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Measures for student achievement at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ include the following:

Retention Rates

Criteria: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates

Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets:

Table 1: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates — Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets
Fall to Fall, Freshman Cohort Minimum Threshold Target
Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 66% 70%
Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 63% 65%
Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 60% 65%
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 57% 62%
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 62.3% 66.1%
Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 62% 66%

Outcomes:

Table 2: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Outcomes

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Outcomes
Fall to Fall, Freshman Cohort Outcomes
Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 63%
Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 60%
Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 57%
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 67%
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 66.8%
Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 64.1%

Six-Year Completion Rates for Baccalaureate Degrees

Criteria: Six-Year Completion Rates for Baccalaureate Degrees

Minimum Threshold of Acceptability: 50%

Target: 65%

Outcomes:

Aggregated

Table 3: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Aggregated

Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Aggregated
Cohort Total Graduated Completion Rate
2013 419 260 62%
2014 449 311 69%
2015 346 205 59%
2016 338 159 47%
2017 265 122 46%

Ethnicity

Table 4: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Ethnicity

Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Ethnicity
Cohort Ethnicity Total Graduated Completion Rates
2013 Caucasian 352 227 64%
Non-Caucasian 67 33 49%
2014 Caucasian 352 238 68%
Non-Caucasian 97 73 75%
2015 Caucasian 271 160 59%
Non-Caucasian 75 45 60%
2016 Caucasian 242 94 39%
Non-Caucasian 39 24 62%
2017 Caucasian 216 102 47%
Non-Caucasian 49 20 41%

First Generation/Non-First Generation

Table 5: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by First-Generation Student Status

Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by First-Generation Student Status
Cohort First Generation Total Graduated Completion Rate
2013 Yes 105 49 47%
No 278 191 69%
No FAFSA 36 20 56%
2014 Yes 58 29 50%
No 331 242 73%
No FAFSA 60 40 67%
2015 Yes 83 44 53%
No 228 145 64%
No FAFSA 35 16 46%
2016 Yes 116 54 47%
No 183 75 41%
No FAFSA 39 30 77%
2017 Yes 49 25 51%
No 202 91 45%
No FAFSA 14 6 43%

Gender

Table 6: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Gender

Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Gender
Cohort Gender Total Graduated Completion Rate
2013 Male 161 100 62%
Female 258 160 62%
2014 Male 184 115 63%
Female 265 196 74%
2015 Male 147 78 53%
Female 199 127 64%
2016 Male 150 73 49%
Female 188 86 46%
2017 Male 103 44 43%
Female 162 78 48%

Pell Eligible/Non-Pell Eligible

Table 7: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Pell Eligibility

Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Pell Eligibility
Cohort Pell Eligible Total Graduated Completion Rate
2013 Yes 185 98 53%
No 198 142 72%
No FAFSA 36 20 56%
2014 Yes 191 124 65%
No 198 147 74%
No FAFSA 60 40 67%
2015 Yes 117 56 48%
No 194 133 69%
No FAFSA 35 16 46%
2016 Yes 116 54 47%
No 183 75 41%
No FAFSA 39 30 77%
2017 Yes 110 45 41%
No 141 71 50%
No FAFSA 14 6 43%

Teacher Licensure

Criteria: Teacher Candidates GACE Assessment Results and Recommendations for Certification

Minimum Threshold of Acceptability:

  1. 100% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Induction level. (Note: Passing the GACE at the Professional level is an admission requirement for the Master of Arts in Teaching, and therefore, is not a measure of graduate student achievement.)
  2. 90% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.

Target:

  1. 75% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Professional level.
  2. 100% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.

Outcomes:

Table 8: Undergraduate Teacher Candidates GACE Assessment Results and Recommendations for Certification (GACE Pass Rates)

Undergraduate Teacher Candidates—GACE Pass Rates
2018-2019
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
6 6/100% *
2019-2020
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
11 11/100% 8/72%
2020-2021
# Attempting GACE **# and & Passing
20 20/100%
2021-2022
# Attempting GACE **# and & Passing
10 10/100%
2022-2023
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
8 8/100%
2023-2024
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
18 18/100%

*Tracking of GACE Professional Level Pass Rate was initiated in 2019-2020.
**The State of Georgia no longer differentiates between Induction and Professional levels.

Table 9: Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher Candidates Recommended for Certification

Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher Candidates—Recommended for Certification
2018-2019
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
6 6/100%
2019-2020
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
11 10/90%
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate
12 12/100%
2020-2021
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
20 20/100%
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate
19 19/100%
2021-2022
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
10 10/100%
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate
15 14/93%
2022-2023
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
8 8/100%
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate
12 11/92%
2023-2024
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
18 18/100%
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate
16 13/81%

Employment/Graduate School

Criteria: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion

Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability:

Table 10: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability

Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability
Employment—Full-Time Employment—Full- or Part-Time Accepted to Graduate School
15% 25% 15%

Target:

Table 11: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—T²¹°ù²µ±ð³Ù²õ

Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—T²¹°ù²µ±ð³Ù²õ
Employment—Full-Time Employment—Full- or Part-Time Accepted to Graduate School
25% 40% 35%

Outcomes:

Table 12: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion

Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion
Graduation Month/Year and Response Rate Employment—Full-Time Employment—Full- or Part-Time Accepted to Graduate School
May 2019 (84% Response Rate) 23% 35% 29%
May 2020 (63% Response Rate) 23% 36% 28%
May 2021 (77% Response Rate) 21% 37% 25%
May 2022 (94% Response Rate) * 61% 31%
November 2023 (95% Response Rate) * 55% 26%
November 2024 (97% Response Rate) 60% 71% 25%

*For the May 2022 cohort, employment was not disaggregated by full- and part-time. Beginning with 2023, response rates are based on data collected through the First Destination Survey.

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