Student Achievement
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.
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 (Baseline) | 26.90% | |
| 2018-2019 | 27.90% | 27.80% |
| 2019-2020 | 28.90% | 30.50% |
| 2020-2021 | 29.90% | 31.60% |
| 2021-2022 | 30.90% | 27.40% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 31.90% | 38.80% |
| 2023-2024 | 32.90% |
Definition: Cohort of first-time, full-time, credential-seeking URM students (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic, or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races) who complete their program within 150% of the normal time as reported to IPEDS.
Target: Increase of 1% each year for a total of 3% over a three-year period. (Source: CPE Diversity Plan)
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 24.81% | 16.70% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 25.80% | 44.40% |
| 2023-2024 | 26.80% | N/A |
Definition: Cohort of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking low-income students (Pell Grant recipients) who complete their program within 150% of the normal time.
Target: Increase of 1% each year for a total of 3% over a three-year period. (Source: CPE Diversity Plan)
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 30.79% | 26.23% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 31.70% | 39.89% |
| 2023-2024 | 32.60% | N/A |
Fall to Fall Retention Rate Overall
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported to IPEDS who re-enroll in the following fall or earn a credential by the following summer.
Target: Increase by 1% each year for a total of a 5% increase over the last five years. (The baseline for the target is 2017-2018)
(Source: CPE Official)
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | N/A | 55.70% |
| 2018-2019 | 56.70% | 52.70% |
| 2019-2020 | 58.70% | 49.20% |
| 2020-2021 | 59.70% | 51.90% |
| 2021-2022 | 60.70% | 58.90% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 61.70% | 54.20% |
| 2023-2024 | 62.70% | N/A |
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported to IPEDS who are also identified as U RM students (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races) and who re-enroll in the following fall or earn a credential by the following summer.
Target: Increase of .04% for 2021-2022 through 2022-2023; Increase of .03% for 2023-2024. A total of .07% for a three-year time frame. (Source: CPE Diversity Plan)
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 50.03% | 41.70% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 50.07% | 57.10% |
| 2023-2024 | 50.10% | N/A |
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported to IPEDS who are also identified as low-income (Pell Grant recipient in cohort academic year) and who re-enroll in the following fall or earn a credential by the following summer.
Target: Increase of 1% each year for a total of 3% over a three-year period. (Source: CPE Diversity Plan)
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 57.59% | 57.19% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 58.59% | 54.10% |
| 2023-2024 | 59.60% | N/A |
Definition: Percent of Associate of Arts/Associate of Science (AA/AS) earners in an academic year who enrolled at a four-year institution that academic year after the term end date of the term the first Associate was earned or in the next academic year.
Target: Increase by 1% each year for a 5% increase over the last five years. (The baseline for the target is 2017-2018) (Source: CPE Official)
| Academic Year | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | N/A | 55.80% |
| 2018-2019 | 56.80% | 50.00% |
| 2019-2020 | 57.80% | 50.70% |
| 2020-2021 | 58.80% | 46.50% |
| 2021-2022 | 59.80% | 53.70% |
| 2022-2023 (Unofficial) | 60.80% | N/A |
| 2023-2024 | 61.80% | N/A |
