Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) uses its graduation rate, retention
rate, and the number of transfers each academic year to document student success.
GraduaTion Rate
- Definition: Cohort of first-time, full-time, credential-seeking undergraduates who complete
their program within 150% of normal time as reported to the Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS).
- Goal: Increase graduation rate by 1.0 percentage point each year.
| Year |
Graduation Rate |
| 2013-14 |
26.7% |
| 2014-15 |
11.8% |
| 2015-16 |
10.0% |
| 2016-17 |
21.4% |
| Target 2016-17 |
13.2% |
| Target 2017-18 |
15.9% |
| Target 2018-19 |
17.3% |
| Target 2019-20 |
18.7% |
| Target 2020-21 |
20.1% |
| Target 2021-22 |
21.5% |
Retention
- Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported
to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
- Goal: Increase retention by an average of 1.0 percentage point each year.
| Year |
Retention |
| Fall 2013 to Fall 2014 |
42.9% |
| Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 |
50.0% |
| Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 |
29.4% |
| Fall 2016 to Fall 2017 |
60.0% |
| Target Fall 2016 to Fall 2017 |
53.0% |
| Target Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 |
54.0% |
| Target Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 |
55.0% |
| Target Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 |
56.1% |
| Target Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 |
57.1% |
Total Number of Transfers
- Definition: Number of students in cohort who transferred to a 4-year institution after the last
term a student was enrolled at KCTCS through the following academic year. These totals
are pulled from the National Student Clearinghouse tracking system which pulls transfers
nationwide.
- Goal: The number of transfers will equal the BSCTC full-time equivalency (FTE) of KCTCS
transfers.
| Year |
Transfers |
| 2015-16 |
488 |
| 2016-17 |
458 |
| Target |
458 |
