Student Achievement
Haywood Community College (HCC) utilizes multiple measurements to monitor Student Achievement on a yearly basis. The primary means of monitoring Student Achievement is through the NC Community College System’s Performance Measures for Student Success. Additionally, HCC also monitors the National Student Clearinghouse's (NSC) Total Completion Rate as the Graduation Rate portion of our Student Achievement measures.
Performance Measures for Student Success
The Performance Measures for Student Success Report is the North Carolina Community College System’s (NCCCS) major accountability document. This annual performance report is based on data compiled from the previous year and serves to inform colleges and the public on the performance of our 58 community colleges.
The latest report is available at NCCCS State and Federal Performance Measures. This report contains information for all colleges in the system. The data for these measures are generated by reports created at the college and submitted to the system office for inclusion in the NCCCS Data Warehouse, a repository of record for college information. Additional interactive analytic reports are also available via the NCCCS Dashboards.
The current results for HCC can be found in the table below.
| Performance Measure | Description | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Excellence /Baseline |
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| Basic Skills Progress # | Percentage of Periods of Participation (PoP) with at least one Measurable Skill Gain (MSG). | ⬤ | 1.24 | ⬤ | 1.45 | ⬤ | 1.68 | ⬤ | 1.46 | 1.24 |
| 2021-2022 Cohort | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.53 | |||||
| Credit English Success # | Percentage of first-time associate degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing English course with a “C” or better within three years of their first fall term of enrollment. | ⬤ | 0.90 | ⬤ | 1.05 | ⬤ | 1.08 | ⬤ | 1.06 | 1.14 |
| Fall 2019 Cohort | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.07 | |||||
| Credit Math Success # | Percentage of first-time fall associate degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing Math course with a “C” or better within three years of their first term of enrollment. | ⬤ | 0.94 | ⬤ | 1.06 | ⬤ | 1.13 | ⬤ | 1.04 | 1.19 |
| Fall 2019 Cohort | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.10 | |||||
| First Year Progression # | Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking students who graduate prior to or enroll in postsecondary education during the subsequent fall term. | ⬤ | 0.93 | ⬤ | 0.99 | ⬤ | 0.79 | ⬤ | 1.06 | 1.07 |
| Fall 2021 Cohort | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.04 | |||||
| Curriculum Student Completion Rate # | Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking curriculum students who have graduated, transferred, or are still enrolled during the fourth academic year with 42 successfully completed non-developmental hours. | ⬤ | 1.11 | ⬤ | 1.17 | ⬤ | 1.13 | ⬤ | 1.00 | 1.09 |
| Fall 2018 Cohort | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.05 | |||||
| Licensure Passing Rate # | Weighted index score of first-time test-taker results on licensure and certification exams. Exams included in this measure are state mandated exams which candidates must pass before becoming active practitioners. Weights are based on the tier associated with the related instructional program. | ⬤ | 1.04 | ⬤ | 0.97 | ⬤ | 1.01 | 1.07 | ||
| 2021-2022 Cohort | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.03 | ||||||
| Transfer Performance # | Among community college Associate Degree completers and those who have completed 30 or more articulated transfer credits who subsequently transfer to a four-year university or college during the fall semester, the percentage who graduate prior to or remain enrolled at any four-year college or university the subsequent fall semester. | ⬤ | 0.90 | ⬤ | 0.96 | ⬤ | 0.91 | ⬤ | 1.03 | 1.04 |
| 2020-2021 Cohort | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.01 | |||||
Graduation Rate
In support of Strategic Plan for Institutional Excellence and in compliance with SACSCOC Standard 8.1, HCC has identified the National Student Clearinghouse’s (NSC) Total Completion Rate as the Graduation Rate portion of the Student Achievement Measures. As shown below, HCC has outperformed the peer group (other 2-year colleges nationwide) in each year shown. Also, except for 2014, HCC’s Completion Rate trends upward, with an over 4 percentage point gain from 2010 to 2013 and an over 15 percentage point gain from 2014 to 2017. The Student Success Council reviews graduation rates and other student success measures throughout the year, proposing interventions and monitoring results each semester. The Minimum Acceptable Thresholds and Target Goals will be adjusted summer through early fall semester of 2024.
Minimum Acceptable Threshold and Target Goal
The College’s Student Success Council, a committee made up of both faculty and staff, determines the appropriate College minimum threshold and target goal and reviews results annually.
The College’s minimum threshold completion rate is 41%. The College expects to meet or exceed this value each year. This minimum threshold was established to be above the national benchmark, which HCC has exceeded in each year of this report. This threshold was established summer of 2021 and is scheduled to be revised by early fall 2024.
The College’s target goal completion rate is 50%. The Council established this goal to be 1 percentage point higher than the maximum over the previous 5 years. This target was established summer of 2021 and is scheduled to be revised by early fall 2024.