Fall 2000 cohort had either graduated or completed
by Fall 2001. Fifty- four ( 54) community colleges met the performance standard; two ( 2)
colleges made significant improvement although they didn’t meet the performance standard.
CURRICULUM STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATON, 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
TOTAL
COHORT
PERCENT
GRADUATE
PERCENT
RETURN
PERCENT
GRADUATE
OR RETURN
Alamance CC 2,613 2,692 13% 47% 60%
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 2,925 15% 51% 65%
Beaufort County CC 1,662 1,088 14% 52% 66%
Bladen CC 1,008 557 15% 50% 65%
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 1,356 11% 53% 64%
Brunswick CC 1,106 812 20% 42% 62%
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 2,379 14% 52% 66%
Cape Fear CC 4,952 4,510 12% 55% 67%
Carteret CC 1,513 1,013 14% 51% 65%
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 2,773 10% 51% 61%
Central Carolina CC 4,442 2,752 19% 41% 60%
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 9,539 9% 48% 57%
Cleveland CC 1,895 1,477 14% 47% 61%
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 3,564 15% 49% 64%
College of The Albemarle 2,015 1,824 14% 48% 61%
Craven CC 2,206 2,055 12% 45% 57%
Davidson County CC 2,600 1,701 21% 49% 70%
Durham TCC 3,544 3,200 11% 53% 64%
Edgecombe CC 1,893 1,438 10% 50% 60%
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 7,672 14% 50% 64%
Forsyth TCC 5,152 4,387 13% 51% 65%
Gaston College 3,623 3,267 16% 49% 65%
Guilford TCC 6,996 5,731 10% 47% 58%
Halifax CC 1,430 1,279 11% 51% 62%
Haywood CC 1,549 996 19% 62% 81%
Isothermal CC 1,962 1,578 18% 51% 69%
James Sprunt CC 1,244 768 24% 50% 74%
Johnston CC 2,992 2,170 20% 54% 73%
Lenoir CC 2,474 1,650 20% 51% 70%
Martin CC 923 584 16% 49% 65%
Mayland CC 1,211 599 20% 58% 78%
McDowell TCC 1,158 778 19% 55% 74%
Mitchell CC 1,870 1,456 15% 50% 64%
Montgomery CC 662 482 19% 55% 74%
Nash CC 2,066 1,381 8% 46% 54%
Pamlico CC 416 191 15% 46% 61%
Piedmont CC 1,770 1,087 12% 56% 68%
Pitt CC 4,463 3,955 15% 48% 63%
Randolph CC 2,042 1,583 22% 49% 71%
Richmond CC 1,830 1,200 17% 53% 70%
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 755 17% 48% 65%
Robeson CC 2,794 1,502 18% 50% 68%
Rockingham CC 1,904 1,642 14% 57% 71%
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 3,380 11% 49% 60%
Sampson CC 1,426 1,014 14% 52% 66%
Sandhills CC 3,195 2,501 17% 48% 64%
South Piedmont CC 1,652 1,118 19% 49% 67%
Southeastern CC 2,242 1,439 13% 54% 67%
Southwestern CC 1,977 1,186 20% 47% 68%
Stanly CC 1,516 988 23% 43% 66%
Surry CC 2,903 2,301 17% 54% 71%
Tri- County CC 1,104 1,075 20% 51% 71%
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 2,339 13% 51% 64%
Wake TCC 8,550 7,894 14% 61% 74%
Wayne CC 3,149 2,400 12% 50% 62%
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 1,722 19% 50% 69%
Wilkes CC 2,370 1,666 17% 53% 69%
Wilson TCC 1,757 1,230 16% 45% 61%
System Totals 160,747 126,601 14% 51% 65%
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE J:
Employer Satisfaction With Graduates
Description/ Definition C The percentage of a sample of businesses who employ individuals
trained or educated by a community college indicating that they are satisfied with the quality of
those employees as it relates to the community college training and education. This measure is
intended primarily to determine the satisfaction of organizations whose employees have been
trained through a community college.
Methodology and Data Source C A survey will be conducted each year to determine employer
satisfaction. Employers will be divided into three categories based on the number of program
graduates and Standard Industrial Classification ( SIC) code. Each category of employers will be
surveyed every three years on an alternating basis.
Performance Standard C Eighty- five percent ( 85%) of employers surveyed will report
satisfaction with the skills of employees trained or educated by community colleges.
Results C During 2001- 02, 4,839 employers of 1999- 2000 community college graduates were
surveyed. A total of 1,742 surveys were completed and returned by employers, for a 36 percent
response rate. Overall, 96 percent of those employers who returned a survey indicated that they
were satisfied with the job preparation of community college graduates. All 58 colleges met the
performance standard on this measure.
PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF PROGRAM COMPLETERS
( Performance Standard: Percent Satisfied = 85%)
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
NUMBER OF
EMPLOYERS
SURVEYED
RESPONSE
RATE
PERCENT
SATISFIED
Alamance CC 2,613 148 35% 95%
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 109 43% 98%
Beaufort County CC 1,662 46 38% 94%
Bladen CC 1,008 24 66% 91%
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 40 50% 96%
Brunswick CC 1,106 33 31% 98%
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 97 37% 97%
Cape Fear CC 4,952 147 35% 100%
Carteret CC 1,513 49 45% 97%
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 80 34% 100%
Central Carolina CC 4,442 189 22% 100%
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 171 33% 97%
Cleveland CC 1,895 77 42% 95%
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 137 52% 98%
College of The Albemarle 2,015 78 42% 98%
Craven CC 2,206 97 36% 94%
Davidson County CC 2,600 96 42% 98%
Durham TCC 3,544 85 28% 95%
Edgecombe CC 1,893 30 66% 97%
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 218 27% 95%
Forsyth TCC 5,152 145 23% 100%
Gaston College 3,623 113 43% 96%
Guilford TCC 6,996 143 31% 95%
Halifax CC 1,430 67 42% 92%
Haywood CC 1,549 58 39% 94%
Isothermal CC 1,962 57 28% 93%
James Sprunt CC 1,244 73 26% 92%
Johnston CC 2,992 196 32% 94%
Lenoir CC 2,474 67 29% 93%
Martin CC 923 30 58% 97%
Mayland CC 1,211 42 29% 96%
McDowell TCC 1,158 36 51% 95%
Mitchell CC 1,870 55 58% 95%
Montgomery CC 662 29 50% 94%
Nash CC 2,066 48 45% 97%
Pamlico CC 416 25 53% 94%
Piedmont CC 1,770 97 33% 94%
Pitt CC 4,463 122 35% 95%
Randolph CC 2,042 60 29% 93%
Richmond CC 1,830 57 27% 96%
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 35 45% 91%
Robeson CC 2,794 83 38% 92%
Rockingham CC 1,904 61 41% 95%
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 83 30% 100%
Sampson CC 1,426 44 48% 94%
Sandhills CC 3,195 69 33% 100%
South Piedmont CC 1,652 47 34% 94%
Southeastern CC 2,242 57 38% 96%
Southwestern CC 1,977 58 42% 97%
Stanly CC 1,516 72 29% 98%
Surry CC 2,903 124 46% 94%
Tri- County CC 1,104 27 54% 93%
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 103 29% 91%
Wake TCC 8,550 230 37% 96%
Wayne CC 3,149 74 39% 94%
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 73 34% 92%
Wilkes CC 2,370 72 43% 93%
Wilson TCC 1,757 57 47% 92%
System Totals 160,747 4,839 36% 96%
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE K:
Client Satisfaction With Customized Training
Description/ Definition C The percentage of businesses/ industries who have received services
from a community college indicating that their expectations have been met. This measure is
intended primarily to determine the satisfaction of organizations that received services from a
community college.
Methodology and Data Source C A survey for businesses/ industries receiving services from New
and Expanding Industry Training and the Small Business Centers is administered by colleges to
determine level of satisfaction with their customized training. The data are submitted annually to
the System Office at the end of the fiscal year.
Performance Standard C Ninety percent ( 90%) of businesses/ industries surveyed will report
satisfaction with the services provided by community colleges.
Results C Total number of survey respondents was 32,699. Ninety- nine percent ( 99%)
responded that they were satisfied with the customized training provided by community colleges.
Fifty- eight ( 58) colleges met the performance standard.
CLIENT SATISFACTION WITH CUSTOMIZED TRAINING, 2000- 2001
( Performance Standard: 85 percent)
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
NUMBER OF
SURVEY
RESPONDENTS
PERCENT
SATISFIED
Alamance CC 2,613 168 98
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 506 99
Beaufort County CC 1,662 364 99
Bladen CC 1,008 143 99
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 430 99
Brunswick CC 1,106 225 100
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 1,069 99
Cape Fear CC 4,952 576 99
Carteret CC 1,513 242 99
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 519 98
Central Carolina CC 4,442 490 100
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 675 99
Cleveland CC 1,895 435 100
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 432 100
College of The Albemarle 2,015 1,214 99
Craven CC 2,206 102 95
Davidson County CC 2,600 486 99
Durham TCC 3,544 617 99
Edgecombe CC 1,893 420 99
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 466 99
Forsyth TCC 5,152 349 99
Gaston College 3,623 823 99
Guilford TCC 6,996 1,436 100
Halifax CC 1,430 940 99
Haywood CC 1,549 328 99
Isothermal CC 1,962 636 98
James Sprunt CC 1,244 653 99
Johnston CC 2,992 1,782 99
Lenoir CC 2,474 1,379 99
Martin CC 923 442 98
Mayland CC 1,211 175 100
McDowell TCC 1,158 186 100
Mitchell CC 1,870 329 100
Montgomery CC 662 321 99
Nash CC 2,066 742 100
Pamlico CC 416 242 100
Piedmont CC 1,770 357 98
Pitt CC 4,463 640 100
Randolph CC 2,042 597 99
Richmond CC 1,830 411 99
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 460 100
Robeson CC 2,794 348 97
Rockingham CC 1,904 943 99
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 471 98
Sampson CC 1,426 444 100
Sandhills CC 3,195 1,470 98
South Piedmont CC 1,652 587 98
Southeastern CC 2,242 454 99
Southwestern CC 1,977 268 99
Stanly CC 1,516 213 99
Surry CC 2,903 675 99
Tri- County CC 1,104 94 100
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 301 100
Wake TCC 8,550 1,593 96
Wayne CC 3,149 845 99
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 357 95
Wilkes CC 2,370 232 100
Wilson TCC 1,757 597 98
System Totals 160,747 32,699 99
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CORE INDICATORS OF
SUCCESS MEASURE L:
Program Unduplicated Headcount Enrollment
Description/ Definition C A minimum three- year average annual unduplicated headcount
enrollment in a curriculum program.
Methodology and Data Source C Using the Curriculum Registration files submitted by each
community college to the North Carolina Community College System Office, the System Office
will calculate annual unduplicated headcount for each program for the most current three years
for which data are available. An average annual headcount based on the three- year data will be
calculated.
The data will be for all diploma/ certificate- granting programs; special credit programs will not
be included. If a program is offered at several award levels ( for example, the associate degree
and certificate level) or if a program offers more than one concentration area, the data will be
compiled as though it were one program.
Performance Standard C The performance standard for this measure is a three- year average
annual headcount minimum of ten students.
Results C In the 2000- 2001 academic year, 15 colleges met the performance standard of a
minimum three- year average annual headcount of ten students.
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS WITH A THREE- YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OF
LESS THAN 10, 1998- 99, 1999- 00, 2000- 01
( Performance Standard: Average Annual Enrollment = 10 minimum)
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
NUMBER
OF
PROGRAMS
Alamance CC 2,613 0
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 0
Beaufort County CC 1,662 1
Bladen CC 1,008 2
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 2
Brunswick CC 1,106 0
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 2
Cape Fear CC 4,952 1
Carteret CC 1,513 5
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 2
Central Carolina CC 4,442 0
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 3
Cleveland CC 1,895 1
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 0
College of The Albemarle 2,015 2
Craven CC 2,206 3
Davidson County CC 2,600 4
Durham TCC 3,544 6
Edgecombe CC 1,893 2
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 0
Forsyth TCC 5,152 4
Gaston College 3,623 0
Guilford TCC 6,996 4

Halifax CC 1,430 1
Haywood CC 1,549 4
Isothermal CC 1,962 1
James Sprunt CC 1,244 2
Johnston CC 2,992 0
Lenoir CC 2,474 3
Martin CC 923 0
Mayland CC 1,211 1
McDowell TCC 1,158 3
Mitchell CC 1,870 4
Montgomery CC 662 1
Nash CC 2,066 0
Pamlico CC 416 2
Piedmont CC 1,770 4
Pitt CC 4,463 5
Randolph CC 2,042 4
Richmond CC 1,830 1
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 4
Robeson CC 2,794 0
Rockingham CC 1,904 0
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 4
Sampson CC 1,426 1
Sandhills CC 3,195 2
South Piedmont CC 1,652 4
Southeastern CC 2,242 0
Southwestern CC 1,977 4
Stanly CC 1,516 2
Surry CC 2,903 3
Tri- County CC 1,104 2
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 1
Wake TCC 8,550 1
Wayne CC 3,149 0
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 5
Wilkes CC 2,370 0
Wilson TCC 1,757 1
System Totals 160,747 114
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SUMMARY OF CORE INDICATORS OF SUCCESS
A summary of the System's performance on the measures and the number of colleges meeting
each standard are presented on the next page.
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SUMMARY REPORT ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES, 2000- 2001
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
MEASURE STANDARD SYSTEM
AVERAGE
# COLLEGES
MEETING
STANDARD
# COLLEGES
MADE
SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT
Progress of Basic Skills Students 75% 78% 47 4
Passing Rates on Licensure/
Certification Exams for First-
Time Test Takers
Aggregate = 80%
Exams = 70%
86% 45
26
26* 5
Goal Completion of Completers 95% 99% 57 1
Employment of Graduates 95% ( adjusted) 98% 58
Performance of College Transfer
Students
Equivalent to Native
UNC Sophomores and
Juniors ( 82.9%)
80.6% 17 24
Passing Rates in Developmental
Courses
70% 80% 52 3
Success Rate of Developmental
Students in Subsequent College-
Level Courses
No Statistically
Significant Difference
Between
Developmental and
Non- Developmental
Students
Dev: 86%
Nondev.:
85%
41 **
Student Satisfaction of
Completers and Non- Completers
90% 96% 58
Curriculum Student Retention &
Graduation
60% 65% 54 2
Employer Satisfaction With
Graduates
85% 96% 58
Business/ Industry Satisfaction
With Services Provided
90% 99% 58
Program Enrollment Three- Year Average
Annual Enrollment of
Less Than 10
2 15 NA
* 45 colleges met the 80% standard; 26 colleges had no exam with a passing rate < 70%; 26 colleges
met both standards.
** New measure.
STATUS OF NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES MEETING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, 2000- 2001
( M = Met Standard; SI= Significant Improvement)
College
Progress of
Basic
Skills
Students
Passing
Rates on
Licensure/
Certif.
Exams
Goal
Completion
for
Completers
Employment
Rate
of Graduates
Performance of
College
Transfer
Students
Passing
Rates in
Develop.
Courses
Success
Rate of
Develop.
Students in
College
Level-
Courses
Student
Satisfaction
of
Completers
& Non-
Comp.
Curriculum
Student
Retention &
Graduation
Employer
Satisfaction
Business
& Industry
Satisfaction
With
Services
Provided
Program
Enrollment
Total
Standards
Met or
Significant
Improvement
Total
Performance
Funding
Standards Met
or Significant
Improvement
Alamance CC M M M M M M6th M M M M 10 4
Asheville- Buncombe TCC M M M M M6th M M M M M M 11 5s
Beaufort County CC M M M SI M M6th M M M 9 4
Bladen CC M M M M M M M6th M M M 10 5s
Blue Ridge CC M M M M M M M M6th M M M 11 6s
Brunswick CC M M M SI M6th M M M M M 10 5
Caldwell CC & TI M M M M M M M M6th M M M 11 6s
Cape Fear CC M M M M M M M M M6th M 10 5s
Carteret CC M M M M M M M M6th M 9 4
Catawba Valley CC M M M M SI M6th M M M M M 11 6s
Central Carolina CC SI M M M M M M M M6th M 10 5
Central Piedmont CC M M M M M M M SI M M6th 10 5s
Cleveland CC M M M SI M M M6th M M M 10 5
Coastal Carolina CC M M M M M M M M6th M M M M 12 6s
College of The Albemarle M M M M M M M M M M6th M 11 6s
Craven CC M M M M SI M M6th SI M M 10 6s
Davidson County CC M M M M M M6th M M 8 4
Durham TCC SI M M M SI M M M M M M6th 11 6
Edgecombe CC M M M SI M M6th M M M 9 5
Fayetteville TCC M M M M M M6th M M M M M 11 6s
Forsyth TCC M M M M SI M6th M M M M 10 6s
Gaston College M M M SI M6th M M M M M M 11 5
Guilford TCC SI M M SI M M6th M M 8 5
Halifax CC M SI M M SI M M M M M6th 10 6
Haywood CC M M M M M M M M M6th 9 5s
Isothermal CC M M M M M M M6th M M M 10 5s
James Sprunt CC M M M SI M M M M M6th 9 5
Johnston CC M M SI M M M M M6th M M 10 4
Lenoir CC M M M SI M M M6th M M M 10 5
Martin CC M M M SI M M M6th M M M M 11 5
6th: Selected sixth performance measure.
s: Superior performance funding.
STATUS OF NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES MEETING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, 2000- 2001
( M = Met Standard; SI= Significant Improvement)
College
Progress of
Basic
Skills
Students
Passing
Rates on
Licensure/
Certif.
Exams
Goal
Completion
for
Completers
Employment
Rate
of Graduates
Performance of
College
Transfer
Students
Passing
Rates in
Develop.
Courses
Success
Rate of
Develop.
Students in
College
Level-
Courses
Student
Satisfaction
of
Completers
& Non-
Comp.
Curriculum
Student
Retention &
Graduation
Employer
Satisfaction
Business
& Industry
Satisfaction
With
Services
Provided
Program
Enrollment
Total
Standards
Met or
Significant
Improvement
Total
Performance
Funding
Standards Met
or Significant
Improvement
Mayland CC M M M M M M6th M M M M M 11 6s
McDowell TCC M M M M M6th M M M 8 4
Mitchell CC M M M M M M M M M6th 9 5s
Montgomery CC SI M M M M M6th M M M 9 4
Nash CC M SI M M SI M M6th M M M M 11 6
Pamlico CC M M M M M M M6th M M 9 4
Piedmont CC M M M M M M M M6th M M 10 6s
Pitt CC M M M M M M M M6th M 9 4
Randolph CC M SI M M SI M6th M M M 9 5
Richmond CC M M M M SI M M M M M M6th 11 6s
Roanoke- Chowan CC M M M M6th M M M M M 9 4
Robeson CC M M M M M M6th M M M M 10 4
Rockingham CC M SI M M SI M6th M M M M M 11 6
Rowan- Cabarrus CC M M SI M M M M M6th M 9 4
Sampson CC M M M SI M M6th M M M 9 5
Sandhills CC M M M M SI M6th M M M M M 11 6s
South Piedmont CC M M M M M M M6th M M M 10 5s
Southeastern CC M M M M M M M M M M6th M M 12 6s
Southwestern CC M M M M M M6th M M 8 4
Stanly CC M M M SI M M M M M6th M 10 5
Surry CC M M M M M M M6th M M M 10 5s
Tri- County CC M M M M M M6th M M M M M 11 6s
Vance- Granville CC M SI M M M SI M M M M M6th 11 6s
Wake TCC M M M M M M M M6th M 9 4
Wayne CC M M M M SI M M6th M M M M 11 6s
Western Piedmont CC M M M SI M M M6th M M M 10 5
Wilkes CC M M M M M M M M6th M M M M 12 6s
Wilson TCC M M SI M M M M6th M 8 4
6th: Selected sixth performance measure.
s: Superior performance funding.
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NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PLAN, 2001- 2003
EVALUATION OF PROGRESS
The Critical Success Factors report is a set of measures for assessing the progress of the
System in achieving objectives identified in the System's strategic plan. Factors two
through five provide measures that monitor success of the System in meeting its target
levels of success.
Most of the data presented in this section of the report are System- level data, and where
appropriate, college- level data are presented for information. These data are to determine
the degree to which the System has met its target levels.
The factors that comprise this section of the report are:
Factor II: Workforce Development
Factor III: Diverse Populations' Learning Needs
Factor IV: Resources
Factor V: Technology
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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR II: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Supporting North Carolina's economic development has been an important part of the
mission of the Community College System since its beginning. The System is a major tool
for providing the state's citizens with the education and skills they need to be productive in
the workforce. The System's institutions have traditionally worked closely with the
businesses in their areas to insure that the programs offered by the colleges prepare citizens
to take the jobs that are available. They have also provided citizens with the skills to be self-employed.
North Carolina originated customized training programs for new industries that agreed to
come into the state, and its approach has been copied widely. This program remains a strong
part of the state's economic development arsenal, along with other categorically funded
programs for existing industries and small businesses.
Along with these specialized programs, the System's ability to stay current with the job
market protects the state from skill shortages and protects its citizens from finding their skills
outdated by changing technology and market forces. Measures of the success of the System
in staying on the cutting edge are difficult to determine, but important.
The State Board of Community Colleges has placed renewed emphasis on the role of North
Carolina community colleges in workforce development. The 1999- 2001 Strategic Plan
established a new mission statement for the System and a new set of System goals have been
adopted by the State Board of Community Colleges which emphasize education, training and
retraining for the workforce, including basic skills/ literacy, occupational and pre-baccalaureate
programs.
The measures that have been identified for the success of the System in its economic
development role are:
A. Percentage of High Demand Occupations Encompassed by Training Programs
B. Percentage of Employers Satisfied With NCCCS Training Programs
C. Percentage of College Tech Prep Students Enrolling in a Community College
D. Number of Employers and Trainees Served by New and Expanding Industry Training
( NEIT), Focused Industrial Training ( FIT), Small Business Centers, and Customized
Training
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MEASURE A:
Percentage of High Demand Occupations
Encompassed by Training Programs
Description/ Definition C The percentage of occupations identified as high demand or
emerging at the local, regional, and state levels for which the North Carolina Community
College System provides training, either through occupational extension or curriculum
programs.
Methodology and Data Source C High demand occupations are identified through various
sources. On the state level, data from the Employment Security Commission on projected
demand for employees by occupational categories will be analyzed. On the local and
regional level, a statewide survey of business and industry administered by the North
Carolina Community College System Office will collect information on future needs. Once
the high demand occupations have been identified, data on the number of training programs
offered by community colleges and number of students enrolled will be analyzed.
Performance Target C By 2001, training programs will be developed that address 90 percent
of the occupations identified as high demand or emerging at the local, regional and state
levels.
Results C Efforts are being made to identify the high demand and emerging occupations in
North Carolina, but no data are available at this point.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MEASURE B:
Percentage of Employers Satisfied With
NCCCS Training Programs
Description/ Definition C The percentage of employers in North Carolina who indicate
satisfaction with the training programs offered by the North Carolina Community College
System. This measure focuses on training programs and services provided to businesses and
industries.
Methodology and Data Source C A statewide survey administered by the System Office will
be conducted each year to determine business and industry satisfaction. Business and
industry will be divided into three categories based on the Standard Industrial Classification
( SIC) codes. Each category of business and industry will be surveyed every three years on
an alternating basis.
Performance Target C Ninety percent ( 90%) of the businesses and industries surveyed will
indicate satisfaction with the training programs and services provided by North Carolina
Community Colleges.
Results C See the Core Indicators of Student Success Measure K: Client Satisfaction with
Customized Training. As indicated in Factor 1, 99 percent of the survey respondents were
satisfied with the training programs and services provided by North Carolina Community
Colleges, and thus the performance target was achieved.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MEASURE C:
Percentage of College Tech Prep Students
Enrolling in a Community College
Description/ Definition C The percentage of high school graduates who were in a College
Tech Prep program in high school and enroll the following year in a community college.
This measure is dependent on the ability of the high schools to identify graduates of a
College Tech Prep course of study.
Methodology and Data Source C The data on the number of high school graduates who
complete the College Tech Prep requirements will be gathered from the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction. The number and percentage of those students who enroll
in a community college the year following graduation will be determined from the
curriculum registration files submitted by the colleges to the System Office.
Performance Target C A performance target for this measure has not been established. As
the data are accurately collected and analyzed, a target level will be determined.
Results C The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction ( NCDPI) has had limited
success in identifying the number of graduates who successfully completed the College Tech
Prep program. Some high school data are being submitted with the students’ intended course
of study identified. The best high school data are those graduation records with the post
course of study identified. However, not all high school records are being received this way
to date.
In 2000- 2001, 16.4 percent of the 2000 high school graduates who enrolled in a community
college had successfully completed the requirement of the College Tech Prep course of
study; a 1.91 percent decrease, which might be contributed to problems in submission of
transcripts. The ABCs of public education, as specified in the high school accountability
model, require year- to- year comparison of percentages of students completing the college
tech prep course of study.
NUMBER OF 2000 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TECH PREP
AND ENROLLED IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
2000 HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES
ENROLLED
TECH PREPS
ENROLLED PERCENTAGE
Alamance CC 2,613 382 45 11.78%
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 474 134 28.27%
Beaufort County CC 1,662 141 19 13.48%
Bladen CC 1,008 90 17 18.89%
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 185 38 20.54%
Brunswick CC 1,106 106 17 16.04%
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 314 0 0.00%
Cape Fear CC 4,952 435 36 8.28%
Carteret CC 1,513 134 22 16.42%
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 390 101 25.90%
Central Carolina CC 4,442 249 53 21.29%
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 1,162 33 2.84%
Cleveland CC 1,895 127 20 15.75%
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 344 72 20.93%
College of The Albemarle 2,015 300 52 17.33%
Craven CC 2,206 183 18 9.84%
Davidson County CC 2,600 262 39 14.89%
Durham TCC 3,544 352 23 6.53%
Edgecombe CC 1,893 104 38 36.54%
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 483 42 8.70%
Forsyth TCC 5,152 533 86 16.14%
Gaston College 3,623 468 84 17.95%
Guilford TCC 6,996 620 115 18.55%
Halifax CC 1,430 119 25 21.01%
Haywood CC 1,549 110 25 22.73%
Isothermal CC 1,962 155 12 7.74%
James Sprunt CC 1,244 93 24 25.81%
Johnston CC 2,992 178 42 23.60%
Lenoir CC 2,474 179 50 27.93%
Martin CC 923 63 20 31.75%
Mayland CC 1,211 105 38 36.19%
McDowell TCC 1,158 97 9 9.28%
Mitchell CC 1,870 221 27 12.22%
Montgomery CC 662 59 8 13.56%
Nash CC 2,066 224 70 31.25%
Pamlico CC 416 21 3 14.29%
Piedmont CC 1,770 87 24 27.59%
Pitt CC 4,463 1,299 129 9.93%
Randolph CC 2,042 211 36 17.06%
Richmond CC 1,830 115 46 40.00%
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 92 1 1.09%
Robeson CC 2,794 92 24 26.09%
Rockingham CC 1,904 295 94 31.86%
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 439 88 20.05%
Sampson CC 1,426 123 34 27.64%
Sandhills CC 3,195 350 124 35.43%
South Piedmont CC 1,652 211 0 0.00%
Southeastern CC 2,242 153 34 22.22%
Southwestern CC 1,977 132 15 11.36%
Stanly CC 1,516 158 37 23.42%
Surry CC 2,903 393 105 26.72%
Tri- County CC 1,104 97 29 29.90%
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 256 57 22.27%
Wake TCC 8,550 660 2 0.30%
Wayne CC 3,149 388 112 28.87%
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 186 25 13.44%
Wilkes CC 2,370 246 56 22.76%
Wilson TCC 1,757 112 23 20.54%
System Totals 160,747 15,557 2,552 16.40%
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MEASURE D:
Number of Employers and Trainees Served by
NEIT, FIT, Small Business Centers, and
Customized Training
Description/ Definition C The number of employers and individuals served by categorical
programs created specifically to address employers needs. This measure is designed to
provide information on specific activities of community colleges that promote the economic
development of the state.
Methodology and Data Source C Information on the number of trainees, projects, businesses,
and individuals served through these categorical programs are collected annually by the
Economic and Workforce Development Division of the North Carolina Community College
System Office.
Performance Target C These programs were designed to provide specialized services and
were not intended to be " numbers driven." Fluctuations in numbers from year to year reflect
various factors such as funding availability, scope of the projects funded, and local demand.
Results C The number of trainees in FIT and Small Business Centers increased 10 percent
over last year’s figure, and the one in NEIT increased almost 20 percent. The data
demonstrate that these programs continue to provide a valuable service to a large number of
industries and individuals in the state.
NEW & EXPANDING INDUSTRY TRAINEES & PROJECTS
YEAR TRAINEES PROJECTS
1996- 97 25,076 184
1997- 98 22,985 201
1998- 99 19,960 193
1999- 00 20,256 197
2000- 01 24,068 203
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FOCUSED INDUSTRIAL TRAINING: TRAINEES & INDUSTRIES SERVED*
YEAR TRAINEES INDUSTRIES
1996- 97 8,943 711
1997- 98 8,939 576
1998- 99 14,256 666
1999- 00 12,186 705
2000- 01 13,404 630
* Includes the apprenticeship program.
SMALL BUSINESS CLIENTS SERVED
YEAR
# OF
CENTERS PARTICIPANTS COUNSEL REFERRAL
EXT./ CURR.
COURSE
PARTICIPANT
1996- 97 58 41,408 10,679 5,353 20,416
1997- 98 58 47,696 12,081 6,815 24,707
1998- 99 58 47,256 4,310 10,092 19,599
1999- 00 59 43,191 5,139 4,060 19,839
2000- 01 59 47,507 5,462 7,130 16,228
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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR III: DIVERSE POPULATIONS LEARNING NEEDS
At the core of the Community College System's mission is its open door policy. Community
colleges, in the words of founding father Dallas Herring, " take people from where they are to
where they want to be." The special mission of the community colleges is to serve those who
did not have opportunities to learn or who missed out on those opportunities, and to serve
people who have special problems to overcome. Thus, there is an emphasis on reaching out
to the under- served: dropouts, handicapped, economically or educationally disadvantaged
and other groups who are not traditionally included in higher education.
There are many issues facing community colleges today, but perhaps none strike at the core
of our mission as hard as does the reality of limited resources in this time of economic
uncertainty. How long can the " open door" remain open when personnel, services, and
facilities are strained to their limits? As the demands on community colleges continue to rise
without a corresponding increase in resources, the " open door" that is the path to opportunity
for so many closes just a bit more.
The state needs to raise the productivity of its citizens, and these are times in which people
have a harder time being self- sufficient and raising families unless they have an education.
Providing access to education, a constitutional duty of the state, is increasingly important to
individuals and society. A successful community college system will reach out to under-served
groups.
The measures identified as indicators of the System's success in meeting the learning needs
of diverse populations are:
A. Number and Percentage of Dropouts Annually Served by Basic Skills Programs
B. Number of GEDs and AHSDs Awarded Compared to the Number of Dropouts Statewide
C. Percentage of Basic Skills Students and Recent High School Graduates Enrolling in a
Community College
D. Unduplicated Headcount in English as a Second Language ( ESL)
E. Number of Under- Represented Students Enrolled Per Category
F. Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid and Amount of Aid Compared With Cost
of Attendance
G. Percentage of Population of Service Area Enrolled
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MEASURE A:
Number and Percentage of Dropouts Annually Served
by Basic Skills Programs
Description/ Definition C The number and percentage of high school dropouts who enroll in a
basic skills program at a community college. Basic skills programs include Adult Basic
Education, Adult High School, General Educational Development ( GED), Compensatory
Education, and English as a Second Language.
Methodology and Data Source C Data on last year of high school attendance and number of
years of high school completed are gathered at the time a student registers for classes. The
last year of high school attendance data is matched against initial enrollment year to
determine the number of students who enroll in a community college basic skills program
within one year of dropping out of high school.
Performance Target C No performance target level has been established for this measure.
Results C In 2000- 2001, community colleges enrolled 13,018 high school dropouts who
dropped out of school during 2000- 01; a 13.6 percent increase in enrollment for the academic
year 2000- 01. This " safety net" feature continues to be an important role played by
community colleges.
NUMBER OF RECENT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WHO
ENROLLED IN A BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM
YEAR DROPPED
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR ENROLLED IN A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NUMBER
ENROLLED
1/ 198- 6/ 30/ 99 1998- 99 14,516*
1/ 1/ 99- 6/ 30/ 00 1999- 00 11,456*
1/ 1/ 00- 6/ 30/ 01 2000- 01 13,018
* Revised data based on new information.
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WHO ENROLLED
IN A BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DURING 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
NUMBER
ENROLLED
Alamance CC 2,613 204
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 411
Beaufort County CC 1,662 97
Bladen CC 1,008 103
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 284
Brunswick CC 1,106 123
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 187
Cape Fear CC 4,952 252
Carteret CC 1,513 130
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 208
Central Carolina CC 4,442 474
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 838
Cleveland CC 1,895 97
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 787
College of The Albemarle 2,015 428
Craven CC 2,206 141
Davidson County CC 2,600 268
Durham TCC 3,544 145
Edgecombe CC 1,893 175
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 394
Forsyth TCC 5,152 486
Gaston College 3,623 189
Guilford TCC 6,996 56
Halifax CC 1,430 130
Haywood CC 1,549 85
Isothermal CC 1,962 151
James Sprunt CC 1,244 106
Johnston CC 2,992 140
Lenoir CC 2,474 231
Martin CC 923 126
Mayland CC 1,211 85
McDowell TCC 1,158 105
Mitchell CC 1,870 180
Montgomery CC 662 43
Nash CC 2,066 147
Pamlico CC 416 18
Piedmont CC 1,770 124
Pitt CC 4,463 359
Randolph CC 2,042 232
Richmond CC 1,830 326
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 76
Robeson CC 2,794 267
Rockingham CC 1,904 115
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 358
Sampson CC 1,426 101
Sandhills CC 3,195 303
South Piedmont CC 1,652 244
Southeastern CC 2,242 137
Southwestern CC 1,977 401
Stanly CC 1,516 135
Surry CC 2,903 147
Tri- County CC 1,104 58
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 593
Wake TCC 8,550 66
Wayne CC 3,149 375
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 259
Wilkes CC 2,370 131
Wilson TCC 1,757 187
System Totals 160,747 13,018
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MEASURE B:
Number of GEDs and AHSDs Awarded Compared to
the Number of Dropouts Statewide
Description/ Definition C Number of GEDs and Adult High School Diplomas ( AHSDs)
awarded by community colleges annually compared to the number of public school dropouts.
This measure serves as an indicator of the degree to which community colleges reduce the
total pool of people in North Carolina with less than a high school education.
Methodology and Data Source C Data on the number of GEDs and AHSDs awarded are
gathered and reported annually by the North Carolina Community College System Office.
Data on the number of dropouts is provided by the North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction.
Performance Target C By 2001, an increase by 10 percent the number of individuals enrolled
in the GED and AHSD programs that complete the program has been set.
Results C Number of GEDs and AHSDs awarded in 2000- 01 is 19,312, which is a 10.6
percent increase from the previous year. Therefore the performance target was achieved.
NUMBER OF GEDs AND AHSDs AWARDED COMPARED TO THE
NUMBER OF DROPOUTS STATEWIDE
YEAR
NEW DROPOUTS ADDED
TO DROPOUT POOL
GED/ AHS DIPLOMAS
AWARDED
INCREASE IN
DROPOUT POOL
1996- 97 18,235 17,144 1,091
1997- 98 18,501 17,758 743
1998- 99 24,356* 17,697 6,659
1999- 00 23,597 17,455 6,142
2000- 01 21,368 19,312 2,056
* Increased number of dropouts reflects the public schools no longer coding students who
dropout of high school and enter a community college as transfers. Beginning in 1998- 99
these students were coded as dropouts.
NUMBER OF GEDs/ AHSDs AWARDED, 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE AHS GED
Alamance CC 2,613 31 341
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 9 567
Beaufort County CC 1,662 124
Bladen CC 1,008 20 130
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 22 358
Brunswick CC 1,106 16 130
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 42 346
Cape Fear CC 4,952 91 336
Carteret CC 1,513 47 156
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 388
Central Carolina CC 4,442 170 433
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 209 715
Cleveland CC 1,895 66 79
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 55 339
College of The Albemarle 2,015 75 381
Craven CC 2,206 14 172
Davidson County CC 2,600 51 247
Durham TCC 3,544 75 153
Edgecombe CC 1,893 14 277
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 58 278
Forsyth TCC 5,152 109 655
Gaston College 3,623 95 508
Guilford TCC 6,996 187 531
Halifax CC 1,430 155
Haywood CC 1,549 100
Isothermal CC 1,962 75 193
James Sprunt CC 1,244 11 114
Johnston CC 2,992 51 90
Lenoir CC 2,474 38 251
Martin CC 923 12 100
Mayland CC 1,211 299
McDowell TCC 1,158 193
Mitchell CC 1,870 375
Montgomery CC 662 2 43
Nash CC 2,066 35 256
Pamlico CC 416 86
Piedmont CC 1,770 178
Pitt CC 4,463 51 231
Randolph CC 2,042 45 351
Richmond CC 1,830 21 343
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 150
Robeson CC 2,794 127 95
Rockingham CC 1,904 176
Rowan Cabarrus CC 3,742 45 343
Sampson CC 1,426 281
Sandhills CC 3,195 27 355
South Piedmont CC 1,652 71 242
Southeastern CC 2,242 18 178
Southwestern CC 1,977 10 423
Stanly CC 1,516 74 190
Surry CC 2,903 106
Tri- County CC 1,104 106
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 196 695
Wake TCC 8,550 69 762
Wayne CC 3,149 71 277
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 31 528
Wilkes CC 2,370 83 159
Wilson TCC 1,757 66 112
State Office 157
System Total 160,747 2,683 16,629
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MEASURE C:
Percentage of Basic Skills Students and Recent High
School Graduates Enrolling in a Community College
Description/ Definition C Number and percentage of basic skills students and recent high
school graduates who enroll in a community college. The measure is designed to determine
the number and percentage that move directly from basic skills programs or high school into
a community college curriculum or occupational extension program. The tracking of basic
skills students into curriculum or occupational extension is important for determining the
success of community colleges in encouraging students to get the necessary skills for today's
marketplace.
Methodology and Data Source C The number and percentage of recent high school graduates
enrolling in a community college is reported annually by the Information Services Section of
the North Carolina Community College System Office. The number and percentage of basic
skills students enrolling in a curriculum or occupational extension course are determined by
tracking basic skills students from one year to the next utilizing the registration files
submitted by the colleges. This analysis is done by the Planning and Research Section in the
North Carolina Community College System Office.
Performance Target C By 2001, increase the percentage of each target group that enroll in a
community college by 10 percent.
Results C Number of basic skills students enrolling in curriculum or occupational extension
courses increased by 1.1 percent, from 14,069 in 1999- 2000 to 14,229 in 2000- 01. The
enrollment of the 2000 high school graduates in community colleges ( 16,118) represented a
4.6 percent decline from the previous year’s enrollment. Thus the performance target of 10
percent increase was not met.
TRANSITION OF BASIC SKILLS STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
TO OCCUPATIONAL EXTENSION AND CURRICULUM PROGRAMS
BASIC SKILLS STUDENTS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
YEAR ENROLLED NUMBER
PERCENT
INCREASE NUMBER
PERCENT
INCREASE
1998- 99 12,740 16,811
1999- 00 14,069 10.4% 16,898 0.5%
2000- 01 14,229 1.1% 16,118 - 4.6%
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MEASURE D:
Unduplicated Headcount in English as a Second
Language
Description/ Definition C The number of individuals enrolled in English as a Second
Language ( ESL) programs in North Carolina Community Colleges.
Methodology and Data Source C Enrollment data on English as a Second Language are
collected and reported annually by the North Carolina Community College System Office.
The source of the data is the Literacy Education Information System ( LEIS).
Performance Target C By 2001, increase the enrollment in English as a Second Language
programs by 10 percent.
Results C The total number of students served by this program increased by 13 percent from
1999- 2000 to 2000- 01 reflecting the high demand for the program. Thus the performance
target was achieved.
UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT IN
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ( ESL)
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
YEAR
UNDUPLICATED
ENROLLMENT % INCREASE
1996- 97 24,115 19.3
1997- 98 26,053 8.0
1998- 99 30,469 27.7
1999- 00 35,696 17.2
2000- 01 40,378 13.1
ENROLLMENT IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, 2000- 2001
( UNDUPLICATED)
Alamance CC 2,613 412 422 119 9 63 1 1,026
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 800 206 82 20 36 24 1,168
Beaufort County CC 1,662 235 77 26 12 15 0 365
Bladen CC 1,008 8 90 15 0 2 0 115
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 70 134 42 22 21 4 293
Brunswick CC 1,106 1 67 5 3 2 0 78
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 103 299 80 29 32 4 547
Cape Fear CC 4,952 100 584 150 20 73 10 937
Carteret CC 1,513 9 31 11 2 5 1 59
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 567 741 329 130 114 26 1,907
Central Carolina CC 4,442 202 1,779 146 29 50 7 2,213
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 9 2,600 1,213 328 194 54 4,398
Cleveland CC 1,895 13 30 5 3 0 2 53
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 102 123 13 9 9 6 262
College of The Albemarle 2,015 105 92 18 10 7 3 235
Craven CC 2,206 125 138 12 2 0 277
Davidson County CC 2,600 92 350 148 37 27 3 657
Durham TCC 3,544 286 1421 449 6 305 12 2,479
Edgecombe CC 1,893 58 74 19 5 4 1 161
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 49 310 259 107 171 7 903
Forsyth TCC 5,152 1,071 880 317 110 165 22 2,565
Gaston College 3,623 157 217 90 30 25 4 523
Guilford TCC 6,996 1,009 1,274 441 103 210 30 3,067
Halifax CC 1,430 12 14 0 0 0 0 26
Haywood CC 1,549 13 98 27 5 12 0 155
Isothermal CC 1,962 103 144 26 9 12 0 294
James Sprunt CC 1,244 0 147 8 2 3 0 160
Johnston CC 2,992 1 706 20 1 0 0 728
Lenoir CC 2,474 216 79 31 10 5 1 342
Martin CC 923 7 102 1 1 1 0 112
Mayland CC 1,211 51 46 18 11 13 3 142
McDowell TCC 1,158 92 79 29 6 13 2 221
Mitchell CC 1,870 76 208 59 19 28 8 398
Montgomery CC 662 1 185 4 0 18 0 208
Nash CC 2,066 11 180 2 0 0 0 193
Pamlico CC 416 18 11 10 3 0 1 43
Piedmont CC 1,770 52 39 28 10 12 1 142
Pitt CC 4,463 7 359 36 6 6 0 414
Randolph CC 2,042 93 390 162 31 58 2 736
Richmond CC 1,830 56 101 26 6 7 2 198
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 45 12 0 0 0 0 57
Robeson CC 2,794 45 10 9 2 5 0 71
Rockingham CC 1,904 33 91 51 11 6 0 192
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 512 719 246 88 62 4 1,631
Sampson CC 1,426 238 36 17 2 5 0 298
Sandhills CC 3,195 133 197 49 15 22 0 416
South Piedmont CC 1,652 201 282 55 36 15 6 595
Southeastern CC 2,242 24 34 5 10 0 0 73
Southwestern CC 1,977 6 72 25 5 12 2 122
Stanly CC 1,516 12 74 26 18 9 4 143
Surry CC 2,903 205 362 53 2 11 3 636
Tri- County CC 1,104 52 10 9 2 1 0 74
Vance- Granville CC 3,630 284 182 28 14 10 15 533
Wake TCC 8,550 1,292 1,491 714 490 844 49 4,880
Wayne CC 3,149 44 390 15 5 7 5 466
Western Piedmont CC 2,380 109 138 33 3 2 0 285
Wilkes CC 2,370 36 406 65 0 8 0 515
Wilson TCC 1,757 387 122 57 11 12 2 591
System Totals 160,747 10,050 19,455 5,933 1,858 2,751 331 40,378
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE TOTAL
ADVANCED
LOW
ADVANCED
BEGINNING HIGH
BEGINNING
LITERACY
INTERMEDIATE
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
HIGH
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
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MEASURE E:
Number of Under- Represented Students Enrolled Per
Category
Definition/ Description C This measure is intended to examine the enrollment of under-represented
students in community college programs. Once categories of " under-represented"
students are defined, data on enrollment trends for the categories can be
developed.
Methodology and Data Source C The source of the data for this measure is the curriculum
and extension registration files maintained by the System Office. For 2000- 01, enrollment of
each ethnicity group per category was analyzed based on the Census 2000 data.
Performance Target C By 2001, identify populations under- represented in community
college programs and increase their enrollment by 10 percent.
Results C Among other ethnic groups, Hispanics were the most under- represented in
Associate, Certificate, Diploma, and Transitional in Curriculum and Occupational Extension
programs in Continuing Education: 2.11%, 2.07%, 1.42%, 2.55%, and 1.86% respectively.
On the other hand, Hispanics were over- represented in Basic Skills programs ( 24.70%),
which was more than five times their ethnic representation in North Carolina’s adult
population. In Continuing Education, HRD programs, African Americans were slightly over-represented
( 38.07% compared to their ethnic representation of 19.87%), whereas “ Other”
ethnicity groups were slightly under- represented ( 0.44% to their ethnic composition of 0.82%
of total adult population).
PERCENT ENROLLMENT OF EACH ETHNICITY GROUP PER CATEGORY
ETHNICITY GROUP ASIAN BLACK HISPANIC
AMERICAN
INDIAN OTHER WHITE
% of Adult Population 1.34% 19.87% 4.25% 1.1% 0.82% 72.61%
1.91 24.98 2.11* 1.55 1.59 67.85
1.40 31.39 2.07* 1.59 1.51 62.04
1.09 30.87 1.42* 1.50 1.03 64.10
Curriculum
Associate
Certificate
Diploma
Transitional
2.09 21.67 2.55* 1.01 1.93 70.76
3.36 31.55 24.70** 1.68 0.85 37.86
0.76 18.60 1.86* 1.53 0.76 76.49
Continuing Ed
Basic Skills
Occupational Extension
HRD
1.04 38.07** 3.54 1.14 0.44* 55.78
* Under- represented compared to representation of other ethnicity groups in the category.
** Over- represented compared to representation of other ethnicity groups in the category.
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MEASURE F:
Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid and
Amount of Aid Compared With Cost of Attendance
Description/ Definition C The percentage of curriculum students enrolled in award granting
programs who receive some type of financial aid and the average amount of that aid
compared with the cost of attendance. For purposes of this measure, cost of attendance
includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and other expenses.
Methodology and Data Source C Data on number of students receiving financial aid and the
amount of the aid is collected and reported annually by the UNC- General Administration.
The data are published in the Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina.
Beginning in 1999- 00, data on the cost of attendance is reported by each college as part of
the federal IPEDS data collection system. This information is downloaded from the IPEDS
database and average cost of attendance for the System is calculated.
Performance Target C No performance target level has been set for this measure.
Results C The number of students receiving financial aid in 2000- 01 increased by 8,492 ( 3.5%
increase). At the same time, the average amount of aid received slightly increased by $ 182.
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NUMBER AND PERCENT OF CURRICULUM STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
YEAR NUMBER OF CURRICULUM
STUDENTS RECEIVING
FINANCIAL AID*
PERCENT OF CURRICULUM
STUDENTS RECEIVING
FINANCIAL AID*
AVERAGE
DOLLAR
VALUE
1996- 97 79,481 48.3% $ 967
1997- 98 77,301 51.6% $ 1,229
1998- 99 90,408 54.0% $ 1,607
1999- 00 83,454 47.9% $ 1,513
2000- 01 91,946 51.4% $ 1,695
* Number and percent based on number of curriculum students enrolled in associate degree, diploma
and certificate granting programs. Students enrolled in transitional programs ( special credit, dual
enrollment and Huskins Bill) are not eligible for financial aid.
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MEASURE G:
Percentage of the Adult Population in Service Area
Enrolled
Description/ Definition C The percentage of the adult population in each college's service area
enrolled in either curriculum or continuing education.
Methodology and Data Source C Unduplicated headcount for each college is determined
from the curriculum and continuing education registration data files. The service area
population data are derived from population statistics available from the State Demographers
office. The population data are for individuals 18 years or older.
Performance Target C No performance target level has been set for this measure.
Results C The percentage of adult population served slightly decreased from 12.9 percent in
1999- 00 to 12.6 percent in 2000- 01. Enrollment in 2000- 01 increased by 14,535 ( 1.9%) over
the 1999- 00 enrollment figures. This reflects an increase in adult population in North
Carolina.
PERCENT OF ADULT POPULATION IN SERVICE AREA
ENROLLED PER COLLEGE ( STATE AVERAGE)
YEAR
% OF SERVICE AREA
POPULATION ENROLLED
( SYSTEM AVE. PER COLLEGE)
1996- 97 14.1
1997- 98 12.6
1998- 99 10.0
1999- 00 12.9
2000- 01 12.6
PERCENT OF ADULT POPULATION IN SERVICE AREA ENROLLED, 2000- 2001
COLLEGE
TOTAL
FTE
ANNUAL
ENROLLMENT
SERVICE AREA
18 & UP PERCENTAGE
Alamance CC 2,613 14,443 99,646 14.49%
Asheville- Buncombe TCC 4,529 24,356 176,664 13.79%
Beaufort County CC 1,662 7,240 52,441 13.81%
Bladen CC 1,008 5,248 24,330 21.57%
Blue Ridge CC 2,020 14,193 93,983 15.10%
Brunswick CC 1,106 7,095 57,634 12.31%
Caldwell CC & TI 3,101 14,233 95,005 14.98%
Cape Fear CC 4,952 23,871 158,270 15.08%
Carteret CC 1,513 6,868 47,086 14.59%
Catawba Valley CC 3,393 20,379 132,662 15.36%
Central Carolina CC 4,442 18,505 141,185 13.12%
Central Piedmont CC 10,950 62,882 521,205 12.06%
Cleveland CC 1,895 8,306 72,069 11.53%
Coastal Carolina CC 3,992 25,675 111,017 23.13%
College of The Albemarle 2,015 10,971 96,074 11.42%
Craven CC 2,206 11,728 68,940 17.01%
Davidson County CC 2,600 16,438 137,848 11.92%
Durham TCC 3,544 19,335 266,348 7.26%
Edgecombe CC 1,893 9,001 40,539 22.20%
Fayetteville TCC 8,248 36,294 218,361 16.62%
Forsyth TCC 5,152 27,801 266,606 10.43%
Gaston College 3,623 19,692 191,396 10.29%
Guilford TCC 6,996 29,930 321,209 9.32%
Halifax CC 1,430 7,654 74,354 10.29%
Haywood CC 1,549 7,823 42,810 18.27%
Isothermal CC 1,962 10,286 62,574 16.44%
James Sprunt CC 1,244 6,337 36,258 17.48%
Johnston CC 2,992 13,354 90,141 14.81%
Lenoir CC 2,474 13,481 66,467 20.28%
Martin CC 923 4,615 43,826 10.53%
Mayland CC 1,211 6,303 40,195 15.68%
McDowell TCC 1,158 10,204 32,533 31.37%
Mitchell CC 1,870 11,266 91,338 12.33%
Montgomery CC 662 3,573 20,142 17.74%
Nash CC 2,066 10,812 65,216 16.58%
Pamlico CC 416 1,831 10,208 17.94%
Piedmont CC 1,770 8,202 45,122 18.12%
Pitt CC 4,463 17,769 102,244 17.38%
Randolph CC 2,042 11,663 97,851 11.92%
Richmond CC 1,830 7,325 60,448 12.12%
Roanoke- Chowan CC 942 3,638 47,756 7.62%
Robeson CC 2,794 12,339 87,514 14.09%
Rockingham CC 1,904 10,937 70,453 15.52%
Rowan- Cabarrus CC 3,742 18,664 195,446 9.55