College Completion Rates and Remedial 

Education Outcomes for Institutions in

Appalachian States

John Armstrong 

Katie Zaback

State Higher Education Executive Officers Association

Prepared for the Appalachian Regional Commission

September 2014
CONTENTS

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 

Background ................................................................................................................................................... 2 

Appalachian Region Data Collection......................................................................................................... 2 

Methodology............................................................................................................................................. 2 

Limitations................................................................................................................................................. 3 

Findings......................................................................................................................................................... 4 

Graduation and Transfer Rates..................................................................................................................... 5 

Graduation Rates by Age, Pell, and Remedial Status.................................................................................... 6 

Credit Completion, Public Two-Year Institutions.......................................................................................... 7 

Credit Completion, Public Four-Year Institutions......................................................................................... 8 

Enrollment and Success in Remedial Education, Public Two-Year Institutions............................................ 9 

Enrollment and Success in Remedial Education, Public Four-Year Institutions .........................................10 

Appendices

Appendix A: Data Reported by Institutions.........................................................................................................11

Appendix B: Progress and Outcome Measures: Institutions outside of Appalachia.....................................23

Appendix C: Progress and Outcome Measures: All Appalachian Institutions................................................43

Appendix D: Progress and Outcome Measures: Local Appalachian Institutions...........................................63

Appendix E: Institutions Included in the Study...................................................................................................82

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INTRODUCTION

Background

Complete College America (CCA) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to working with 

states to increase educational attainment and close achievement gaps. Fundamental to CCA’s work is 

the collection and reporting of common college metrics, which were adopted by both CCA and the 

National Governors Association to improve upon limited federal data on student outcomes. 

The common college completion metrics include context – such as number of students enrolled and 

their demographic characteristics; student outcomes – including number of graduates, graduation rates, 

transfer rates, and time and credits to degree; and student progress – including enrollment and success 

in remedial courses, success in first-year Gateway courses, retention rates, course completions, and 

credit accumulation. To ensure that all students are counted, the metrics are disaggregated by 

important student characteristics such as race/ethnicity, age, enrollment status (part-time, full-time, or 

transfer student), low-income status as measured by receipt of a Pell Grant, and enrollment in remedial 

courses. 

Since the launch of the common completion metrics in 2010, over 30 states have submitted completion 

metrics data to Complete College America, and 25 states have submitted three years of data.

Additionally, states have submitted data for over 700 colleges and universities, though there is less 

consistency in institutional submissions across years than in state submissions. 

Appalachian Region Data Collection

About half of the states in the Appalachian Region have reported common college completion metrics to 

CCA. In 2012, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) contracted with CCA to analyze these metrics, 

comparing the outcomes of students attending Appalachian campuses to the outcomes of students 

attending campuses outside of the Appalachian Region, and drawing conclusions about the major 

stumbling blocks to progression and completion in the areas of the Appalachian Region covered by the 

available data.

The data used in this analysis were submitted to CCA in 2012. CCA received full or partial 2012 statelevel data from Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland; and 2012 

institution-level data from Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland. 

In conjunction with the Completion Innovation Challenge Grant application process, CCA received state 

and institutional data from Virginia and North Carolina in 2011. As they are not CCA Alliance states, 

however, they did not participate in the 2012 data submission. CCA also received state-level data from 

Pennsylvania in 2011 (Pennsylvania System of Higher Education only), but they are not included in this 

analysis because the state has never reported institution-level data. 

Methodology

For this analysis, the ARC categorized institutions in states that are part of the Appalachian Region into 

one of the following categories: 

Institutions Outside of the Appalachian Region: Institutions located in an Appalachian state but 

outside of the Appalachian Region

Local Appalachian Institutions: Institutions located in the Appalachian Region that primarily 

serve local students (as defined by ARC) 

Regional Appalachian Institutions: Institutions located in the Appalachian Region that serve a 

regional student base including many students outside of the Region (as defined by ARC) 

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NOTE: Local and Regional Appalachian Institutions combined encompass all institutions in the 

Appalachian Region for which CCA collects data. 

Appendix A provides a detailed list of all institutions included and identifies into which category each 

institution falls. Due to the small number of regional institutions and the distinct differences between 

regional and the local institutions, data for regional institutions is not reported separately. Instead, 

throughout the analysis, institutional-level data is aggregated and reported for:

• Institutions outside of the Appalachian Region (Non-Appalachian)

• Local and Regional Appalachian Institutions (All Appalachian institutions)

• Local Appalachian Institutions (Local Appalachian institutions only)

Additionally, regional groups are compared to the CCA State Medians (CCA Median) for additional 

context. The CCA Median is the Median number reported by all CCA States; it uses aggregate state level 

numbers and does not include institutional data. The table below provides a breakout of the 

characteristics of institutions included in this analysis for each group and Appendix A provides detailed 

information about the data available for each institution. 

Institutional Count and Enrollment by Region and Sector

Limitations

While these data are more comprehensive than federal data in terms of progress and outcome 

measures and student characteristics, the relatively small number of campuses for which data were 

submitted is a serious limitation of this analysis. The data represent only a subset of Appalachian states 

and institutions in Appalachian states. As a result, this analysis only allows us to draw conclusions about 

the students in the institutions for which data were reported. It does not accurately represent what is 

occurring in the region as a whole, and it is heavily biased by those institutions that are included. 

Additionally, the relative homogeneity of some regions of Appalachia and the small size of some 

campuses reduces some subsets of students below 10, the minimum number that can be reported while 

respecting federal rules on student privacy. As a result, the aggregated metrics built off the campus 

submissions will under count students compared to analyses done at the state level using a student unit 

record database. This is a serious limitation for the use of CCA metrics for regional analysis.

Findings

This report consists of four parts: this summary; Appendix A, which contains detailed information about 

data available for each institution; Appendix B, an extensive set of progress and outcome measure 

Associate's

Baccalaureate/

Master's/

Doctoral

Research 

Universities 

(high reseach)

Research 

Universities 

(very high 

research)

Not Classified** 

(TN Tech)

Number of Institutions 121 63 10 10 22

Local Appalachian Institutions 39 10 - - 9 

Regional Appalachian Institutions 2 16 1 - - 

Institutions Outside of Appalachia* 80 37 9 10 13

Total Enrollment 953,333 482,272 189,838 227,383 13,073

Local Appalachian Institutions 198,531 31,696 - - 5,453

Regional Appalachian Institutions 13,917 132,248 23,435 - - 

Institutions Outside of Appalachia* 740,885 318,328 166,403 227,383 7,620

*But Still In an Appalachian State

**The TN Technology Centers are not classified by Carnegie so they do not fit into one of the four other categories

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tables for Institutions Outside of the Appalachian Region; Appendix C, an extensive set of progress and 

outcome metrics tables for All Appalachian Institutions; and Appendix D an extensive set of progress and 

outcome metrics tables for Local Appalachian Institutions. 

The following pages provide detailed tables that include graduation rates, credit completion, and 

remedial success at institutions within Appalachia for which data were reported, as well as those within 

an Appalachian state but not within the Appalachian Region. Key findings include: 

• Associate’s degree-seeking students attending Appalachian institutions have better 200%

graduation rates than both the CCA Median and students at non-Appalachian institutions.

• When regional-serving institutions are removed from the Appalachian group, the 200%

completion rates for bachelor’s degree students are lower.

• Older students (25 and older) complete certificate programs at higher rates in all regions within

Appalachian states.

• Additional time has almost no impact on certificate completion, while it seems to have a large

impact on completion rates for Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree-seeking students.

• In addition, four-year local Appalachian campus full-time students were less likely to complete

at least 24 credits in their first year than students at non-Appalachian campuses.

• Two-year Appalachian campus students (both full-time and part-time) were more likely to

complete more credits than non-Appalachian campus students.

• Pell-eligible part-time students at two-year Appalachian institutions outperformed Pell

recipients at other institutions.

• Remediation rates at two-year Appalachian institutions are similar to those of peers within

Appalachian states and CCA states.

• Remedial students at two- year institutions within Appalachia appear to be more likely to

complete remedial education than students attending two-year institutions in an Appalachian

state but outside the Appalachian region.

• Students at four-year local Appalachian institutions enroll in remedial courses at significantly

higher rates than students attending four-year regional Appalachian institutions and students

attending four-year institutions in Appalachian states but not in Appalachia.

• Remedial students at four-year local-serving institutions in Appalachia are also significantly less

likely to complete remediation and/or gateway courses.

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Graduation and Transfer Rates

At the certificate and bachelor’s level, local-serving Appalachian institutions had lower completion rates than other 

institutions in Appalachian states and CCA states. This difference is particularly pronounced at the certificate level. At 

the bachelor’s level much of the difference disappears when regional institutions are added to the analysis, as only 30%

of full-time students at local-serving institutions completed a bachelor’s degree in 200% time while 46% of students at 

all institutions in the region completed a degree in 200% time. Full-time associate’s degree seekers were four 

percentage points more likely to earn their degrees within 200% time when compared to non-Appalachian institutions.

CCA graduation rate metrics at the campus level do not account for transfers out of the campus.

9%

18%

30%

9%

18%

46%

16%

14%

50%

28%

18%

49%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Certificate Completions Associates Completions Bachelors Completions

Completions Within 200% Time for Full-Time Students 

by Degree Level

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian CCA Median

Non-Appalachian institutions experienced higher rates of transfer for their full-time and part-time students attending 

two-year institutions than their Appalachian peers. 

18%

3%

18%

3%

23%

6%

21%

12%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Full-time Students Part-time Students

Transfer Rates (to 4-Year) Among Students who 

Attended 2-Year Institutions, by Regional Group

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian CCA Median

(But in an Appalachian state)

(But in an Appalachian state)

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Graduation Rates by Age, Pell, and Remedial Status

The following tables provide detailed breakouts of cumulative graduation rates (not including transfer) for both full- and 

part-time students overall and for different demographic groups. Years (2006, 2005, and 2003) refer to entering year of 

cohorts.

Local AppalachianAll AppalachianNon-Appalachian*CCA MedianLocal AppalachianAll AppalachianNon-Appalachian*CCA MedianLocal AppalachianAll AppalachianNon-Appalachian*CCA MedianLocal AppalachianAll AppalachianNon-Appalachian*CCA Median

Cohort Size 8,491 8,491 9,923 1,459 1,459 2,468 4,588 4,588 4,749 4,866 4,866 4,402

On-Time 7.1% 7.1% 13.5% 20.9% 24.4% 24.4% 27.2% 26.7% 6.4% 6.4% 12.8% 17.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4.2%

150% Time 8.1% 8.1% 15.3% 24.2% 25.4% 25.4% 30.3% 26.7% 6.8% 6.8% 15.5% 19.8% 1.9% 1.9% 2.2% 13.1%

200% Time 8.5% 8.5% 16.2% 27.8% 25.6% 25.6% 30.7% 28.9% 7.4% 7.4% 16.9% 25.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.4% 15.6%

Cohort Size 2,959 2,959 7,203 1,423 1,423 3,311 1,085 1,085 2,133 0 1,230 1,230 2,200

200% Time 13.2% 13.2% 13.5% 10.7% 18.3% 18.3% 18.5% 9.7% 7.2% 7.2% 6.6% 10.7% 1.1% 1.1% 0.6% 7.4% Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median

Cohort Size 16,155 18,620 36,980 1,748 1,870 2,885 7,932 8,499 13,547 10,872 12,192 22,860

On-Time 4.7% 4.6% 2.6% 5.0% 0.9% 0.8% DS 5.1% 2.5% 2.5% 0.3% 3.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 1.7%

150% Time 12.9% 13.0% 8.8% 12.9% 6.4% 7.1% 1.4% 12.8% 10.6% 10.7% 5.7% 11.0% 4.7% 5.0% 4.0% 8.7%

200% Time 18.0% 18.3% 13.6% 17.7% 13.5% 14.0% 5.8% 16.6% 15.5% 15.8% 10.3% 16.0% 8.2% 8.8% 8.0% 12.9%

Cohort Size 3,347 3,777 13,997 1,241 1,347 4,146 1,352 1,463 4,746 2,077 2,355 8,522

200% Time 5.1% 5.7% 4.0% 6.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.9% 7.3% 2.7% 2.5% 1.5% 7.3% DS 0.8% 1.6% 5.0% Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non-Appalachian* CCA Median

Cohort Size 1,618 20,998 47,022 16 356 770 866 7,179 12,998 837 7,185 12,501

On-Time 11.3% 19.0% 21.4% 17.5% DS DS 1.7% 7.3% 8.0% 14.2% 12.2% 12.8% 2.4% 6.2% 6.0% 7.0%

150% Time 26.9% 42.2% 46.5% 43.2% DS DS 6.4% 18.1% 24.4% 36.5% 34.6% 35.6% 17.6% 26.8% 28.2% 29.0%

200% Time 29.8% 45.6% 50.0% 48.5% DS 3.1% 8.4% 21.7% 28.8% 41.8% 39.5% 40.6% 20.9% 30.7% 32.2% 33.8%

Cohort Size 61 554 2,258 13 164 619 15 124 693 30 286 1,022

200% Time DS 4.5% 13.1% 15.9% DS DS 4.0% 12.2% DS DS 7.5% 13.6% DS DS 4.6% 13.8%

‘DS’ represents a value that has been suppressed because there are fewer than 10 students.

Took Remedial Courses

Age 25 and over Received Pell Grant Took Remedial Courses

2003 

Full-Time

Associate Degree 

Seeking Students

All Students Age 25 and over Received Pell Grant Took Remedial Courses

2005 

Full-Time

2006 

Full-Time

Certificate Seeking 

Students

All Students Age 25 and over Received Pell Grant

2006 

Part-Time

2005

Part-Time

2003

Part-Time

Bachelor's Degree 

Seeking Students 

(non-flagship)

All Students

*But in an Appalachian State

All graduation rates are cumulative

(But in an Appalachian state)

Older certificate seeking students have higher graduation rates

Graduation rates increase more significantly with additional time for longer degrees

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Credit Completion

Public Two-Year Institutions

Complete College America tracks the number of full-time students who complete 24 credit hours and the number of 

part-time students who complete 12 credit hours in their first year because these measures are good indicators of 

whether a student is progressing in their education. Across all institutions, full-time Pell Grant recipients at two-year 

institutions are less likely to complete 24 credits in their first year when compared to all students. Among all students, 

students at Appalachian institutions completed more credits when compared to non-Appalachian institutions in 

Appalachian states. At all Appalachian institutions about 10 percentage points more students completed at least 24 

credits compared to non-Appalachian institutions, regardless of Pell Grant status. 

39% 38%

29%

35% 37% 36%

25%

33%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non- Appalachian CCA Median

Percentage of Full-Time Students Who Completed At 

Least 24 Credits in Their First Year, 2-Year Institutions

All Students

Pell Grant Recipients

Among part-time students, Pell Grant recipients were more likely to complete at least 12 credits in their first year when 

compared to all students. The difference between the percentage of Pell Grant recipients completing at least twelve 

credit hours and all students is greater at Appalachian institutions than at non-Appalachian institutions. Pell recipients at 

Appalachian institutions performed 17-18 percentage points better when compared to all students; Pell recipients at 

non-Appalachian institutions and in CCA states performed 5-6 percentage points better when compared to all students.

27% 27%

23%

32%

45% 44%

29%

37%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non- Appalachian CCA Median

Percentage of Part-Time Students Who Completed At 

Least 12 Credits in Their First Year, 2-Year Institutions

All Students

Pell Grant Recipients

(But in an Appalachian state)

(But in an Appalachian state)

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Credit Completion

Public Four-Year Institutions

Like the trend at two-year institutions, full-time Pell Grant recipients were less likely to complete at least 24 credits 

when compared to all students, regardless of region. However, unlike at two-year institutions, students at Appalachian 

institutions had lower credit completion rates than students attending non-Appalachian institutions and CCA states. 

49%

60% 63% 64%

43%

52% 53%

57%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non- Appalachian CCA Median

Percentage of Full-Time Students Who Completed At 

Least 24 Credits in Their First Year, 4-Year Institutions

All Students

Pell Grant Recipients

However, part-time students at local Appalachian institutions were more likely to complete at least 12 credits when 

compared to students at non-Appalachian institutions. When regional institutions are added these values become much 

closer, suggesting that four-year local Appalachian institutions may be better at serving part-time students than their 

regional counterparts. 

36%

29% 27%

38% 36%

21% 23%

46%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non- Appalachian CCA Median

Percentage of Part-Time Students Who Completed At 

Least 12 Credits in their First Year, 4-Year Institutions

All Students

Pell Grant Recipients

(But in an Appalachian state)

(But in an Appalachian state)

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Enrollment and Success in Remedial Education

Public Two-Year Institutions

Students at two-year Appalachian and non-Appalachian institutions enroll in remedial courses at similar rates to the CCA 

state median.

When focusing exclusively on the population of students enrolled in remedial courses, Appalachian institutions had a 

higher likelihood of remedial success within two years when compared to non-Appalachian institutions. Roughly 10 

percentage points more remedial students at Appalachian institutions completed a remedial course or gateway course 

than remedial students at non-Appalachian institutions. 

29% 29%

20%

28% 28%

27%

44% 43%

53%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non- Appalachian

Remedial Success Among Students at 2-Year 

Institutions, by Regional Group

Did Not Complete

Remedial Courses

Completed Gateway and

Remedial Course(s)

Completed Remedial

Course(s)

(But in an Appalachian state)

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Enrollment and Success in Remedial Education

Public Four-Year Institutions

At four-year institutions, enrollment in remedial courses differs between local Appalachian institutions and other 

institutions in Appalachia. When local Appalachian institutions are combined with regional Appalachian institutions (all 

Appalachia), remedial enrollment is similar to non-Appalachian institutions and the CCA State median. However, when 

local Appalachian institutions are separated, we can see that remedial enrollment rates are higher. Fifty-two percent of 

students at local Appalachian institutions enrolled in remedial courses in 2012, compared to 29% of students at nonAppalachian institutions. 

In addition, remedial completion outcomes are different for local Appalachian institutions when compared to all 

Appalachian, non-Appalachian, and CCA states. Fifty-three percent of students at local four-year Appalachian institutions 

completed their remedial courses, compared to 59% of students at non-Appalachian institutions. When local 

Appalachian institutions are combined with regional Appalachian institutions (all Appalachia), remedial course 

completion improves to 61%. While all Appalachian institutions have similar success rates in remedial education to nonAppalachian institutions, students at local Appalachian institutions are less likely to complete an entry-level, for-credit, 

college course (gateway course). Twenty-one percent of remedial students in local Appalachian institutions completed a 

gateway course, compared to 40% of students at non-Appalachian institutions.

32%

21% 21%

21% 40% 40%

47%

39% 40%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Local Appalachian All Appalachian Non- Appalachian

Remedial Success Among Students at 4-Year 

Institutions, by Regional Group

Did Not Complete

Remedial Courses

Completed Gateway and

Remedial Course(s)

Completed Remedial

Course(s)

(But in an Appalachian state)

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Georgia 359,000 

Associate's

Albany Technical College 4,408 x x x x x x x x x x

Altamaha Technical College 1,264 x x x x x x x x x x

Athens Technical College 5,510 x x x x x x x x x x

Atlanta Metropolitan College 3,488 x x x x x x x x x x

Atlanta Technical College 5,009 x x x x x x x x x x

Augusta Technical College 6,515 x x x x x x x x x x

Bainbridge College 4,452 x x x x x x x x x x

Central Georgia Technical College 8,610 x x x x x x x x x x

Chattahoochee Technical College 13,630 x x x x x x x x x x

College of Coastal Georgia 3,997 x x x x x x x x x

Columbus Technical College 4,274 x x x x x x x x x

Darton College 7,252 x x x x x x x x x x

East Georgia College 3,402 x x x x x x x x x x

Georgia Perimeter College 34,272 x x x x x x x x x x

Georgia Piedmont Technical College 6,597 x x x x x x x x x x

Middle Georgia Technical College 3,483 x x x x x x x x x x

Moultrie Technical College 3,095 x x x x x x x x x x

Oconee Fall Line Technical College 3,240 x x x x x x x x x x

Ogeechee Technical College 2,780 x x x x x x x x x x

Okefenokee Technical College 1,583 x x x x x x x x x x

Savannah Technical College 6,654 x x x x x x x x x x

South Georgia College 2,454 x x x x x x x x x x

South Georgia Technical College 3,129 x x x x x x x x x x

Southeastern Technical College 2,407 x x x x x x x x x x

Southern Crescent Technical College 7,995 x x x x x x x x x x

Southwest Georgia Technical College 1,968 x x x x x x x x x x

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Georgia (Continued)

Associate's

Waycross College 1,400 x x x x x x x x x x

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College 5,453 x x x x x x x x x x

Associate's Institutions Offering 4-Year Degrees

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 4,309 x x x x x x x x x

Gordon College 5,032 x x x x x x x x x

Middle Georgia College 4,493 x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Albany State University 4,286 x x x x x x x x x

Armstrong Atlantic State University 7,644 x x x x x x x x x

Augusta State University 6,838 x x x x x x x x x

Clayton State University 7,832 x x x x x x x x x

Columbus State University 8,387 x x x x x x x x x

Fort Valley State University 3,372 x x x x x x x x x

Georgia College & State University 6,152 x x x x x x x x x

Georgia Southern University 17,739 x x x x x x x x x

Georgia Southwestern State University 2,960 x x x x x x x x x

Kennesaw State University 23,368 x x x x x x x x x

Macon State College 8,696 x x x x x x x x x

Savannah State University 3,880 x x x x x x x x

Southern Polytechnic State University 5,149 x x x x x x x x x

Valdosta State University 11,174 x x x x x x x x x

Research Universities (very high research activity)

Georgia Health Sciences University 676 x x x x x x

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 14,391 x x x x x x x x x

Georgia State University 25,487 x x x x x x x x x

University of Georgia 28,814 x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Kentucky 213,364 

Associate's

Bluegrass Community and Technical College 17,331 x x x x x x x x

Bowling Green Technical College 5,880 x x x x x x x x x

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 9,029 x x x x x x x x x

Gateway Community and Technical College 5,042 x x x x x x x x x

Henderson Community College 3,005 x x x x x x x x x

Hopkinsville Community College 4,679 x x x x x x x x x x

Jefferson Community and Technical College 20,447 x x x x x x x x x

Madisonville Community College 6,416 x x x x x x x x x

Maysville Community and Technical College 5,982 x x x x x x x x x

Owensboro Community and Technical College 7,589 x x x x x x x x x

West Kentucky Community and Technical College 9,496 x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Kentucky State University 3,290 x x x x x x x x x

Murray State University 12,791 x x x x x x x x x

Northern Kentucky University 19,523 x x x x x x x x x

Western Kentucky University 24,744 x x x x x x x x x

 Research Universities (very high research activity)

University of Kentucky 31,692 x x x x x x x x x

University of Louisville 26,428 x x x x x x x x x

Maryland 202,865 

Associate's

Anne Arundel Community College x x

Baltimore City Community College 10,559 x x x x x

Carroll Community College 5,246 x x x x x x

Cecil College 25,353 

Chesapeake College 3,579 x x x x

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Maryland (Continued)

Associate's

College of Southern Maryland 11,539 x x x x x

Frederick Community College 11,539 x x x x x

Harford Community College 8,133 x x x x x x x

Montgomery College 35,558 x x x x x x x x x

Prince George's Community College 18,236 x x x x x

The Community College of Baltimore County 25,353 x x x x x

Wor-Wic Community College 5,246 x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Bowie State University 4,794 x x x x x

Coppin State University 3,612 x x x

Morgan State University 6,823 x x x x

Salisbury University 7,767 x x x x x

Towson University 19,528 x x x x

Ohio 497,537 

Associate's

Bowling Green State University-Firelands 2,752 x x x x x x x x x x

Central Ohio Technical College 5,096 x x x x x x x x x x

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 17,348 x x x x x x x x x x

Clark State Community College 5,573 x x x x x x x x x x

Columbus State Community College 40,305 x x x x x x x x x x

Cuyahoga Community College District 40,965 x x x x x x x x x x

Edison State Community College 3,917 x x x x x x x x x x

James A Rhodes State College 4,716 x x x x x x x x x x

Lakeland Community College 12,425 x x x x x x x x x x

Lorain County Community College 14,120 x x x x x x x x x x

Marion Technical College 2,875 x x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Ohio (Continued)

Associate's

North Central State College 4,363 x x x x x x x x x x

Northwest State Community College 4,402 x x x x x x x x x x

Owens Community College 29,336 x x x x x x x x x x

Sinclair Community College 35,432 x x x x x x x x x x

Stark State College of Technology 11,870 x x x x x x x x x x

Terra State Community College 2,924 x x x x x x x x x x

Associate's Institutions Offering 4-Year Degrees

Kent State University at Geauga 2,625 x x x x x x x x x x

Kent State University at Stark 5,259 x x x x x x x x x x

Miami University-Hamilton 5,556 x x x x x x x x x x

Miami University-Middletown 3,984 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus 3,069 x x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Central State University 2,436 x x x x x x x x x

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute 886 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio State University-Lima Campus 1,630 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus 1,968 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio State University-Marion Campus 2,390 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio State University-Newark Campus 3,070 x x x x x x x x x x

University of Akron Wayne College 2,727 x x x x x x x x x x

University of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College 8,169 x x x x x x x x x x

Wright State University-Lake Campus 1,152 x x x x x x x x x x

 Research Universities (high research activity)

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 16,347 x x x x x x x x x x

Cleveland State University 12,528 x x x x x x x x x x

Kent State University at Kent 20,853 x x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Ohio (Continued)

 Research Universities (high research activity)

Miami University-Oxford 16,109 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio University-Main Campus 20,460 x x x x x x x x x x

University of Akron Main Campus 22,690 x x x x x x x x x x

University of Toledo 19,729 x x x x x x x x x x

Wright State University-Main Campus 14,810 x x x x x x x x x x

 Research Universities (very high research activity)

Northeast Ohio Medical University 12 x x x

Ohio State University-Main Campus 46,444 x x x x x x x x x x

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 24,215 x x x x x x x x x

Tennessee 188,541 

Associate's

Columbia State Community College 7,393 x x x x x x x x

Dyersburg State Community College 3,683 x x x x x x x x

Jackson State Community College x x x x x x

Nashville State Community College 12,801 x x x x x x x x x x

Southwest Tennessee Community College 20,066 x x x x x x x x x

Volunteer State Community College 10,638 x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Austin Peay State University 12,935 x x x x x x x

Middle Tennessee State University 31,285 x x x x x

Tennessee State University 9,242 x x x x x x

Tennessee Technological University 11,422 x x x x x x

The University of Tennessee-Martin 8,667 x x x x x x

 Research Universities (high research activity)

University of Memphis 22,877 x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Tennessee (Continued)

 Research Universities (very high research activity)

The University of Tennessee 29,912 x x x x

Not Classified

Tennessee Technology Center at Covington 261 x x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Crump 304 x x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson 679 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville 461 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson 1,066 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie 513 x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro 861 x x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville 724 x x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Paris 393 x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski 844 x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley 478 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville 798 x x x x

 Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but 

Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville 238 x x x

Outside of Appalachia 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Georgia 46,570 

Associate's

Georgia Highlands College 6,415 x x x x x x x x x x

Georgia Northwestern Technical College 7,547 x x x x x x x x x

Gwinnett Technical College 8,066 x x x x x x x x x x

Lanier Technical College 4,834 x x x x x x x x x x

North Georgia Technical College 3,047 x x x x x x x x x x

West Georgia Technical College 8,210 x x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Dalton State College 6,387 x x x x x x x x x

Georgia Gwinnett College 2,064 x x x x x x x x

Kentucky 37,371 

Associate's

Ashland Community and Technical College 5,937 x x x x x x x x x

Big Sandy Community and Technical College 7,706 x x x x x x x x x

Hazard Community and Technical College 5,879 x x x x x x x x x

Somerset Community College 10,785 x x x x x x x x x

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College 7,064 x x x x x x x x x

Maryland 3,648 

Associate's

Allegany College of Maryland 3,648 x x x x x x

Ohio 43,564 

Associate's

Belmont Technical College 2,681 x x x x x x x x x x

Eastern Gateway Community College 2,539 x x x x x x x x x x

Hocking College 7,281 x x x x x x x x x x

Southern State Community College 3,351 x x x x x x x x x x

Washington State Community College 2,764 x x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are Inside of Appalachia and Serve Local Populations 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Ohio (Continued)

Associate's Institutions Offering 4-Year Degrees

Kent State University at Ashtabula 2,332 x x x x x x x x x x

Kent State University at Trumbull 3,093 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus 3,196 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio University-Eastern Campus 1,464 x x x x x x x x x

Ohio University-Southern Campus 2,765 x x x x x x x x x x

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus 3,405 x x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Kent State University at East Liverpool 1,356 x x x x x x x x x x

Kent State University at Salem 1,827 x x x x x x x x x x

University of Cincinnati-Clermont College 5,510 x x x x x x x x x x

Tennessee 67,567 

Associate's

Chattanooga State Community College 12,369 x x x x x x x x x x

Cleveland State Community College 4,549 x x x x x x x x x x

Motlow State Community College 6,236 x x x x x x x x x x

Northeast State Community College 8,156 x x x x x x x x x x

Pellissippi State Community College 14,361 x x x x x x x x x x

Roane State Community College 7,786 x x x x x x x x

Walters State Community College 8,657 x x x x x x x x

Not Classified

Tennessee Technology Center at Athens 295 x x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville 631 x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton x x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman 449 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald 719 x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro 297 x x x x

 Institutions Included that are Inside of Appalachia and Serve Local Populations 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Tennessee (Continued)

Not Classified

Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville 1,146 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville 668 x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown 813 x x x x

Tennessee Technology Center at Oneida-Huntsville 435 x x x

West Virginia 36,960 

Associate's

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College 3,418 x x x x x x x x x x

Bridgemont Community and Technical College 851 x x x x x x x x x x

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College 518 x x x x x x x x x x

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College 2,216 x x x x x x x x x x

Mountwest Community and Technical College 3,165 x x x x x x x x x x

New River Community and Technical College 2,900 x x x x x x x x x x

Pierpont Community and Technical College 2,903 x x x x x x x x x x

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College 2,518 x x x x x x x x x x

West Virginia Northern Community College 3,919 x x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Concord University 2,947 x x x x x x x x x

Potomac State College of West Virginia University 1,516 x x x x x x x x x x

West Liberty University 2,522 x x x x x x x x x

West Virginia State University 3,268 x x x x x x x x x

West Virginia University at Parkersburg 4,299 x x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are Inside of Appalachia and Serve Local Populations 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

Georgia 26,916 

Associate's Institutions Offering 4-Year Degrees

Gainesville State College 10,777 x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

North Georgia College & State University 5,461 x x x x x x x x x

University of West Georgia 10,678 x x x x x x x x x

Kentucky 37,516 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Eastern Kentucky University 19,948 x x x x x x x x x

Morehead State University 17,568 x x x x x x x x x

Maryland 5,034 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Frostburg State University 5,034 x x x x

Ohio 24,384 

Associate's

Zane State College 3,140 x x x x x x x x x x

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Kent State University at Tuscarawas 2,372 x x x x x x x x x x

Shawnee State University 4,555 x x x x x x x x x x

Youngstown State University 14,317 x x x x x x x x x x

Tennessee 27,404 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

East Tennessee State University 15,744 x x x x x x x x

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 11,660 x x x x x x x

West Virginia 48,346 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Bluefield State College 2,245 x x x x x x x x x

Fairmont State University 4,799 x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are Inside Appalachia and Serve Regional Populations 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix A-Data Reported by Institutions

Completion Ratio

Total Degrees

Grad Rates

Transfer Rates

Time and Credits to 

Degree

Remedial 

Enrollment and 

Completion

Gateway 

Completion

Credits Completed

Retention

Credit 

Accumulation

Total 

Enrollment 

Data Reported

Institutions by State and Sector

West Virginia (Continued)

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Glenville State College 1,559 x x x x x x x x x

Marshall University 10,210 x x x x x x x x x

Shepherd University 4,803 x x x x x x x x x

West Virginia University Institute of Technology 1,295 x x x x x x x x x

Research Universities (high research activity)

West Virginia University 23,435 x x x x x x x x x

 Institutions Included that are Inside Appalachia and Serve 

Regional Populations 

Institutions that did not report data to CCA in 2012 are not listed, most notably the University of Maryland System

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Appendix B-2012 CCA Progress and Outcome Measures Institutions Outside of Appalachia

Common College Completion Metrics

Data to Inform and Drive Improvements in College Completion

Institutions Inside an Appalachian State but Outside 

of Appalachia

Appalachian Regional Commission Analysis

2012 Metrics Submission

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COMMON COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS

When states join the Complete College America Alliance of States they commit to use consistent 

data and progression measures to create a culture that values completion, including annual public 

reporting of benchmark and progress data. The Common College Completion Metrics were 

developed in 2009-10 by state and national experts in measuring student success, and they were 

first collected and reported by Alliance states in 2010-11. Identical metrics were adopted by the 

National Governors Association for the 2010-11 NGA Chair’s initiative, Complete to Compete, 

which recommended that all states collect and report data on these metrics. 

Designed to provide a more detailed and nuanced picture of student progression to completion 

than federal IPEDS data, the metrics are divided into three broad categories: context metrics, 

outcome metrics, and progress metrics. The picture of student progression to completion is 

further enhanced by looking at the success of students in a variety of meaningful disaggregation 

categories, such as older students, transfer students, part-time students, students from 

traditionally underrepresented groups, and students who begin their college careers in remedial 

courses.

The common completion metrics data reported in this book were collected and reported by 

Alliance states in 2012 through a data collection system created by Complete College America and 

the State Higher Education Executive Officers. The ongoing collection and reporting of the metrics 

data will allow the Alliance states to measure progress toward their completion goals and provide 

a valuable resource for measuring progress across the Alliance states. 

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A GUIDE TO THE METRICS

The Common College Completion Metrics are divided into three categories: context, outcome, and 

progress metrics. The metrics are collected at both the state level and the campus level and this 

data book reports data that has been aggregated from the institutional level for one of our three 

Appalachian groups. Most metrics are broken out by institution type: two-year, four-year 

“flagship,” and four-year non-flagship. No flagship data is included in this report. The majority of 

outcome and progress metrics follow cohorts of students who enter college in the fall and are 

tracked over time. 

Outcome Metrics 

Indicators of successful 

outcomes 

DEGREES AWARDED

GRADUATION RATES

TRANSFER RATES

TIME AND CREDITS TO 

DEGREE

Progress Metrics 

Measures of interim 

achievements strongly linked to 

student success 

RETENTION RATES

COURSE COMPLETION

CREDIT 

ACCUMULATION 

REMEDIATION: 

ENTRY and SUCCESS

SUCCESS IN FIRSTYEAR COLLEGE 

COURSES 

Context Metrics 

Help measure the overall 

effectiveness of a state’s higher 

education system

ENROLLMENT: 

UNDUPLICATED 

HEADCOUNT

COMPLETION RATIO: 

(# of degrees awarded vs. 

number of full-time 

equivalent students 

enrolled) 

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COMMON COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS

The Common College Completion Metrics are designed to provide a clear picture of the progress 

and outcomes of all undergraduate students, not just the first-time, full-time students measured 

by the federal graduation rate survey. The disaggregation categories also allow states and 

campuses to look closely at the progress and success of students who typically have not fared as 

well as “traditional” 18-year old students attending full-time at residential campuses. As such, the 

disaggregation categories provide a much more complete picture of the success of today’s 

students than is possible using federally collected data.

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Income (Pell Grant Recipient Status)

Age at Entry (17-19, 20-24, 25 and older)

Entry Status (Full-Time, Part-Time, Transfer)

Remedial Course Enrollment Status

Degree/Certificate Goal (Major or Field of Study)

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Detailed Description Of Metrics

Context Metrics: Help measure the overall effectiveness of a state’s higher education

system

ENROLLMENT: UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNT - The number of undergraduate students enrolling at

institutions of public higher education annually and over 5 years.

COMPLETION RATIO - The proportion of certificates (of at least 1 and less than 2 academic years in length)

and undergraduate degrees awarded relative to undergraduate student 

enrollment at public institutions of higher education.

Outcome Metrics: Indicators of successful outcomes

DEGREES AWARDED - Total number of students that receive undergraduate degrees and certificates from

the state's system of postsecondary education and its public colleges and universities annually and over 5 

years.

GRADUATION RATES - The rate at which entering undergraduate students graduate from a

degree or certificate program within 100%, 150%, and 200% of normal program time.

TRANSFER RATES - Annual number and percentage of students who transfer from a two-year institution of

higher education to a four-year institution of higher education.

TIME TO DEGREE - Average number of years to complete a certificate or undergraduate degree.

CREDITS TO DEGREE - Average number of credit-hours students have completed when they are awarded a

certificate or undergraduate degree.

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Detailed Description Of Metrics (Cont.)

Progress Metrics: Measures of interim achievements strongly linked to student success

REMEDIATION: ENTRY - The proportion of undergraduate students who enroll in remedial (below college

level) coursework at public institutions of higher education. 

REMEDIATION: SUCCESS - The proportion of undergraduate students who enroll in remedial

education that complete remedial education and go on to complete college-level (gateway)

coursework in the same subject within two academic years.

SUCCESS IN FIRST- YEAR COLLEGE COURSES - The proportion of first-year undergraduate students

completing entry (gateway), college-level math courses, English courses, and both math and English courses 

within the first two academic years at public institutions of higher education.

RETENTION RATES - The rate at which undergraduate students return to a public institution of higher

education from fall-to-spring and fall-to-fall adjusted for transfers out and graduates.

COURSE COMPLETION - The proportion of attempted credit hours being completed by entering

undergraduate students at public institutions of higher education.

CREDIT ACCUMULATION - The proportion of undergraduate students making steady academic

progress during one academic year at public institutions of higher education by completing 12 credit hours 

in associates programs or 24 credit hours in bachelors programs.

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Appendix B-2012 CCA Progress and Outcome Measures Institutions Outside of Appalachia

ENROLLMENT & COMPLETION Context Metrics

Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount- All) 

2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 627,605 698,111 11.23% 533,863 546,334 2.34% 103,708 116,531 12.36% 95,582 100,331 4.97%

Age: 17-19 159,879 185,294 15.90% 60,152 68,546 13.95% 12,157 14,500 19.27% 3,868 5,107 32.03%

Age: Over 25 114,752 120,223 4.77% 285,962 277,026 -3.12% 27,977 31,618 13.01% 60,129 61,327 1.99%

Pell Grant (at entry) 185,986 231,840 24.65% 116,022 138,469 19.35% 30,088 38,560 28.16% 18,154 23,086 27.17%

Remedial (at entry) 142,428 149,170 4.73% 109,519 114,053 4.14% 15,471 16,495 6.62% 13,101 14,268 8.91%

Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount- Two-Year) 

2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 219,917 249,250 13.34% 385,944 404,383 4.78% 30,124 36,737 21.95% 55,551 62,296 12.14%

Age: 17-19 51,034 58,719 15.06% 41,951 46,755 11.45% 3,965 5,785 45.90% 2,842 4,119 44.93%

Age: Over 25 64,990 72,770 11.97% 215,963 218,058 0.97% 10,564 12,762 20.81% 34,163 36,864 7.91%

Pell Grant (at entry) 87,945 108,297 23.14% 88,472 105,491 19.24% 10,319 14,300 38.58% 10,193 13,818 35.56%

Remedial (at entry) 83,921 94,851 13.02% 91,166 95,258 4.49% 8,685 11,022 26.91% 9,385 11,064 17.89%

Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount- Four-Year) 

2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 407,688 448,861 10.10% 147,919 141,951 -4.03% 73,584 79,794 8.44% 40,031 38,035 -4.99%

Age: 17-19 108,845 126,575 16.29% 18,201 21,791 19.72% 8,192 8,715 6.38% 1,026 988 -3.70%

Age: Over 25 49,762 47,453 -4.64% 69,999 58,968 -15.76% 17,413 18,856 8.29% 25,966 24,463 -5.79%

Pell Grant (at entry) 98,041 123,543 26.01% 27,550 32,978 19.70% 19,769 24,260 22.72% 7,961 9,268 16.42%

Remedial (at entry) 58,507 54,319 -7.16% 18,353 18,795 2.41% 6,786 5,473 -19.35% 3,716 3,204 -13.78%

Completion Ratio: The ratio of degrees awarded per 100 full-time equivalent students

FTE Degrees 

Awarded Ratio FTE Degrees Awarded Ratio 

264,790 50,475 19.06 305,361 55,923 18.31

Ratio is calculated as follows to show how many degrees 

are produced in relationship to enrollment levels: 

Degrees/(FTE/100)

Four-Year Non-Flagship

Part-Time 

Transfer

Two-Year

Full-Time 

First-Time and Continuing

Part-Time

First-Time and Continuing

Full-Time 

Transfer

Part-Time 

Transfer

Full-Time 

First-Time and Continuing

Part-Time

First-Time and Continuing

Full-Time 

Transfer

Part-Time 

Transfer

Full-Time 

First-Time and Continuing

Part-Time

First-Time and Continuing

Full-Time 

Transfer

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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Appendix B-2012 CCA Progress and Outcome Measures Institutions Outside of Appalachia

DEGREES AWARDED Outcome Metrics

Certificates/Diplomas Awarded 

2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 7,549 10,009 32.59% 11,111 13,381 20.43% 2,142 2,017 -5.84%

White Students 4,385 6,201 41.41% 4,575 4,692 2.56% 1,273 1,174 -7.78%

Hispanic Students 72 68 -5.56% 94 74 -21.28% - - -

African American Students 2,709 3,080 13.70% 3,521 3,114 -11.56% 752 648 -13.83%

Other Races 56 204 264.29% 179 143 -20.11% - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 534 1,294 142.32% 626 810 29.39% - - -

Age 20-24 1,458 2,354 61.45% 2,365 2,511 6.17% 614 548 -10.75%

Age 25 and Over 5,408 6,261 15.77% 5,619 5,113 -9.01% 1,429 1,381 -3.36%

Pell Grant Recipients (any time) 1,939 3,611 86.23% 4,799 4,870 1.48% 1,210 1,242 2.64%

Remedial Students (any time) 1,331 2,151 61.61% 2,608 2,386 -8.51% 534 482 -9.74%

STEM Disciplines 628 518 -17.52% 827 682 -17.53% 247 82 -66.80%

Degrees Awarded 

2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 29,479 32,773 11.17% 73,698 81,213 10.20%

White Students 18,289 19,459 6.40% 47,928 51,379 7.20%

Hispanic Students 371 616 66.04% 1,010 1,395 38.12%

African American Students 4,346 5,073 16.73% 8,512 9,373 10.12%

Other Races 1,388 1,894 36.46% 5,409 6,911 27.77%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 6,810 7,582 11.34% 24,553 25,757 4.90%

Age 20-24 8,153 9,014 10.56% 26,482 29,996 13.27%

Age 25 and Over 10,074 11,148 10.66% 12,035 13,561 12.68%

Pell Grant Recipients (any time) 11,326 13,920 22.90% 22,216 25,902 16.59%

Remedial Students (at entry) 11,181 13,296 18.92% 11,417 12,253 7.32%

STEM Disciplines 3,652 3,352 -8.21% 13,619 14,737 8.21%

Less than 1 academic year 

(of Economic Value with Industry 

Certification or Licensure)

At least 1 but less than 2 academic 

years

At least 2 but less than 4 academic 

years

Associate's Degrees Bachelor's Degrees

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

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GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Certificate/diploma (at least 1 but less than 2 academic years)

Cohort ON-TIME 150% time 200% time Cohort 150% time 200% time 

All Students 9,923 13.46% 15.35% 16.19% 7,203 12.58% 13.45%

White Students 5,196 16.34% 18.19% 19.05% 3,530 13.94% 14.45%

Hispanic Students 362 - - - 280 - -

African American Students 3,050 8.75% 12.36% 13.48% 2,024 4.35% 4.64%

Other Races 871 2.76% 4.13% 4.36% 717 9.21% 9.21%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 5,521 5.72% 7.19% 8.33% 2,210 3.39% 3.57%

Age 20-24 1,657 9.29% 10.14% 11.10% 1,393 - -

Age 25 and Over 2,468 27.19% 30.31% 30.67% 3,311 17.67% 18.51%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 4,749 12.78% 15.54% 16.87% 2,133 5.63% 6.56%

Remedial Students (at entry) 4,402 0.66% 2.16% 2.41% 2,200 - 0.59%

Associate's Degree-Seeking Students

Cohort ON-TIME 

w/in 2 years

150% time 

w/in 3 years

200% time

w/in 4 years Cohort 150% timew/in 3 years

200% time

w/in 4 years

All Students 36,980 2.61% 8.78% 13.60% 13,997 0.99% 3.97%

White Students 21,916 3.34% 10.54% 16.55% 7,528 0.46% 4.25%

Hispanic Students 1,012 - 3.36% 5.73% 500 - -

African American Students 6,923 - 2.07% 4.06% 2,985 - 1.78%

Other Races 2,456 1.22% 6.07% 8.39% 1,154 - 2.69%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 25,964 2.97% 9.73% 15.04% 5,359 0.71% 2.58%

Age 20-24 4,630 0.24% 2.38% 5.29% 3,162 - 1.08%

Age 25 and Over 2,885 - 1.42% 5.75% 4,146 - 1.91%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 13,547 0.33% 5.66% 10.28% 4,746 0.25% 1.50%

Remedial Students (at entry) 22,860 0.12% 4.00% 7.97% 8,522 0.31% 1.57%

2006 Full-Time Cohort 2006 Part-Time Cohort 

2005 Full-Time Cohort 2005 Part-Time Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

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GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Students at All Non-Flagship Four-Year Institutions

Cohort ON-TIME 

w/in 4 years

150% time 

w/in 6 years

200% time

w/in 8 years Cohort 150% timew/in 6 years

200% time

w/in 8 years

All Students 47,022 21.37% 46.50% 49.96% 2,258 8.02% 13.06%

White Students 30,217 25.16% 51.53% 54.88% 1,292 6.35% 12.69%

Hispanic Students 656 6.25% 30.95% 33.54% 21 - -

African American Students 7,550 9.52% 30.73% 34.93% 424 - -

Other Races 2,308 16.77% 39.60% 44.02% 78 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 41,282 23.23% 49.18% 52.67% 892 9.19% 15.81%

Age 20-24 1,679 - 13.58% 17.75% 424 - -

Age 25 and Over 770 1.69% 6.36% 8.44% 619 - 4.04%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 12,998 12.19% 34.61% 39.46% 693 - 7.50%

Remedial Students (at entry) 12,501 5.98% 28.16% 32.17% 1,022 1.27% 4.60%

2003 Full-Time Cohort 2003 Part-Time Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

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TRANSFER STUDENT GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Associate's Degree-Seeking Transfer Student Graduation Rate

Cohort w/in 2 years w/in 3 years w/in 4 years 

All Students 19,212 7.80% 15.14% 19.58%

White Students 11,455 8.30% 16.50% 21.74%

Hispanic Students 333 - 7.81% 11.41%

African American Students 4,283 4.16% 9.25% 12.61%

Other Races 1,273 - 7.23% 11.47%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 3,179 3.68% 10.51% 15.07%

Age 20-24 7,311 6.02% 12.20% 17.22%

Age 25 and Over 7,783 7.49% 14.67% 19.41%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 6,049 5.04% 11.82% 16.68%

Remedial Students (at entry) 5,501 0.85% 4.67% 9.96%

Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Transfer Student Graduation Rate

Cohort w/in 4 years w/in 6 years w/in 8 years 

All Students 22,571 39.93% 48.67% 51.03%

White Students 14,232 43.70% 52.49% 54.83%

Hispanic Students 362 15.47% 27.90% 29.56%

African American Students 4,216 25.12% 34.42% 37.22%

Other Races 1,454 29.71% 38.58% 39.82%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 3,504 37.61% 52.51% 55.31%

Age 20-24 11,456 44.59% 51.91% 53.86%

Age 25 and Over 6,740 31.93% 39.64% 42.39%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 7,314 34.30% 44.75% 48.07%

Remedial Students (at entry) 2,734 17.34% 27.94% 31.38%

At All Non-Flagship Four-Year Institutions

2005 Transfer Cohort 

2003 Transfer Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

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TRANSFER RATES TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR Outcome Metrics

Transfer-Out Rate (from two-year colleges to four-year colleges)

Cohort

Completed 12 

or Fewer Credit 

Hours Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 13 

to 30 Credit 

Hours Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 

More than 30 

Credit Hours 

But Not a 

Degree Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 

Associate's 

Degree Prior to 

Transfer

Total 

Transferred Out

All Students 50,548 2.82% 5.56% 9.90% 4.62% 22.90%

White Students 29,772 2.09% 5.40% 10.65% 3.42% 21.56%

Hispanic Students 1,284 1.48% 1.17% 6.00% 3.19% 11.84%

African American Students 12,719 2.89% 1.58% 3.92% 1.23% 9.62%

Other Races 3,464 1.04% 1.67% 11.61% 4.33% 18.65%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 34,872 2.75% 6.04% 11.80% 4.52% 25.10%

Age 20-24 7,439 1.25% 0.65% 2.61% 0.73% 5.23%

Age 25 and Over 6,366 0.19% - 0.52% 0.17% 0.88%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 20,549 2.51% 3.33% 5.60% 2.34% 13.78%

Remedial Students (at entry) 30,194 2.57% 3.75% 7.34% 3.14% 16.80%

All Students 30,104 3.22% 0.86% 1.68% 0.68% 6.45%

White Students 17,369 2.03% 0.51% 1.25% 0.27% 4.05%

Hispanic Students 917 2.84% - 1.31% - 4.14%

African American Students 8,408 2.06% 0.46% 1.14% 0.44% 4.10%

Other Races 2,087 1.72% - 1.63% 0.53% 3.88%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 10,416 3.58% 0.96% 3.15% 0.77% 8.46%

Age 20-24 6,735 1.74% 0.24% 0.71% 0.16% 2.85%

Age 25 and Over 12,260 1.10% 0.09% 0.10% 0.10% 1.39%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 8,728 1.35% 0.15% 0.96% 0.49% 2.96%

Remedial Students (at entry) 13,557 1.75% 0.36% 1.59% 0.74% 4.43%

All Students 32,605 6.04% 4.39% 4.95% 3.79% 19.17%

White Students 19,054 4.91% 4.03% 4.79% 2.39% 16.11%

Hispanic Students 560 2.86% - 2.32% 5.36% 10.54%

African American Students 8,937 5.52% 2.57% 3.44% 3.14% 14.67%

Other Races 2,430 2.10% 0.53% 3.54% 2.80% 8.97%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 4,719 3.22% 4.58% 6.99% 6.21% 21.00%

Age 20-24 11,368 6.68% 4.17% 4.92% 1.99% 17.75%

Age 25 and Over 15,757 4.27% 1.85% 1.73% 1.71% 9.56%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 9,938 2.76% 2.60% 3.18% 2.77% 11.30%

Remedial Students (at entry) 7,799 1.82% 2.01% 2.85% 3.06% 9.74%

Cohort Identified in Fall 2005 Enrolling in a Four-Year Institution by August 2009

Transfer Students (Students that entered the two-year institution as a transfer student.)

Part-Time Students 

Full-Time Students 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TIME & CREDITS TO DEGREE Outcome Metrics

Time To Degree (Years) 

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

All Students 3.30 5.05 3.84 4.09 6.16 4.52 

White Students 3.02 5.04 4.52 3.73 6.30 4.59 

Hispanic Students 3.86 6.60 5.89 4.00 6.90 4.20 

African American Students 3.13 5.01 4.03 4.20 7.04 5.60 

Other Races 2.72 4.45 3.06 3.70 5.86 4.26 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 3.75 5.68 6.41 4.06 6.84 6.80 

Age 20-24 3.10 5.11 4.55 4.29 7.02 4.44 

Age 25 and Over 2.81 4.58 3.14 4.18 5.73 4.29 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 3.69 5.03 4.14 4.23 6.37 4.66 

Remedial Students (at any time) 3.87 5.46 4.86 4.51 6.31 5.32 

Full-Time Part-Time 

Transfer In 

30 or 

Fewer 

Credits

Transfer In 

31 to 59 

Credits

Transfer In 

60 or More 

Credits

All Students 5.69 8.15 5.86 4.58 3.22 

White Students 5.34 7.26 5.48 4.63 2.87 

Hispanic Students 4.81 5.67 4.53 3.99 2.65 

African American Students 6.10 8.39 7.15 4.03 3.12 

Other Races 5.23 8.73 5.59 3.84 3.24 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 6.00 8.55 7.56 4.09 4.59 

Age 20-24 5.64 7.89 5.31 4.34 2.80 

Age 25 and Over 6.57 6.86 5.57 4.08 3.30 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 6.04 8.10 6.00 4.64 3.25 

Remedial Students (at any time) 6.36 7.56 7.02 5.65 3.91 

Certificate Seeking

 (One-Year or greater) 

Associate's Seeking

(Two-Year Degrees)

Bachelor's Seeking-Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Institutions

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TIME & CREDITS TO DEGREE Outcome Metrics

Credits To Degree (Semester Credits)

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

All Students 68 54 61 85 83 79 

White Students 66 54 56 82 80 72 

Hispanic Students 54 58 51 77 67 68 

African American Students 61 60 60 81 77 71 

Other Races* 53 38 34 78 74 67 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 74 56 65 84 83 82 

Age 20-24 60 50 55 88 88 78 

Age 25 and Over 60 51 58 86 82 78 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 69 61 60 84 84 80 

Remedial Students (at any time) 66 61 62 86 84 81 

Full-Time Part-Time 

Transfer In 

30 or 

Fewer 

Credits

Transfer In 

31 to 59 

Credits

Transfer In 

60 or More 

Credits

All Students 135 130 129 147 126 

White Students 132 125 124 154 118 

Hispanic Students 135 91 120 101 101 

African American Students 133 129 127 126 125 

Other Races* 132 132 115 107 94

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 134 134 123 120 130 

Age 20-24 135 134 127 148 123 

Age 25 and Over 142 128 126 123 129 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 135 133 128 152 123 

Remedial Students (at any time) 134 131 126 158 102 

Bachelor's Seeking-Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Institutions

Certificate Seeking

 (One-Year or greater) 

Associate's Seeking

(Two-Year Degrees)

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

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REMEDIAL EDUCATION & GATEWAY COURSES Progress Metrics

Students Enrolling in Remedial Education (of all entering students) 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

Any**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

Any**

Remedial 

All Students 22.80% 8.60% 20.60% 52.00% 16.43% 3.82% 8.60% 28.85%

White Students 26.66% 7.32% 15.95% 49.93% 14.17% 2.04% 3.80% 20.00%

Hispanic Students 23.43% 6.67% 22.59% 52.69% 9.14% 0.00% 3.93% 13.07%

African American Students 19.27% 11.28% 33.05% 63.59% 24.12% 5.65% 17.88% 47.65%

Other Races 17.49% 5.54% 11.65% 34.69% 11.48% 1.09% 1.69% 14.26%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 24.95% 9.47% 23.34% 57.76% 15.50% 3.52% 6.96% 25.97%

Age 20-24 21.47% 7.49% 19.94% 48.90% 23.06% 2.65% 17.75% 43.46%

Age 25 and Over 17.97% 5.47% 13.22% 36.66% 24.99% 1.08% 20.58% 46.65%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 24.76% 9.63% 29.93% 64.33% 22.55% 5.12% 15.72% 43.38%

Students Completing All Required Remedial Courses 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial

All Students 53.00% 56.12% 37.08% 47.21% 58.92% 74.68% 51.57% 58.82%

White Students 55.88% 62.50% 41.94% 52.39% 62.44% 76.60% 47.62% 61.06%

Hispanic Students 37.39% 24.48% 19.23% 27.97% 26.00% - 0.00% 18.18%

African American Students 36.72% 41.31% 24.04% 30.95% 48.78% 68.71% 35.02% 45.98%

Other Races 52.03% 41.48% 16.62% 38.45% 35.21% 0.00% 35.62% 32.58%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 51.52% 58.41% 35.57% 46.21% 59.44% 76.86% 50.01% 59.27%

Age 20-24 46.16% 34.76% 25.83% 36.13% 37.97% 20.90% 33.04% 34.91%

Age 25 and Over 54.19% 41.11% 32.70% 44.48% 45.08% 52.38% 23.63% 35.78%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 49.23% 52.61% 31.70% 41.58% 52.83% 71.71% 43.44% 51.65%

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

**Field is aggregated and may be underestimated due to suppressed data in one or more fields.

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REMEDIAL EDUCATION & GATEWAY COURSES Progress Metrics

Remedial Students Completing a Corresponding College-level Gatekeeper Courses Within the First Two Academic Years 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial

All Students 31.86% 34.32% 18.59% 27.01% 38.32% 43.34% 27.74% 35.83%

White Students 30.59% 37.65% 16.37% 27.08% 38.44% 31.67% 13.56% 33.03%

Hispanic Students 14.99% 6.77% 6.62% 10.36% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 16.53% 15.46% 7.02% 11.40% 26.38% 23.09% 6.42% 18.50%

Other Races 27.63% 9.38% 1.89% 16.07% 19.72% 0.00% 0.00% 15.88%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 31.10% 34.74% 16.58% 25.83% 39.10% 42.18% 25.16% 35.78%

Age 20-24 17.72% 10.10% 5.64% 11.63% 11.00% 0.00% 7.81% 9.02%

Age 25 and Over 28.36% 16.28% 11.49% 20.47% 7.17% 0.00% 0.00% 3.84%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 27.09% 27.88% 14.00% 21.12% 31.73% 33.91% 19.80% 27.66%

First-Time Entry Completing College-level Gatekeeper Courses Within First Two Academic Years

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

Any** 

Gateway Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

Any** 

Gateway

All Students 7.44% 22.01% 24.48% 53.93% 6.81% 19.86% 57.04% 83.71%

White Students 7.81% 27.77% 33.71% 69.29% 6.70% 21.22% 69.37% 97.29%

Hispanic Students 4.07% 22.52% 19.05% 45.64% 4.75% 15.90% 63.80% 84.46%

African American Students 5.22% 21.56% 16.01% 42.79% 3.59% 24.77% 51.13% 79.49%

Other Races 3.51% 16.12% 26.61% 46.24% 3.93% 14.05% 60.93% 78.90%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 7.37% 25.81% 32.51% 65.69% 6.39% 20.05% 61.47% 87.91%

Age 20-24 6.10% 20.66% 16.76% 43.52% 5.98% 20.72% 27.69% 54.40%

Age 25 and Over 5.61% 16.41% 13.28% 35.30% 5.02% 20.02% 19.15% 44.19%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 8.01% 25.66% 25.01% 58.68% 6.88% 23.29% 52.09% 82.26%

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

**Field is aggregated and may be underestimated due to suppressed data in one or more fields.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Two-Year Colleges Full-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 68.57% 2.75% 47.48% 8.65% 38.22% 12.14% 27.43% 13.43% 22.05% 16.07%

White Students 70.23% 2.33% 50.58% 9.32% 41.34% 13.07% 29.83% 14.26% 24.21% 17.08%

Hispanic Students 63.97% 1.54% 39.53% 1.54% 25.98% 1.54% 16.06% 0.00% 12.43% 0.00%

African American Students 61.42% 2.59% 35.64% 6.21% 25.67% 9.72% 16.94% 10.42% 12.69% 12.29%

Other Races 72.83% 0.00% 52.81% 0.58% 45.82% 1.22% 30.56% 2.81% 21.72% 5.19%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 76.45% 1.05% 56.07% 6.63% 46.06% 9.40% 33.30% 14.13% 27.05% 17.21%

Age 20-24 62.20% 0.69% 37.12% 3.64% 28.35% 6.15% 18.42% 9.05% 14.03% 11.60%

Age 25 and Over 48.37% 6.38% 26.72% 14.65% 18.53% 21.54% 11.60% 11.02% 8.45% 12.25%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 67.25% 0.97% 41.99% 6.75% 32.66% 10.69% 22.64% 10.16% 17.86% 12.83%

Remedial Students (at entry) 72.92% 0.52% 50.11% 3.99% 40.03% 5.90% 29.51% 8.70% 23.61% 11.25%

Retention Rates at Two-Year Colleges Part-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 51.23% 4.15% 33.90% 6.87% 26.43% 9.30% 20.43% 8.10% 16.80% 9.57%

White Students 50.86% 4.90% 34.43% 7.49% 27.27% 10.10% 20.45% 8.14% 17.29% 9.55%

Hispanic Students 34.05% 3.24% 21.62% 3.24% 14.59% 3.24% 12.97% 0.00% 12.70% 0.00%

African American Students 49.40% 0.39% 29.05% 2.28% 20.75% 5.00% 15.19% 6.18% 11.41% 7.76%

Other Races 43.83% 0.00% 26.49% 0.00% 22.05% 0.00% 15.53% 0.00% 10.96% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 54.09% 0.30% 36.80% 3.06% 27.89% 4.67% 21.04% 7.59% 16.05% 8.81%

Age 20-24 48.18% 1.10% 29.89% 1.97% 21.78% 3.51% 15.05% 5.78% 11.96% 7.25%

Age 25 and Over 48.08% 6.16% 30.42% 8.45% 23.39% 11.19% 17.24% 5.50% 13.69% 7.53%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 59.67% 0.56% 36.17% 2.37% 26.94% 4.28% 19.54% 5.33% 15.42% 6.83%

Remedial Students (at entry) 61.52% 0.00% 40.02% 0.58% 30.92% 1.42% 24.44% 2.41% 20.12% 3.89%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 

Students Entering in Fall 2005 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Full-Time

Spring 2008

Part-Time

Students Entering in Fall 2005 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2008

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Full-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 89.84% 1.85% 72.76% 5.71% 66.80% 7.00% 58.11% 9.33% 55.09% 10.33%

White Students 90.10% 2.11% 74.57% 6.27% 68.97% 7.57% 61.11% 9.86% 58.24% 10.90%

Hispanic Students 87.99% 0.00% 65.32% 1.65% 57.96% 4.20% 47.60% 5.26% 45.35% 5.71%

African American Students 88.90% 1.15% 66.80% 4.15% 59.55% 5.49% 47.96% 7.41% 44.51% 8.43%

Other Races 88.41% 0.00% 69.42% 1.21% 62.37% 2.96% 52.54% 5.93% 48.27% 7.05%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 90.62% 1.82% 74.22% 5.75% 68.37% 7.07% 59.86% 9.34% 56.82% 10.40%

Age 20-24 78.42% 0.00% 50.91% 3.00% 39.77% 4.50% 28.88% 6.58% 26.79% 6.98%

Age 25 and over 76.73% 2.12% 46.53% 2.35% 39.72% 2.59% 25.50% 2.59% 18.92% 5.17%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 87.92% 1.88% 66.38% 6.02% 59.32% 7.74% 48.62% 10.15% 44.84% 11.50%

Remedial Students (at entry) 85.34% 2.24% 61.88% 8.31% 53.34% 10.77% 42.56% 13.50% 39.09% 14.94%

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Full-Time (Continued)

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 51.13% 12.52% 47.46% 15.85%

White Students 54.72% 13.20% 50.82% 16.75%

Hispanic Students 37.69% 6.76% 32.28% 9.31%

African American Students 39.01% 9.93% 36.78% 11.93%

Other Races 45.62% 9.12% 39.47% 13.20%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 52.99% 12.50% 49.26% 15.94%

Age 20-24 19.88% 8.87% 17.28% 9.45%

Age 25 and over 14.22% 7.76% 11.05% 8.34%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 39.81% 14.01% 36.88% 15.97%

Remedial Students (at entry) 34.13% 17.34% 31.92% 18.63%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 

Students Entering in Fall 2003 and Retained, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Full-Time

Full-Time

Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Spring 2004 Fall 2004 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Part-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 69.56% 0.36% 47.03% 1.52% 38.28% 1.88% 28.43% 4.51% 24.31% 4.80%

White Students 69.25% 0.57% 46.93% 0.98% 39.02% 1.71% 28.17% 4.86% 24.96% 5.12%

Hispanic Students - - - - - - - - - -

African American Students 69.19% 0.00% 42.00% 0.00% 33.81% 0.00% 23.59% 0.00% 17.45% 0.00%

Other Races 13.75% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 69.33% 0.00% 48.02% 2.42% 39.95% 2.58% 30.35% 5.00% 27.44% 5.17%

Age 20-24 60.96% 0.00% 31.06% 0.00% 18.60% 0.00% 12.79% 0.00% 11.63% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 70.01% 0.00% 47.22% 0.00% 38.56% 0.00% 25.36% 2.74% 19.62% 3.94%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 76.33% 0.00% 50.09% 0.00% 41.32% 0.00% 30.99% 2.19% 24.41% 2.19%

Remedial Students (at entry) 71.37% 0.00% 46.45% 0.00% 37.11% 0.00% 28.10% 1.86% 24.19% 1.99%

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Part-Time (Continued)

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 17.96% 7.33% 17.15% 8.23%

White Students 17.98% 7.44% 15.71% 8.37%

Hispanic Students - - - -

African American Students 7.46% 0.00% 5.78% 0.00%

Other Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 16.63% 6.62% 15.09% 7.26%

Age 20-24 5.65% 0.00% 7.31% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 12.17% 5.91% 9.68% 7.63%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 15.45% 4.30% 14.08% 5.94%

Remedial Students (at entry) 17.69% 3.78% 13.52% 4.31%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Part-Time

Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Students Entering in Fall 2003 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester

Part-Time

Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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CREDIT ACCUMULATION & COURSE COMPLETION Progress Metrics

Credit Accumulation

Full-Time 

Completing 24 

Credits 

Part-Time 

Completing 12 

Credits 

Full-Time 

Completing 24 

Credits 

Part-Time 

Completing 12 

Credits 

All Students 29.35% 22.86% 63.45% 27.06%

White Students 33.30% 28.23% 69.72% 28.38%

Hispanic Students 15.50% 12.41% 54.24% 0.00%

African American Students 16.54% 20.18% 48.78% 14.64%

Other Races 23.59% 21.25% 62.14% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 31.31% 25.21% 65.38% 25.79%

Age 20-24 17.04% 19.28% 33.15% 10.39%

Age 25 and Over 24.61% 19.23% 13.78% 18.82%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 24.87% 29.49% 52.91% 23.05%

Course Completion

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Two-Year Institutions 5,928,687 4,521,718 76.27% 1,665,280 1,211,754 72.77% 565,368 442,919 78.34%

Four-Year Institutions 3,476,085 2,847,475 81.92% 297,643 236,091 79.32% 1,599,880 1,349,494 84.35%

First-Time Entry Students Completing Expected Number of Credit Hours 

in First Academic Year 

Transfer Cohort 

Four-Year NonFlagship Two-Year Colleges

Full-Time Cohort Part-Time Cohort 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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Common College Completion Metrics

Data to Inform and Drive Improvements in College Completion

 Institutions Inside of Appalachia that Serve Both 

Local and Regional Populations

Appalachian Regional Commission Analysis

2012 Metrics Submission

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COMMON COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS

When states join the Complete College America Alliance of States they commit to use consistent 

data and progression measures to create a culture that values completion, including annual public 

reporting of benchmark and progress data. The Common College Completion Metrics were 

developed in 2009-10 by state and national experts in measuring student success, and they were 

first collected and reported by Alliance states in 2010-11. Identical metrics were adopted by the 

National Governors Association for the 2010-11 NGA Chair’s initiative, Complete to Compete, 

which recommended that all states collect and report data on these metrics. 

Designed to provide a more detailed and nuanced picture of student progression to completion 

than federal IPEDS data, the metrics are divided into three broad categories: context metrics, 

outcome metrics, and progress metrics. The picture of student progression to completion is 

further enhanced by looking at the success of students in a variety of meaningful disaggregation 

categories, such as older students, transfer students, part-time students, students from 

traditionally underrepresented groups, and students who begin their college careers in remedial 

courses.

The common completion metrics data reported in this book were collected and reported by 

Alliance states in 2012 through a data collection system created by Complete College America and 

the State Higher Education Executive Officers. The ongoing collection and reporting of the metrics 

data will allow the Alliance states to measure progress toward their completion goals and provide 

a valuable resource for measuring progress across the Alliance states. 

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A GUIDE TO THE METRICS

The Common College Completion Metrics are divided into three categories: context, outcome, and 

progress metrics. The metrics are collected at both the state level and the campus level and this 

data book reports data that has been aggregated from the institutional level for one of our three 

Appalachian groups. Most metrics are broken out by institution type: two-year, four-year 

“flagship,” and four-year non-flagship. No flagship data is included in this report. The majority of 

outcome and progress metrics follow cohorts of students who enter college in the fall and are 

tracked over time. 

Outcome Metrics 

Indicators of successful 

outcomes 

DEGREES AWARDED

GRADUATION RATES

TRANSFER RATES

TIME AND CREDITS TO 

DEGREE

Progress Metrics 

Measures of interim 

achievements strongly linked to 

student success 

RETENTION RATES

COURSE COMPLETION

CREDIT 

ACCUMULATION 

REMEDIATION: 

ENTRY and SUCCESS

SUCCESS IN FIRSTYEAR COLLEGE 

COURSES 

Context Metrics 

Help measure the overall 

effectiveness of a state’s higher 

education system

ENROLLMENT: 

UNDUPLICATED 

HEADCOUNT

COMPLETION RATIO: 

(# of degrees awarded vs. 

number of full-time 

equivalent students 

enrolled) 

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COMMON COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS

The Common College Completion Metrics are designed to provide a clear picture of the progress 

and outcomes of all undergraduate students, not just the first-time, full-time students measured 

by the federal graduation rate survey. The disaggregation categories also allow states and 

campuses to look closely at the progress and success of students who typically have not fared as 

well as “traditional” 18-year old students attending full-time at residential campuses. As such, the 

disaggregation categories provide a much more complete picture of the success of today’s 

students than is possible using federally collected data.

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Income (Pell Grant Recipient Status)

Age at Entry (17-19, 20-24, 25 and older)

Entry Status (Full-Time, Part-Time, Transfer)

Remedial Course Enrollment Status

Degree/Certificate Goal (Major or Field of Study)

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Detailed Description Of Metrics

Context Metrics: Help measure the overall effectiveness of a state’s higher education

system

ENROLLMENT: UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNT - The number of undergraduate students enrolling at

institutions of public higher education annually and over 5 years.

COMPLETION RATIO - The proportion of certificates (of at least 1 and less than 2 academic years in length)

and undergraduate degrees awarded relative to undergraduate student 

enrollment at public institutions of higher education.

Outcome Metrics: Indicators of successful outcomes

DEGREES AWARDED - Total number of students that receive undergraduate degrees and certificates from

the state's system of postsecondary education and its public colleges and universities annually and over 5 

years.

GRADUATION RATES - The rate at which entering undergraduate students graduate from a

degree or certificate program within 100%, 150%, and 200% of normal program time.

TRANSFER RATES - Annual number and percentage of students who transfer from a two-year institution of

higher education to a four-year institution of higher education.

TIME TO DEGREE - Average number of years to complete a certificate or undergraduate degree.

CREDITS TO DEGREE - Average number of credit-hours students have completed when they are awarded a

certificate or undergraduate degree.

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Detailed Description Of Metrics (Cont.)

Progress Metrics: Measures of interim achievements strongly linked to student success

REMEDIATION: ENTRY - The proportion of undergraduate students who enroll in remedial (below college

level) coursework at public institutions of higher education. 

REMEDIATION: SUCCESS - The proportion of undergraduate students who enroll in remedial

education that complete remedial education and go on to complete college-level (gateway)

coursework in the same subject within two academic years.

SUCCESS IN FIRST- YEAR COLLEGE COURSES - The proportion of first-year undergraduate students

completing entry (gateway), college-level math courses, English courses, and both math and English courses 

within the first two academic years at public institutions of higher education.

RETENTION RATES - The rate at which undergraduate students return to a public institution of higher

education from fall-to-spring and fall-to-fall adjusted for transfers out and graduates.

COURSE COMPLETION - The proportion of attempted credit hours being completed by entering

undergraduate students at public institutions of higher education.

CREDIT ACCUMULATION - The proportion of undergraduate students making steady academic

progress during one academic year at public institutions of higher education by completing 12 credit hours 

in associates programs or 24 credit hours in bachelors programs.

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ENROLLMENT & COMPLETION Context Metrics

Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount- All) 

2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 187,154 214,221 14.46% 138,026 147,326 6.74% 22,189 26,275 18.41% 15,951 17,458 9.45%

Age: 17-19 49,628 60,730 22.37% 14,513 15,561 7.22% 3,368 4,211 25.03% 583 618 6.00%

Age: Over 25 39,940 42,469 6.33% 74,276 73,511 -1.03% 5,807 6,746 16.17% 9,935 10,659 7.29%

Pell Grant (at entry) 68,453 83,152 21.47% 30,734 39,896 29.81% 7,684 9,323 21.33% 3,301 4,469 35.38%

Remedial (at entry) 53,995 57,796 7.04% 25,643 29,756 16.04% 4,375 4,690 7.20% 2,502 2,734 9.27%

Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount- Two-Year) 

2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 84,372 95,118 12.74% 97,472 106,770 9.54% 9,348 11,636 24.48% 9,760 10,480 7.38%

Age: 17-19 18,290 22,583 23.47% 10,124 10,463 3.35% 1,220 1,765 44.67% 385 356 -7.53%

Age: Over 25 26,454 28,703 8.50% 54,115 56,961 5.26% 3,376 4,007 18.69% 6,214 6,632 6.73%

Pell Grant (at entry) 37,931 45,718 20.53% 24,729 31,412 27.02% 3,870 4,941 27.67% 2,211 3,046 37.77%

Remedial (at entry) 32,894 34,194 3.95% 19,128 20,603 7.71% 2,566 2,878 12.16% 1,533 1,658 8.15%

Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount- Four-Year) 

2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 2003-04 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 102,782 119,103 15.88% 40,554 40,556 0.00% 12,841 14,639 14.00% 6,191 6,978 12.71%

Age: 17-19 31,338 38,147 21.73% 4,389 5,098 16.15% 2,148 2,446 13.87% 198 262 32.32%

Age: Over 25 13,486 13,766 2.08% 20,161 16,550 -17.91% 2,431 2,739 12.67% 3,721 4,027 8.22%

Pell Grant (at entry) 30,522 37,434 22.65% 6,005 8,484 41.28% 3,814 4,382 14.89% 1,090 1,423 30.55%

Remedial (at entry) 21,101 23,602 11.85% 6,515 9,153 40.49% 1,809 1,812 0.17% 969 1,076 11.04%

Completion Ratio: The ratio of degrees awarded per 100 full-time equivalent students

FTE Degrees 

Awarded Ratio FTE Degrees Awarded Ratio 

119,037 23,171 19.47 173,013 21,024 12.15

Part-Time 

Transfer

Full-Time 

First-Time and Continuing

Part-Time

First-Time and Continuing

Full-Time 

Transfer

Part-Time 

Transfer

Full-Time 

First-Time and Continuing

Part-Time

First-Time and Continuing

Full-Time 

Transfer

Ratio is calculated as follows to show how many degrees 

are produced in relationship to enrollment levels: 

Degrees/(FTE/100)

Four-Year Non-Flagship

Part-Time 

Transfer

Two-Year

Full-Time 

First-Time and Continuing

Part-Time

First-Time and Continuing

Full-Time 

Transfer

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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DEGREES AWARDED Outcome Metrics

Certificates/Diplomas Awarded 

2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 4,038 4,608 14.12% 4,045 4,177 3.26% 665 686 3.16%

White Students 3,532 3,863 9.37% 2,511 2,634 4.90% 578 563 -2.60%

Hispanic Students 12 37 208.33% 11 47 327.27% - - -

African American Students 312 413 32.37% 230 238 3.48% 42 55 30.95%

Other Races 11 75 581.82% 21 42 100.00% - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 464 236 -49.14% 268 306 14.18% - - -

Age 20-24 699 1,100 57.37% 635 996 56.85% 219 236 7.76%

Age 25 and Over 2,766 3,158 14.17% 1,901 1,640 -13.73% 420 436 3.81%

Pell Grant Recipients (any time) 1,037 1,448 39.63% 1,268 1,468 15.77% 280 318 13.57%

Remedial Students (any time) 993 590 -40.58% 782 863 10.36% 205 222 8.29%

STEM Disciplines 437 248 -43.25% 160 88 -45.00% 70 38 -45.71%

Degrees Awarded 

2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 13,917 15,032 8.01% 16,960 18,590 9.61%

White Students 10,927 11,506 5.30% 12,584 13,593 8.02%

Hispanic Students 19 105 452.63% 99 212 114.14%

African American Students 533 550 3.19% 882 997 13.04%

Other Races 169 275 62.72% 400 590 47.50%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 2,478 2,851 15.05% 6,235 6,802 9.09%

Age 20-24 4,010 4,425 10.35% 4,893 5,650 15.47%

Age 25 and Over 5,287 5,459 3.25% 2,842 2,990 5.21%

Pell Grant Recipients (any time) 6,045 7,091 17.30% 5,874 6,668 13.52%

Remedial Students (at entry) 5,907 6,648 12.54% 3,301 3,583 8.54%

STEM Disciplines 1,556 1,410 -9.38% 2,483 2,705 8.94%

Less than 1 academic year 

(of Economic Value with Industry 

Certification or Licensure)

At least 1 but less than 2 academic 

years

At least 2 but less than 4 academic 

years

Associate's Degrees Bachelor's Degrees

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Certificate/diploma (at least 1 but less than 2 academic years)

Cohort ON-TIME 150% time 200% time Cohort 150% time 200% time 

All Students 8,491 7.07% 8.14% 8.51% 2,959 12.37% 13.18%

White Students 7,323 7.47% 8.41% 8.64% 2,429 13.59% 14.04%

Hispanic Students 30 - - - 36 - -

African American Students 715 - - - 266 - -

Other Races 287 - - - 25 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 5,736 2.04% 2.70% 2.84% 811 3.21% 4.93%

Age 20-24 1,139 5.97% 6.06% 6.06% 611 4.58% 4.58%

Age 25 and Over 1,459 24.40% 25.36% 25.63% 1,423 17.36% 18.27%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 4,588 6.36% 6.82% 7.37% 1,085 6.82% 7.19%

Remedial Students (at entry) 4,866 0.74% 1.91% 2.10% 1,230 0.98% 1.14%

Associate's Degree-Seeking Students

Cohort ON-TIME 

w/in 2 years

150% time 

w/in 3 years

200% time

w/in 4 years Cohort 150% timew/in 3 years

200% time

w/in 4 years

All Students 18,620 4.61% 12.99% 18.29% 3,777 0.77% 5.72%

White Students 14,804 5.15% 13.84% 19.58% 3,042 0.85% 5.79%

Hispanic Students 164 - - 7.93% 33 - -

African American Students 1,011 - - 1.19% 181 - -

Other Races 392 - 3.32% 7.65% 47 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 12,725 4.89% 13.89% 19.84% 1,258 - 2.86%

Age 20-24 2,268 0.88% 3.75% 6.00% 815 - -

Age 25 and Over 1,870 0.80% 7.11% 14.01% 1,347 - 1.04%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 8,499 2.48% 10.71% 15.81% 1,463 - 2.53%

Remedial Students (at entry) 12,192 0.58% 5.02% 8.78% 2,355 0.47% 0.76%

2006 Full-Time Cohort 2006 Part-Time Cohort 

2005 Full-Time Cohort 2005 Part-Time Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Students at All Non-Flagship Four-Year Institutions

Cohort ON-TIME 

w/in 4 years

150% time 

w/in 6 years

200% time

w/in 8 years Cohort 150% timew/in 6 years

200% time

w/in 8 years

All Students 20,998 19.02% 42.17% 45.58% 554 2.17% 4.51%

White Students 15,077 20.73% 44.37% 47.68% 366 - -

Hispanic Students 167 - 15.57% 16.17% - - -

African American Students 1,614 8.05% 31.10% 34.26% 22 - -

Other Races 445 11.46% 33.93% 37.98% 11 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 17,364 21.17% 45.54% 48.89% 96 - -

Age 20-24 854 2.58% 8.90% 11.12% 56 - -

Age 25 and Over 356 - - 3.09% 164 - -

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 7,179 14.21% 36.50% 41.79% 124 - -

Remedial Students (at entry) 7,185 6.19% 26.75% 30.72% 286 - -

2003 Full-Time Cohort 2003 Part-Time Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

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TRANSFER STUDENT GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Associate's Degree-Seeking Transfer Student Graduation Rate

Cohort w/in 2 years w/in 3 years w/in 4 years 

All Students 8,721 12.22% 20.69% 25.03%

White Students 7,130 13.09% 21.81% 26.34%

Hispanic Students 49 - - -

African American Students 622 4.34% 7.23% 8.04%

Other Races 147 - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,241 1.13% 8.22% 12.41%

Age 20-24 3,352 9.25% 16.17% 21.99%

Age 25 and Over 3,623 14.05% 21.20% 25.67%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 3,339 8.54% 15.81% 22.16%

Remedial Students (at entry) 2,286 2.62% 5.69% 8.88%

Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Transfer Student Graduation Rate

Cohort w/in 4 years w/in 6 years w/in 8 years 

All Students 8,033 44.17% 52.06% 54.28%

White Students 5,861 46.27% 54.07% 56.53%

Hispanic Students 73 15.07% 17.81% 32.88%

African American Students 565 26.55% 33.45% 36.28%

Other Races 147 21.09% 23.13% 24.49%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,163 38.35% 49.61% 51.16%

Age 20-24 4,086 47.75% 54.60% 56.83%

Age 25 and Over 2,116 40.17% 46.46% 49.20%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 2,976 41.57% 51.41% 54.97%

Remedial Students (at entry) 1,024 20.31% 33.50% 37.40%

Four-Year Non-Flagship

2005 Transfer Cohort 

2003 Transfer Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TRANSFER RATES TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR Outcome Metrics

Transfer-Out Rate (from two-year colleges to four-year colleges)

Cohort

Completed 12 

or Fewer Credit 

Hours Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 13 

to 30 Credit 

Hours Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 

More than 30 

Credit Hours 

But Not a 

Degree Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 

Associate's 

Degree Prior to 

Transfer

Total 

Transferred Out

All Students 18,577 2.55% 5.99% 5.36% 3.74% 17.63%

White Students 15,172 2.39% 5.96% 4.34% 1.33% 14.02%

Hispanic Students 143 - - - - -

African American Students 1,406 0.85% 0.92% 0.85% - 2.63%

Other Races 375 - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 12,233 3.10% 7.61% 4.93% 1.81% 17.45%

Age 20-24 2,710 - - 0.44% - 0.44%

Age 25 and Over 2,672 - - - - -

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 9,141 2.56% 4.11% 2.88% 1.91% 11.46%

Remedial Students (at entry) 11,797 2.56% 3.90% 4.29% 2.78% 13.53%

All Students 5,323 2.09% 0.30% 0.24% - 2.63%

White Students 4,315 1.14% - - - 1.14%

Hispanic Students 46 - - - - -

African American Students 400 - - - - -

Other Races 97 - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,564 1.66% - 0.77% - 2.43%

Age 20-24 1,126 1.07% - - - 1.07%

Age 25 and Over 2,377 - - - - -

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 1,761 - - - - -

Remedial Students (at entry) 2,495 1.00% - - - 1.00%

All Students 9,912 2.04% 2.13% 3.89% 2.36% 10.42%

White Students 8,058 1.19% 1.66% 3.72% 1.54% 8.12%

Hispanic Students 53 - - - - -

African American Students 996 4.02% 1.10% 1.10% - 6.22%

Other Races 174 - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,217 - - 3.37% - 3.37%

Age 20-24 3,686 1.79% 1.25% 3.04% 0.35% 6.43%

Age 25 and Over 4,746 1.29% 0.23% 0.67% 0.27% 2.47%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 3,679 0.52% 1.33% 2.17% 0.95% 4.97%

Remedial Students (at entry) 2,269 - 0.48% - 0.53% 1.01%

Cohort Identified in Fall 2005 Enrolling in a Four-Year Institution by August 2009

Transfer Students (Students that entered the two-year institution as a transfer student.)

Part-Time Students 

Full-Time Students 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TIME & CREDITS TO DEGREE Outcome Metrics

Time To Degree (Years) 

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

All Students 3.34 5.05 3.52 4.13 6.01 4.42 

White Students 3.19 4.99 3.35 3.91 5.92 4.28 

Hispanic Students 1.96 - 5.33 4.24 6.12 5.86 

African American Students 3.20 7.27 2.44 4.28 6.22 4.59 

Other Races 3.60 14.33 2.12 3.74 5.91 4.13 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 3.54 5.38 6.24 4.16 5.87 6.08 

Age 20-24 3.64 5.20 3.19 4.74 7.22 3.88 

Age 25 and Over 3.02 4.35 2.45 4.01 5.40 3.88 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 3.59 5.63 3.57 4.39 6.20 4.61 

Remedial Students (at any time) 3.73 5.22 4.21 4.25 6.00 4.49 

Full-Time Part-Time 

Transfer In 

30 or 

Fewer 

Credits

Transfer In 

31 to 59 

Credits

Transfer In 

60 or More 

Credits

All Students 6.02 7.72 6.36 4.31 3.17 

White Students 5.97 7.79 6.88 4.40 2.96 

Hispanic Students 5.25 4.85 5.16 3.54 2.32 

African American Students 7.03 9.77 6.36 4.05 2.83 

Other Races 4.70 5.90 5.38 3.80 2.49 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 5.90 6.42 7.22 3.87 3.59 

Age 20-24 7.76 9.05 6.05 4.39 3.06 

Age 25 and Over 6.12 8.44 5.30 3.62 3.12 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 6.92 9.25 7.32 4.64 3.26 

Remedial Students (at any time) 7.43 11.08 7.58 3.91 3.62 

Certificate Seeking

 (One-Year or greater) 

Associate's Seeking

(Two-Year Degrees)

Bachelor's Seeking-Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Institutions

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TIME & CREDITS TO DEGREE Outcome Metrics

Credits To Degree (Semester Credits)

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

All Students 65 63 70 92 85 93 

White Students 67 66 71 91 82 90 

Hispanic Students 81 - 108 100 98 114 

African American Students 55 58 62 92 86 81 

Other Races* 81 96 52 92 80 85 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 69 66 65 94 85 93 

Age 20-24 59 67 73 96 88 92 

Age 25 and Over 65 56 67 90 87 93 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 69 69 73 94 88 95 

Remedial Students (at any time) 63 64 72 92 85 93 

Full-Time Part-Time 

Transfer In 

30 or 

Fewer 

Credits

Transfer In 

31 to 59 

Credits

Transfer In 

60 or More 

Credits

All Students 145 141 146 141 148 

White Students 145 138 148 142 147 

Hispanic Students 143 139 140 141 132 

African American Students 141 142 135 132 146 

Other Races* 152 151 134 118 126 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 147 143 153 140 140 

Age 20-24 142 139 145 141 144 

Age 25 and Over 147 134 136 131 150 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 145 141 150 144 147 

Remedial Students (at any time) 148 135 150 142 152 

Bachelor's Seeking-Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Institutions

Certificate Seeking

 (One-Year or greater) 

Associate's Seeking

(Two-Year Degrees)

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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REMEDIAL EDUCATION & GATEWAY COURSES Progress Metrics

Students Enrolling in Remedial Education (of all entering students) 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

Any**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

Any**

Remedial 

All Students 23.73% 6.89% 24.29% 54.92% 13.25% 7.24% 11.17% 31.67%

White Students 27.28% 7.00% 24.33% 58.61% 11.68% 6.18% 7.68% 25.53%

Hispanic Students 12.35% 2.78% 19.30% 34.43% 12.17% 7.76% 15.34% 35.27%

African American Students 13.87% 8.49% 39.97% 62.33% 12.94% 7.81% 20.31% 41.06%

Other Races 9.77% 1.67% 19.79% 31.23% 4.01% 8.50% 8.34% 20.85%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 24.03% 7.91% 25.55% 57.49% 11.65% 6.82% 8.93% 27.40%

Age 20-24 24.04% 4.94% 25.93% 54.90% 16.11% 8.18% 22.08% 46.36%

Age 25 and Over 21.70% 1.82% 17.16% 40.68% 25.62% 6.88% 21.56% 54.06%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 28.33% 6.71% 32.83% 67.88% 15.88% 8.59% 16.67% 41.14%

Students Completing All Required Remedial Courses 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial

All Students 61.00% 62.82% 50.77% 56.71% 61.76% 74.35% 51.04% 60.86%

White Students 61.24% 63.97% 47.85% 56.01% 60.34% 75.61% 42.33% 58.62%

Hispanic Students 19.72% 68.75% 21.62% 24.75% 69.57% 79.55% 45.98% 61.50%

African American Students 34.91% 37.68% 45.07% 41.80% 61.83% 36.08% 21.90% 37.18%

Other Races 41.46% 0.00% 22.89% 27.48% 28.57% 64.42% 11.76% 36.47%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 61.26% 68.82% 50.26% 57.41% 64.23% 76.92% 47.04% 61.79%

Age 20-24 42.91% 34.76% 36.60% 39.20% 43.15% 34.00% 23.70% 32.28%

Age 25 and Over 60.88% 45.45% 47.96% 54.74% 41.85% 55.74% 40.31% 43.01%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 58.78% 60.93% 47.99% 53.77% 57.24% 71.52% 48.56% 56.70%

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

**Field is aggregated and may be underestimated due to suppressed data in one or more fields.

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REMEDIAL EDUCATION & GATEWAY COURSES Progress Metrics

Remedial Students Completing a Corresponding College-level Gatekeeper Courses Within the First Two Academic Years 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial

All Students 30.87% 39.91% 21.72% 27.96% 41.06% 50.79% 30.92% 39.71%

White Students 28.21% 39.42% 16.99% 24.89% 32.92% 46.65% 11.66% 29.85%

Hispanic Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 18.84% 0.00% 0.00% 6.50%

African American Students 8.28% 21.26% 5.95% 8.56% 29.01% 13.92% 2.92% 13.24%

Other Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 22.12% 0.00% 9.02%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 29.91% 41.99% 17.78% 26.18% 40.47% 49.65% 23.49% 37.22%

Age 20-24 11.98% 5.58% 5.15% 8.18% 17.26% 12.00% 9.26% 12.52%

Age 25 and Over 21.69% 9.85% 15.16% 18.40% 29.07% 19.67% 6.81% 19.00%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 27.86% 34.88% 18.42% 23.99% 35.48% 44.27% 28.47% 34.47%

First-Time Entry Completing College-level Gatekeeper Courses Within First Two Academic Years

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

Any** 

Gateway Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

Any** 

Gateway

All Students 14.59% 33.20% 27.98% 75.77% 9.47% 15.40% 48.48% 73.34%

White Students 16.94% 41.42% 34.52% 92.88% 8.81% 17.12% 57.08% 83.01%

Hispanic Students 13.04% 26.09% 18.61% 57.74% 2.29% 13.40% 51.85% 67.55%

African American Students 6.24% 22.73% 15.22% 44.19% 3.66% 18.58% 43.28% 65.51%

Other Races 9.54% 26.46% 14.18% 50.18% 2.86% 6.21% 47.75% 56.83%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 18.32% 40.32% 36.66% 95.30% 9.40% 15.55% 53.12% 78.07%

Age 20-24 9.53% 28.96% 18.11% 56.60% 2.70% 14.15% 23.71% 40.56%

Age 25 and Over 6.88% 24.98% 16.44% 48.30% 0.00% 17.27% 18.28% 35.55%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 15.47% 37.99% 28.64% 82.10% 8.43% 17.68% 42.46% 68.56%

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

**Field is aggregated and may be underestimated due to suppressed data in one or more fields.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Two-Year Colleges Full-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 67.19% 3.87% 46.48% 11.83% 37.19% 16.53% 23.64% 12.49% 18.79% 15.90%

White Students 67.03% 3.79% 46.97% 12.38% 37.89% 17.30% 24.08% 12.75% 19.24% 16.27%

Hispanic Students 37.06% 0.00% 23.53% 0.00% 8.82% 8.82% 6.47% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 63.60% 3.41% 34.47% 3.85% 19.42% 5.78% 9.41% 4.23% 5.26% 5.63%

Other Races 60.36% 0.00% 38.14% 0.00% 19.82% 0.00% 14.71% 3.30% 12.61% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 77.66% 0.67% 55.22% 5.89% 46.32% 10.04% 29.23% 15.26% 23.41% 19.46%

Age 20-24 61.67% 1.72% 38.14% 4.36% 26.77% 5.63% 15.14% 6.00% 10.92% 7.35%

Age 25 and Over 45.00% 11.22% 29.06% 27.16% 18.75% 34.37% 11.40% 5.83% 7.37% 6.60%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 65.35% 5.11% 43.47% 11.68% 34.09% 15.49% 21.98% 8.36% 17.24% 11.82%

Remedial Students (at entry) 74.78% 0.15% 51.69% 2.91% 41.95% 5.54% 28.49% 9.35% 22.62% 12.76%

Retention Rates at Two-Year Colleges Part-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 44.47% 3.50% 29.59% 5.23% 22.90% 7.49% 15.67% 5.19% 12.29% 6.50%

White Students 43.27% 3.53% 29.12% 5.42% 22.59% 7.62% 15.55% 5.08% 12.34% 6.23%

Hispanic Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 42.39% 0.00% 20.30% 0.00% 9.39% 0.00% 7.36% 3.30% 3.05% 4.31%

Other Races 48.15% 0.00% 20.37% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 50.46% 1.00% 28.14% 2.99% 20.04% 4.62% 13.93% 5.97% 6.68% 8.32%

Age 20-24 42.14% 0.00% 23.39% 2.46% 12.88% 3.60% 4.73% 2.27% 1.52% 2.37%

Age 25 and Over 37.21% 4.66% 26.07% 6.30% 18.16% 8.88% 12.14% 3.57% 9.25% 4.62%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 54.35% 2.24% 33.98% 2.72% 24.26% 4.42% 15.95% 2.72% 11.57% 3.31%

Remedial Students (at entry) 63.69% 0.00% 42.05% 0.00% 33.38% 0.46% 23.44% 1.84% 17.95% 2.22%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Part-Time

Students Entering in Fall 2005 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2008

Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 

Students Entering in Fall 2005 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Full-Time

Spring 2008

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Full-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 87.39% 1.18% 69.99% 4.36% 63.35% 5.50% 54.57% 8.12% 51.42% 9.30%

White Students 87.31% 1.19% 70.41% 4.48% 64.03% 5.57% 55.55% 8.11% 52.46% 9.31%

Hispanic Students 84.30% 0.00% 63.64% 0.00% 58.68% 0.00% 42.56% 0.00% 44.21% 0.00%

African American Students 88.91% 0.00% 65.21% 2.73% 55.52% 3.54% 44.83% 6.10% 41.17% 7.32%

Other Races 85.16% 0.00% 63.58% 0.00% 56.66% 2.02% 41.15% 6.07% 34.74% 6.41%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 88.80% 1.23% 71.89% 4.55% 65.38% 5.70% 56.49% 8.24% 53.49% 9.41%

Age 20-24 72.82% 0.00% 49.08% 1.14% 40.28% 1.58% 31.93% 4.05% 26.91% 4.49%

Age 25 and over 72.52% 0.00% 45.04% 0.00% 37.94% 0.00% 29.26% 3.19% 23.40% 6.03%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 85.71% 0.95% 64.96% 4.67% 57.40% 6.28% 48.27% 9.62% 44.47% 11.08%

Remedial Students (at entry) 83.46% 1.27% 60.38% 5.23% 52.33% 7.31% 43.33% 10.10% 39.77% 11.75%

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Full-Time (Continued)

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 46.72% 12.02% 43.68% 15.57%

White Students 47.90% 12.09% 44.64% 15.76%

Hispanic Students 31.40% 0.00% 25.21% 0.00%

African American Students 35.37% 8.65% 34.49% 10.92%

Other Races 31.70% 8.09% 29.34% 8.94%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 48.99% 12.01% 45.93% 15.67%

Age 20-24 18.65% 6.77% 15.04% 10.38%

Age 25 and over 16.84% 7.09% 11.35% 7.27%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 39.91% 13.77% 36.80% 16.67%

Remedial Students (at entry) 34.40% 14.82% 31.66% 17.16%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Full-Time

Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Spring 2004 Fall 2004 

Students Entering in Fall 2003 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Full-Time

Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Part-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 60.36% 0.00% 39.73% 0.00% 30.95% 0.00% 19.64% 0.00% 17.29% 0.00%

White Students 59.72% 0.00% 37.39% 0.00% 28.42% 0.00% 19.02% 0.00% 16.77% 0.00%

Hispanic Students 66.67% 0.00% 48.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 47.17% 0.00% 20.75% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Other Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 63.69% 0.00% 43.69% 0.00% 36.31% 0.00% 28.00% 0.00% 25.54% 0.00%

Age 20-24 46.12% 0.00% 31.07% 0.00% 23.30% 0.00% 14.08% 0.00% 5.83% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 59.60% 0.00% 32.59% 0.00% 24.11% 0.00% 18.30% 0.00% 14.29% 0.00%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 68.81% 0.00% 35.93% 0.00% 29.83% 0.00% 25.42% 0.00% 22.03% 0.00%

Remedial Students (at entry) 65.80% 0.00% 40.60% 0.00% 31.60% 0.00% 23.80% 0.00% 21.60% 0.00%

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Part-Time (Continued)

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 13.12% 2.17% 11.22% 2.53%

White Students 11.22% 2.35% 10.47% 2.78%

Hispanic Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Other Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 17.23% 0.00% 14.15% 0.00%

Age 20-24 5.83% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 10.94% 0.00% 8.93% 0.00%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 16.95% 0.00% 11.19% 0.00%

Remedial Students (at entry) 15.00% 0.00% 13.40% 0.00%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Part-Time

Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Students Entering in Fall 2003 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester

Part-Time

Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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CREDIT ACCUMULATION & COURSE COMPLETION Progress Metrics

Credit Accumulation

Full-Time 

Completing 24 

Credits 

Part-Time 

Completing 12 

Credits 

Full-Time 

Completing 24 

Credits 

Part-Time 

Completing 12 

Credits 

All Students 38.22% 26.86% 60.08% 29.06%

White Students 39.67% 41.47% 63.97% 27.17%

Hispanic Students 22.31% 0.00% 46.51% 22.37%

African American Students 22.67% 26.62% 42.49% 0.00%

Other Races 18.12% 0.00% 44.65% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 41.43% 32.60% 62.52% 26.72%

Age 20-24 23.24% 26.19% 25.87% 21.94%

Age 25 and Over 31.07% 18.78% 26.12% 12.13%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 36.14% 44.09% 52.34% 20.91%

Course Completion

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Two-Year Institutions 2,728,725 2,156,325 79.02% 620,894 458,811 73.90% 153,574 125,648 81.82%

Four-Year Institutions 782,555 638,881 81.64% 51,316 44,164 86.06% 274,287 232,159 84.64%

First-Time Entry Students Completing Expected Number of Credit Hours 

in First Academic Year 

Transfer Cohort 

Four-Year NonFlagship Two-Year Colleges

Full-Time Cohort Part-Time Cohort 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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Appendix D-2012 CCA Progress and Outcome Measures Local Appalachian Institutions

Common College Completion Metrics

Data to Inform and Drive Improvements in College Completion

 Institutions Inside of Appalachia that Serve Local 

Populations

Appalachian Regional Commission Analysis

2012 Metrics Submission

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COMMON COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS

When states join the Complete College America Alliance of States they commit to use consistent 

data and progression measures to create a culture that values completion, including annual public 

reporting of benchmark and progress data. The Common College Completion Metrics were 

developed in 2009-10 by state and national experts in measuring student success, and they were 

first collected and reported by Alliance states in 2010-11. Identical metrics were adopted by the 

National Governors Association for the 2010-11 NGA Chair’s initiative, Complete to Compete, 

which recommended that all states collect and report data on these metrics. 

Designed to provide a more detailed and nuanced picture of student progression to completion 

than federal IPEDS data, the metrics are divided into three broad categories: context metrics, 

outcome metrics, and progress metrics. The picture of student progression to completion is 

further enhanced by looking at the success of students in a variety of meaningful disaggregation 

categories, such as older students, transfer students, part-time students, students from 

traditionally underrepresented groups, and students who begin their college careers in remedial 

courses.

The common completion metrics data reported in this book were collected and reported by 

Alliance states in 2012 through a data collection system created by Complete College America and 

the State Higher Education Executive Officers. The ongoing collection and reporting of the metrics 

data will allow the Alliance states to measure progress toward their completion goals and provide 

a valuable resource for measuring progress across the Alliance states. 

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A GUIDE TO THE METRICS

The Common College Completion Metrics are divided into three categories: context, outcome, and 

progress metrics. The metrics are collected at both the state level and the campus level and this 

data book reports data that has been aggregated from the institutional level for one of our three 

Appalachian groups. Most metrics are broken out by institution type: two-year, four-year 

“flagship,” and four-year non-flagship. No flagship data is included in this report. The majority of 

outcome and progress metrics follow cohorts of students who enter college in the fall and are 

tracked over time. 

Outcome Metrics 

Indicators of successful 

outcomes 

DEGREES AWARDED

GRADUATION RATES

TRANSFER RATES

TIME AND CREDITS TO 

DEGREE

Progress Metrics 

Measures of interim 

achievements strongly linked to 

student success 

RETENTION RATES

COURSE COMPLETION

CREDIT 

ACCUMULATION 

REMEDIATION: 

ENTRY and SUCCESS

SUCCESS IN FIRSTYEAR COLLEGE 

COURSES 

Context Metrics 

Help measure the overall 

effectiveness of a state’s higher 

education system

ENROLLMENT: 

UNDUPLICATED 

HEADCOUNT

COMPLETION RATIO: 

(# of degrees awarded vs. 

number of full-time 

equivalent students 

enrolled) 

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COMMON COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS

The Common College Completion Metrics are designed to provide a clear picture of the progress 

and outcomes of all undergraduate students, not just the first-time, full-time students measured 

by the federal graduation rate survey. The disaggregation categories also allow states and 

campuses to look closely at the progress and success of students who typically have not fared as 

well as “traditional” 18-year old students attending full-time at residential campuses. As such, the 

disaggregation categories provide a much more complete picture of the success of today’s 

students than is possible using federally collected data.

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Income (Pell Grant Recipient Status)

Age at Entry (17-19, 20-24, 25 and older)

Entry Status (Full-Time, Part-Time, Transfer)

Remedial Course Enrollment Status

Degree/Certificate Goal (Major or Field of Study)

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Detailed Description Of Metrics

Context Metrics: Help measure the overall effectiveness of a state’s higher education

system

ENROLLMENT: UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNT - The number of undergraduate students enrolling at

institutions of public higher education annually and over 5 years.

COMPLETION RATIO - The proportion of certificates (of at least 1 and less than 2 academic years in length)

and undergraduate degrees awarded relative to undergraduate student 

enrollment at public institutions of higher education.

Outcome Metrics: Indicators of successful outcomes

DEGREES AWARDED - Total number of students that receive undergraduate degrees and certificates from

the state's system of postsecondary education and its public colleges and universities annually and over 5 

years.

GRADUATION RATES - The rate at which entering undergraduate students graduate from a

degree or certificate program within 100%, 150%, and 200% of normal program time.

TRANSFER RATES - Annual number and percentage of students who transfer from a two-year institution of

higher education to a four-year institution of higher education.

TIME TO DEGREE - Average number of years to complete a certificate or undergraduate degree.

CREDITS TO DEGREE - Average number of credit-hours students have completed when they are awarded a

certificate or undergraduate degree.

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Detailed Description Of Metrics (Cont.)

Progress Metrics: Measures of interim achievements strongly linked to student success

REMEDIATION: ENTRY - The proportion of undergraduate students who enroll in remedial (below college

level) coursework at public institutions of higher education. 

REMEDIATION: SUCCESS - The proportion of undergraduate students who enroll in remedial

education that complete remedial education and go on to complete college-level (gateway)

coursework in the same subject within two academic years.

SUCCESS IN FIRST- YEAR COLLEGE COURSES - The proportion of first-year undergraduate students

completing entry (gateway), college-level math courses, English courses, and both math and English courses 

within the first two academic years at public institutions of higher education.

RETENTION RATES - The rate at which undergraduate students return to a public institution of higher

education from fall-to-spring and fall-to-fall adjusted for transfers out and graduates.

COURSE COMPLETION - The proportion of attempted credit hours being completed by entering

undergraduate students at public institutions of higher education.

CREDIT ACCUMULATION - The proportion of undergraduate students making steady academic

progress during one academic year at public institutions of higher education by completing 12 credit hours 

in associates programs or 24 credit hours in bachelors programs.

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DEGREES AWARDED Outcome Metrics

Certificates/Diplomas Awarded 

2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 4,038 4,540 12.43% 4,045 4,177 3.26% 665 686 3.16%

White Students 3,532 3,828 8.38% 2,511 2,634 4.90% 578 563 -2.60%

Hispanic Students 12 37 208.33% 11 47 327.27% - - -

African American Students 312 390 25.00% 230 238 3.48% 42 55 30.95%

Other Races 11 75 581.82% 21 42 100.00% - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 464 236 -49.14% 268 306 14.18% - - -

Age 20-24 699 1,100 57.37% 635 996 56.85% 219 236 7.76%

Age 25 and Over 2,766 3,099 12.04% 1,901 1,640 -13.73% 420 436 3.81%

Pell Grant Recipients (any time) 1,037 1,427 37.61% 1,268 1,468 15.77% 280 318 13.57%

Remedial Students (any time) 993 590 -40.58% 782 863 10.36% 205 222 8.29%

STEM Disciplines 437 222 -49.20% 160 88 -45.00% 70 38 -45.71%

Degrees Awarded 

2004-05 2008-09 % Change 2004-05 2008-09 % Change 

All Students 11,744 12,675 7.93% 1,434 1,559 8.72%

White Students 9,284 9,715 4.64% 1,304 1,411 8.21%

Hispanic Students 19 67 252.63% - - -

African American Students 447 498 11.41% 88 95 7.95%

Other Races 120 190 58.33% 13 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,874 2,157 15.10% 767 727 -5.22%

Age 20-24 3,346 3,678 9.92% 310 434 40.00%

Age 25 and Over 4,726 4,873 3.11% 331 387 16.92%

Pell Grant Recipients (any time) 5,154 6,081 17.99% 769 872 13.39%

Remedial Students (at entry) 5,183 5,802 11.94% 469 549 17.06%

STEM Disciplines 1,319 1,155 -12.43% 95 101 6.32%

Less than 1 academic year 

(of Economic Value with Industry 

Certification or Licensure)

At least 1 but less than 2 academic 

years

At least 2 but less than 4 academic 

years

Associate's Degrees Bachelor's Degrees

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Certificate/diploma (at least 1 but less than 2 academic years)

Cohort ON-TIME 150% time 200% time Cohort 150% time 200% time 

All Students 8,491 7.07% 8.14% 8.51% 2,959 12.37% 13.18%

White Students 7,323 7.47% 8.41% 8.64% 2,429 13.59% 14.04%

Hispanic Students 30 - - - 36 - -

African American Students 715 - - - 266 - -

Other Races 287 - - - 25 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 5,736 2.04% 2.70% 2.84% 811 3.21% 4.93%

Age 20-24 1,139 5.97% 6.06% 6.06% 611 4.58% 4.58%

Age 25 and Over 1,459 24.40% 25.36% 25.63% 1,423 17.36% 18.27%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 4,588 6.36% 6.82% 7.37% 1,085 6.82% 7.19%

Remedial Students (at entry) 4,866 0.74% 1.91% 2.10% 1,230 0.98% 1.14%

Associate's Degree-Seeking Students

Cohort ON-TIME 

w/in 2 years

150% time 

w/in 3 years

200% time

w/in 4 years Cohort 150% timew/in 3 years

200% time

w/in 4 years

All Students 16,155 4.67% 12.91% 18.03% 3,347 0.39% 5.14%

White Students 12,861 5.16% 13.59% 19.20% 2,679 0.49% 5.19%

Hispanic Students 118 - - - 11 - -

African American Students 969 - - 1.24% 165 - -

Other Races 321 - 4.05% 9.35% 36 - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 10,929 4.98% 13.70% 19.50% 1,051 - 2.19%

Age 20-24 2,036 0.98% 3.24% 4.76% 698 - -

Age 25 and Over 1,748 0.86% 6.35% 13.50% 1,241 - 1.13%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 7,932 2.52% 10.56% 15.47% 1,352 - 2.74%

Remedial Students (at entry) 10,872 0.65% 4.69% 8.18% 2,077 - -

2006 Full-Time Cohort 2006 Part-Time Cohort 

2005 Full-Time Cohort 2005 Part-Time Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Students at All Non-Flagship Four-Year Institutions

Cohort ON-TIME 

w/in 4 years

150% time 

w/in 6 years

200% time

w/in 8 years Cohort 150% timew/in 6 years

200% time

w/in 8 years

All Students 1,618 11.31% 26.95% 29.79% 61 - -

White Students 1,444 12.19% 28.25% 31.37% 58 - -

Hispanic Students - - - - - - -

African American Students 142 - 12.68% 12.68% - - -

Other Races - - - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,415 12.51% 29.54% 32.72% - - -

Age 20-24 161 - - - 12 - -

Age 25 and Over 16 - - - 13 - -

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 866 7.97% 24.36% 28.75% 15 - -

Remedial Students (at entry) 837 2.39% 17.56% 20.91% 30 - -

2003 Full-Time Cohort 2003 Part-Time Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TRANSFER STUDENT GRADUATION RATES (Percent Graduated) Outcome Metrics

Associate's Degree-Seeking Transfer Student Graduation Rate

Cohort w/in 2 years w/in 3 years w/in 4 years 

All Students 7,656 11.94% 20.36% 24.93%

White Students 6,319 12.93% 21.95% 26.54%

Hispanic Students 33 - - -

African American Students 567 1.94% 4.59% 5.47%

Other Races 135 - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 994 - 7.95% 12.88%

Age 20-24 2,929 9.76% 16.05% 22.23%

Age 25 and Over 3,379 13.23% 20.51% 25.16%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 3,129 8.57% 15.31% 21.80%

Remedial Students (at entry) 1,995 3.01% 5.21% 8.47%

Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Transfer Student Graduation Rate

Cohort w/in 4 years w/in 6 years w/in 8 years 

All Students 1,010 38.42% 45.64% 48.22%

White Students 881 38.48% 44.72% 48.47%

Hispanic Students 11 - - -

African American Students 82 36.59% 42.68% 43.90%

Other Races - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 119 22.69% 38.66% 40.34%

Age 20-24 553 38.34% 43.94% 45.93%

Age 25 and Over 336 37.80% 42.26% 47.92%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 507 39.25% 47.53% 50.89%

Remedial Students (at entry) 86 - 12.79% 26.74%

Four-Year Non-Flagship

2005 Transfer Cohort 

2003 Transfer Cohort 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

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TRANSFER RATES TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR Outcome Metrics

Transfer-Out Rate (from two-year colleges to four-year colleges)

Cohort

Completed 12 

or Fewer Credit 

Hours Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 13 

to 30 Credit 

Hours Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 

More than 30 

Credit Hours 

But Not a 

Degree Prior to 

Transfer

Completed 

Associate's 

Degree Prior to 

Transfer

Total 

Transferred Out

All Students 17,933 2.64% 6.15% 5.42% 3.87% 18.07%

White Students 14,578 2.48% 6.21% 4.35% 1.39% 14.43%

Hispanic Students 143 - - - - -

African American Students 1,384 0.87% 0.94% 0.87% - 2.67%

Other Races 361 - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 11,851 3.20% 7.76% 4.91% 1.87% 17.75%

Age 20-24 2,560 - - 0.47% - 0.47%

Age 25 and Over 2,560 - - - - -

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 8,823 2.65% 4.26% 2.98% 1.98% 11.88%

Remedial Students (at entry) 11,408 2.65% 4.03% 4.29% 2.88% 13.84%

All Students 5,157 2.15% 0.31% 0.25% - 2.71%

White Students 4,164 1.18% - - - 1.18%

Hispanic Students 46 - - - - -

African American Students 400 - - - - -

Other Races 97 - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,510 1.72% - 0.79% - 2.52%

Age 20-24 1,083 1.11% - - - 1.11%

Age 25 and Over 2,308 - - - - -

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 1,696 - - - - -

Remedial Students (at entry) 2,414 1.04% - - - 1.04%

All Students 9,739 2.07% 2.17% 3.96% 2.40% 10.61%

White Students 7,905 1.21% 1.70% 3.80% 1.57% 8.27%

Hispanic Students 53 - - - - -

African American Students 996 4.02% 1.10% 1.10% - 6.22%

Other Races 174 - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 1,193 - - 3.44% - 3.44%

Age 20-24 3,627 1.82% 1.27% 3.09% 0.36% 6.53%

Age 25 and Over 4,667 1.31% 0.24% 0.69% 0.28% 2.51%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 3,603 0.53% 1.36% 2.22% 0.97% 5.08%

Remedial Students (at entry) 2,202 - 0.50% - 0.54% 1.04%

Cohort Identified in Fall 2005 Enrolling in a Four-Year Institution by August 2009

Transfer Students (Students that entered the two-year institution as a transfer student.)

Part-Time Students 

Full-Time Students 

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TIME & CREDITS TO DEGREE Outcome Metrics

Time To Degree (Years) 

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

All Students 3.30 4.95 3.40 4.00 5.87 4.32 

White Students 3.21 5.07 3.20 3.83 5.75 4.23 

Hispanic Students 1.96 - 5.33 4.56 6.59 6.77 

African American Students 3.20 7.00 2.44 4.09 6.34 3.54 

Other Races 3.09 14.33 2.12 3.82 6.40 4.16 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 3.60 5.38 6.20 4.11 5.72 5.85 

Age 20-24 3.70 5.33 3.19 4.57 7.19 3.84 

Age 25 and Over 2.99 4.16 2.45 3.73 5.55 3.71 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 3.48 5.57 3.45 4.18 6.34 4.47 

Remedial Students (at any time) 3.79 5.12 4.21 4.15 5.75 4.36 

Full-Time Part-Time 

Transfer In 

30 or 

Fewer 

Credits

Transfer In 

31 to 59 

Credits

Transfer In 

60 or More 

Credits

All Students 7.05 8.27 7.37 4.95 3.06 

White Students 6.97 8.27 8.51 5.28 3.07 

Hispanic Students 6.83 3.70 2.70 3.50 - 

African American Students 9.17 8.38 8.13 4.38 2.32 

Other Races 4.64 5.05 3.58 5.23 2.13 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 6.74 5.35 7.52 3.80 2.50 

Age 20-24 10.73 8.10 7.55 5.76 3.00 

Age 25 and Over 6.57 10.21 5.38 3.61 3.19 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 8.43 9.28 9.67 5.90 3.14 

Remedial Students (at any time) 9.13 8.93 10.64 3.73 3.15 

Certificate Seeking

 (One-Year or greater) 

Associate's Seeking

(Two-Year Degrees)

Bachelor's Seeking-Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Institutions

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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TIME & CREDITS TO DEGREE Outcome Metrics

Credits To Degree (Semester Credits)

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

All Students 61 63 68 88 82 89 

White Students 62 66 68 87 79 87 

Hispanic Students 81 - 108 96 99 106 

African American Students 55 57 62 86 86 78 

Other Races* 65 96 52 86 77 83 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 65 66 61 90 83 89 

Age 20-24 60 67 73 90 88 87 

Age 25 and Over 63 54 67 87 82 90 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 66 69 71 89 84 92 

Remedial Students (at any time) 63 63 72 88 82 90 

Full-Time Part-Time 

Transfer In 

30 or 

Fewer 

Credits

Transfer In 

31 to 59 

Credits

Transfer In 

60 or More 

Credits

All Students 157 150 155 148 150 

White Students 155 150 159 151 150 

Hispanic Students 163 177 164 154 - 

African American Students 138 142 84 144 160 

Other Races* 200 145 139 95 121 

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 161 152 175 142 171 

Age 20-24 148 161 155 150 140 

Age 25 and Over 151 143 125 147 156 

Pell Grant Recipients (at any time) 154 150 159 152 143 

Remedial Students (at any time) 161 137 161 145 144 

Bachelor's Seeking-Four-Year Non-Flagship 

Institutions

Certificate Seeking

 (One-Year or greater) 

Associate's Seeking

(Two-Year Degrees)

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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REMEDIAL EDUCATION & GATEWAY COURSES Progress Metrics Progress Metrics

Students Enrolling in Remedial Education (of all entering students) 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

Any**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

Any**

Remedial 

All Students 23.46% 6.83% 24.36% 54.66% 23.27% 9.06% 19.68% 52.01%

White Students 27.01% 6.93% 24.46% 58.40% 25.35% 6.82% 15.45% 47.61%

Hispanic Students 12.35% 2.78% 19.30% 34.43% 15.56% 14.81% 28.15% 58.52%

African American Students 13.97% 8.55% 40.25% 62.77% 7.83% 4.78% 36.09% 48.70%

Other Races 9.92% 1.69% 20.07% 31.68% 6.64% 7.11% 11.85% 25.59%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 23.65% 7.81% 25.82% 57.29% 22.35% 8.90% 17.22% 48.46%

Age 20-24 24.28% 4.81% 26.04% 55.13% 25.37% 6.47% 26.37% 58.21%

Age 25 and Over 21.38% 1.87% 16.78% 40.03% 21.71% 0.00% 40.13% 61.84%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 28.07% 6.65% 33.01% 67.73% 27.40% 6.46% 25.00% 58.85%

Students Completing All Required Remedial Courses 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial

All Students 60.75% 62.73% 50.66% 56.50% 58.02% 51.37% 49.10% 53.48%

White Students 60.96% 63.80% 47.75% 55.76% 59.14% 55.33% 49.41% 55.44%

Hispanic Students 19.72% 68.75% 21.62% 24.75% 66.67% 60.00% 71.05% 67.09%

African American Students 34.91% 37.68% 45.07% 41.80% 0.00% 0.00% 49.40% 36.61%

Other Races 41.46% 0.00% 22.89% 27.48% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 61.04% 68.95% 50.28% 57.27% 59.45% 52.53% 45.95% 53.38%

Age 20-24 42.68% 36.99% 36.00% 39.03% 35.29% 0.00% 33.96% 30.77%

Age 25 and Over 60.58% 45.45% 47.68% 54.47% 51.52% - 67.21% 61.70%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 58.54% 60.41% 47.94% 53.56% 58.94% 51.61% 50.42% 54.51%

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

**Field is aggregated and may be underestimated due to suppressed data in one or more fields.

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REMEDIAL EDUCATION & GATEWAY COURSES Progress Metrics Progress Metrics

Remedial Students Completing a Corresponding College-level Gatekeeper Courses Within the First Two Academic Years 

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

All**

Remedial

All Students 31.05% 39.22% 21.38% 27.76% 29.77% 27.06% 8.84% 21.38%

White Students 28.34% 38.35% 16.36% 24.51% 30.29% 29.33% 4.12% 21.66%

Hispanic Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 8.28% 21.26% 5.95% 8.56% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Other Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 29.99% 41.19% 17.54% 25.91% 30.46% 22.58% 6.90% 20.64%

Age 20-24 12.30% 5.94% 3.88% 7.77% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 25 and Over 22.62% 9.85% 13.90% 18.37% 36.36% - 0.00% 12.77%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 28.10% 33.60% 17.96% 23.70% 25.86% 19.35% 0.00% 14.16%

First-Time Entry Completing College-level Gatekeeper Courses Within First Two Academic Years

Math Only English 

Only 

Math & 

English 

Any** 

Gateway Math Only English Only 

Math & 

English 

Any** 

Gateway

All Students 14.84% 33.39% 27.65% 75.88% 3.20% 23.66% 47.42% 74.28%

White Students 17.37% 41.96% 34.30% 93.63% 3.00% 24.44% 48.57% 76.01%

Hispanic Students 13.04% 26.09% 18.61% 57.74% 0.00% 9.63% 48.89% 58.52%

African American Students 6.28% 22.89% 15.33% 44.50% 0.00% 30.87% 23.48% 54.35%

Other Races 9.67% 26.84% 14.39% 50.91% 0.00% 0.00% 41.23% 41.23%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 18.68% 40.65% 36.39% 95.72% 3.16% 24.03% 51.00% 78.19%

Age 20-24 9.62% 29.11% 17.72% 56.44% 0.00% 14.43% 24.38% 38.81%

Age 25 and Over 7.07% 25.01% 16.04% 48.12% 0.00% 12.50% 13.16% 25.66%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 15.81% 38.33% 28.36% 82.50% 1.88% 27.19% 39.58% 68.65%

Data is likely underestimated due to data suppressions by one or more institutions.

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

Two-Year Colleges Four-Year Non-Flagship

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

**Field is aggregated and may be underestimated due to suppressed data in one or more fields.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Two-Year Colleges Full-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 66.88% 3.99% 45.96% 12.04% 36.54% 16.86% 23.00% 12.39% 18.15% 15.83%

White Students 66.69% 3.92% 46.40% 12.62% 37.19% 17.66% 23.41% 12.63% 18.56% 16.20%

Hispanic Students 37.06% 0.00% 23.53% 0.00% 8.82% 8.82% 6.47% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 64.27% 3.45% 34.83% 3.90% 19.63% 5.84% 9.51% 4.27% 5.32% 5.69%

Other Races 60.36% 0.00% 38.14% 0.00% 19.82% 0.00% 14.71% 3.30% 12.61% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 77.64% 0.69% 54.93% 5.94% 45.86% 10.11% 28.66% 15.21% 22.78% 19.47%

Age 20-24 61.32% 1.80% 37.26% 4.58% 25.67% 5.92% 13.99% 5.76% 9.91% 7.09%

Age 25 and Over 44.29% 11.44% 28.33% 27.68% 17.96% 35.04% 10.81% 5.68% 6.83% 6.41%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 65.09% 5.27% 43.06% 12.05% 33.55% 15.84% 21.36% 8.34% 16.65% 11.72%

Remedial Students (at entry) 74.86% 0.15% 51.55% 2.88% 41.65% 5.49% 28.02% 9.27% 22.11% 12.72%

Retention Rates at Two-Year Colleges Part-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 43.94% 3.58% 29.04% 5.35% 22.36% 7.66% 15.13% 5.31% 11.80% 6.65%

White Students 42.59% 3.62% 28.47% 5.55% 21.94% 7.81% 14.93% 5.21% 11.78% 6.39%

Hispanic Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 42.39% 0.00% 20.30% 0.00% 9.39% 0.00% 7.36% 3.30% 3.05% 4.31%

Other Races 48.15% 0.00% 20.37% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 49.74% 1.02% 28.01% 3.06% 20.57% 4.74% 14.30% 6.13% 6.86% 8.53%

Age 20-24 43.71% 0.00% 24.26% 2.55% 13.36% 3.73% 4.91% 2.36% 1.57% 2.46%

Age 25 and Over 36.58% 4.74% 25.33% 6.41% 17.28% 9.03% 11.34% 3.63% 8.56% 4.71%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 53.98% 2.30% 33.37% 2.80% 23.56% 4.55% 15.76% 2.80% 11.31% 3.40%

Remedial Students (at entry) 63.46% 0.00% 41.69% 0.00% 32.94% 0.48% 22.86% 1.90% 17.19% 2.29%

Ɨ

Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Part-Time

Students Entering in Fall 2005 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2008

Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 

Students Entering in Fall 2005 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Full-Time

Spring 2008

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

A blank cell indicates that insufficient data for this field was submitted.

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Full-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 82.77% 0.77% 60.41% 5.71% 52.23% 6.63% 41.97% 10.55% 38.43% 12.00%

White Students 82.96% 0.82% 60.95% 6.01% 52.81% 6.72% 42.16% 10.81% 39.00% 12.18%

Hispanic Students 88.24% 0.00% 82.35% 0.00% 67.65% 0.00% 61.76% 0.00% 52.94% 0.00%

African American Students 73.38% 0.00% 45.45% 0.00% 34.42% 0.00% 28.57% 0.00% 16.88% 0.00%

Other Races 88.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 84.83% 0.85% 63.04% 6.40% 54.84% 7.47% 44.09% 11.38% 40.46% 12.90%

Age 20-24 68.29% 0.00% 40.00% 0.00% 26.83% 0.00% 18.54% 0.00% 17.56% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 74.67% 0.00% 42.67% 0.00% 36.00% 0.00% 21.33% 0.00% 17.33% 14.67%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 84.62% 0.00% 57.06% 4.71% 48.34% 5.74% 38.92% 8.96% 33.98% 11.83%

Remedial Students (at entry) 81.53% 0.00% 54.81% 5.01% 46.17% 6.88% 36.15% 9.04% 32.61% 9.72%

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Full-Time (Continued)

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 31.46% 16.17% 29.24% 18.05%

White Students 31.95% 16.49% 29.60% 18.46%

Hispanic Students 38.24% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 14.29% 7.14% 16.88% 7.14%

Other Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 33.50% 17.26% 31.07% 19.30%

Age 20-24 12.68% 0.00% 14.15% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 0.00% 16.00% 0.00% 16.00%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 28.24% 14.93% 26.29% 16.65%

Remedial Students (at entry) 27.21% 13.65% 25.15% 15.23%

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Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Full-Time

Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Spring 2004 Fall 2004 

Students Entering in Fall 2003 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester 

Full-Time

Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

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RETENTION RATES FOR TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Progress Metrics

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Part-Time

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 59.12% 0.00% 39.17% 0.00% 28.95% 0.00% 20.44% 0.00% 16.79% 0.00%

White Students 58.31% 0.00% 36.06% 0.00% 25.92% 0.00% 19.44% 0.00% 16.90% 0.00%

Hispanic Students 66.67% 0.00% 48.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Other Races - - - - - - - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 65.35% 0.00% 51.49% 0.00% 42.57% 0.00% 32.67% 0.00% 30.69% 0.00%

Age 20-24 47.67% 0.00% 27.91% 0.00% 18.60% 0.00% 17.44% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 56.44% 0.00% 35.64% 0.00% 23.27% 0.00% 17.33% 0.00% 13.86% 0.00%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 70.21% 0.00% 43.62% 0.00% 37.23% 0.00% 30.85% 0.00% 23.40% 0.00%

Remedial Students (at entry) 70.43% 0.00% 43.48% 0.00% 35.65% 0.00% 18.26% 0.00% 18.26% 0.00%

Retention Rates at Four-Year Non-Flagship Institutions Part-Time (Continued)

Retained Transfer/

Graduated Retained Transfer/Graduated

All Students 11.92% 2.92% 8.52% 3.89%

White Students 12.11% 3.10% 8.45% 4.23%

Hispanic Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

African American Students 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Other Races - - - -

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 19.80% 0.00% 14.85% 0.00%

Age 20-24 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Age 25 and over 9.90% 0.00% 5.94% 0.00%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 14.89% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Remedial Students (at entry) 13.91% 0.00% 12.17% 0.00%

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Retention rates include all students from the original cohort who have not graduated or transferred and were still enrolled in the semester specified

Part-Time

Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Students Entering in Fall 2003 and RetainedƗ, Transferred or Graduated In the Next Consecutive Semester

Part-Time

Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

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CREDIT ACCUMULATION & COURSE COMPLETION Progress Metrics

Credit Accumulation

Full-Time 

Completing 24 

Credits 

Part-Time 

Completing 12 

Credits 

Full-Time 

Completing 24 

Credits 

Part-Time 

Completing 12 

Credits 

All Students 38.65% 26.69% 48.55% 35.73%

White Students 40.26% 41.67% 50.90% 32.78%

Hispanic Students 22.31% 0.00% 31.33% 34.69%

African American Students 22.88% 26.62% 30.28% -

Other Races 18.57% 0.00% 19.74% 0.00%

Age 17-19 (directly from HS ) 41.81% 33.13% 49.53% 39.88%

Age 20-24 23.30% 26.31% 21.60% 28.57%

Age 25 and Over 32.05% 18.68% 23.91% 27.59%

Pell Grant Recipients (at entry) 36.78% 44.94% 43.49% 36.26%

Course Completion

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Credits 

Attempted 

Credits 

Completed 

% of Credits 

Completed

Two-Year Institutions 2,712,732 2,144,024 79.04% 618,698 457,443 73.94% 149,678 122,598 81.91%

Four-Year Institutions 81,788 64,430 78.78% 18,277 16,378 89.61% 40,879 34,552 84.52%

First-Time Entry Students Completing Expected Number of Credit Hours 

in First Academic Year 

Transfer Cohort 

Four-Year NonFlagship Two-Year Colleges

Full-Time Cohort Part-Time Cohort 

These are an average of the averages submitted by all institutions, each institution is equally weighted. 

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Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment 

Georgia 26,916 

Associate's w/ 4

Gainesville State College 10,777 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

North Georgia College & State University 5,461 

University of West Georgia 10,678 

Kentucky 37,516 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Eastern Kentucky University 19,948 

Morehead State University 17,568 

Maryland 5,034 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Frostburg State University 5,034 

Ohio 24,384 

Associate's

Zane State College 3,140 

Associate's w/ 4

Kent State University at Tuscarawas 2,372 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Shawnee State University 4,555 

Youngstown State University 14,317 

Tennessee 27,404 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

East Tennessee State University 15,744 

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 11,660 

West Virginia 14,701 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Bluefield State College 2,245 

Fairmont State University 4,799 

Glenville State College 1,559 

Shepherd University 4,803 

West Virginia University Institute of Technology 1,295 

West Virginia 33,645 

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Marshall University 10,210 

 Research Universities (high research activity)

West Virginia University 23,435 

Institutions Inside of Appalachia that Serve Regional Populations

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Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment 

Georgia 46,570 Tennessee 67,567 

Associate's Associate's

Georgia Highlands College 6,415 Chattanooga State Community College 12,369

Georgia Northwestern Technical College 7,547 Cleveland State Community College 4,549

Gwinnett Technical College 8,066 Motlow State Community College 6,236

Lanier Technical College 4,834 Northeast State Community College 8,156

North Georgia Technical College 3,047 Pellissippi State Community College 14,361

West Georgia Technical College 8,210 Roane State Community College 7,786

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral Walters State Community College 8,657

Dalton State College 6,387 Not Classified

Georgia Gwinnett College 2,064 Tennessee Technology Center at Athens 295

Kentucky 37,371 Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville 631

Associate's Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton

Ashland Community and Technical College 5,937 Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman 449

Big Sandy Community and Technical College 7,706 Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald 719

Hazard Community and Technical College 5,879 Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro 297

Somerset Community College 10,785 Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville 1,146

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College 7,064 Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston

Maryland 3,648 Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville 668

Associate's Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown 813

Allegany College of Maryland 3,648 Tennessee Technology Center at Oneida-Huntsville 435

Ohio 43,564 West Virginia 36,960 

Associate's Associate's

Belmont Technical College 2,681 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College 3,418

Eastern Gateway Community College 2,539 Bridgemont Community and Technical College 851

Hocking College 7,281 Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College 518

Southern State Community College 3,351 Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College 2,216

Washington State Community College 2,764 Mountwest Community and Technical College 3,165

Associate's w/ 4 New River Community and Technical College 2,900

Kent State University at Ashtabula 2,332 Pierpont Community and Technical College 2,903

Kent State University at Trumbull 3,093 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College 2,518

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus 3,196 West Virginia Northern Community College 3,919

Ohio University-Eastern Campus 1,464 Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Ohio University-Southern Campus 2,765 Concord University 2,947

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus 3,405 Potomac State College of West Virginia University 1,516

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral West Liberty University 2,522

Kent State University at East Liverpool 1,356 West Virginia State University 3,268

Kent State University at Salem 1,827 West Virginia University at Parkersburg 4,299

University of Cincinnati-Clermont College 5,510

Institutions Inside of Appalachia that Serve Local Populations

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Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment 

Georgia 358,324 Kentucky 213,364 

Associate's Associate's

Albany Technical College 4,408 Bluegrass Community and Technical College 17,331

Altamaha Technical College 1,264 Bowling Green Technical College 5,880

Athens Technical College 5,510 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 9,029

Atlanta Metropolitan College 3,488 Gateway Community and Technical College 5,042

Atlanta Technical College 5,009 Henderson Community College 3,005

Augusta Technical College 6,515 Hopkinsville Community College 4,679

Bainbridge College 4,452 Jefferson Community and Technical College 20,447

Central Georgia Technical College 8,610 Madisonville Community College 6,416

Chattahoochee Technical College 13,630 Maysville Community and Technical College 5,982

College of Coastal Georgia 3,997 Owensboro Community and Technical College 7,589

Columbus Technical College 4,274 West Kentucky Community and Technical College 9,496

Darton College 7,252 Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

East Georgia College 3,402 Kentucky State University 3,290

Georgia Perimeter College 34,272 Murray State University 12,791

Georgia Piedmont Technical College 6,597 Northern Kentucky University 19,523

Middle Georgia Technical College 3,483 Western Kentucky University 24,744

Moultrie Technical College 3,095 Research Universities (very high research activity)

Oconee Fall Line Technical College 3,240 University of Kentucky 31,692

Ogeechee Technical College 2,780 University of Louisville 26,428

Okefenokee Technical College 1,583 Maryland 202,865 

Savannah Technical College 6,654 Associate's

South Georgia College 2,454 Anne Arundel Community College

South Georgia Technical College 3,129 Baltimore City Community College 10,559

Southeastern Technical College 2,407 Carroll Community College 5,246

Southern Crescent Technical College 7,995 Cecil College 25,353

Southwest Georgia Technical College 1,968 Chesapeake College 3,579

Waycross College 1,400 College of Southern Maryland 11,539

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College 5,453 Frederick Community College 11,539

Associate's w/ 4 Harford Community College 8,133

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 4,309 Montgomery College 35,558

Gordon College 5,032 Prince George's Community College 18,236

Middle Georgia College 4,493 The Community College of Baltimore County 25,353

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral Wor-Wic Community College 5,246

Albany State University 4,286 Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

Armstrong Atlantic State University 7,644 Bowie State University 4,794

Augusta State University 6,838 Coppin State University 3,612

Clayton State University 7,832 Morgan State University 6,823

Columbus State University 8,387 Salisbury University 7,767

Fort Valley State University 3,372 Towson University 19,528

Georgia College & State University 6,152

Georgia Southern University 17,739

Georgia Southwestern State University 2,960

Kennesaw State University 23,368

Macon State College 8,696

Savannah State University 3,880

Southern Polytechnic State University 5,149

Valdosta State University 11,174

 Research Universities (very high research activity)

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 14,391

Georgia State University 25,487

University of Georgia 28,814

Georgia Health Sciences University 676

Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia

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Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment Institutions by State and Sector Enrollment 

Institutions Included that are in an Appalachian State but Outside of Appalachia

Ohio 487,985 Tennessee 188,541 

Associate's Associate's

Bowling Green State University-Firelands 2,752 Columbia State Community College 7,393

Central Ohio Technical College 5,096 Dyersburg State Community College 3,683

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 17,348 Jackson State Community College

Clark State Community College 5,573 Nashville State Community College 12,801

Columbus State Community College 40,305 Southwest Tennessee Community College 20,066

Cuyahoga Community College District 40,965 Volunteer State Community College 10,638

Edison State Community College 3,917 Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral

James A Rhodes State College 4,716 Austin Peay State University 12,935

Lakeland Community College 12,425 Middle Tennessee State University 31,285

Lorain County Community College 14,120 Tennessee State University 9,242

Marion Technical College 2,875 Tennessee Technological University 11,422

North Central State College 4,363 The University of Tennessee-Martin 8,667

Northwest State Community College 4,402 Research Universities (very high research activity)

Owens Community College 29,336 The University of Tennessee 29,912

Sinclair Community College 35,432 Research Universities (high research activity)

Stark State College of Technology 11,870 University of Memphis 22,877

Terra State Community College 2,924 Not Classified

Associate's w/ 4 Tennessee Technology Center at Covington 261

Kent State University at Geauga 2,625 Tennessee Technology Center at Crump 304

Kent State University at Stark 5,259 Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson 679

Miami University-Hamilton 5,556 Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville 461

Miami University-Middletown 3,984 Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson 1,066

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus 3,069 Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie 513

Baccalaureate/Master's/Doctoral Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro 861

Central State University 2,436 Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville 724

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute 886 Tennessee Technology Center at Paris 393

Ohio State University-Lima Campus 1,630 Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski 844

Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus 1,968 Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley 478

Ohio State University-Marion Campus 2,390 Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville 798

Ohio State University-Newark Campus 3,070 Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville 238

University of Akron Wayne College 2,727

University of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College 8,169

Wright State University-Lake Campus 1,152

 Research Universities (high research activity)

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 16,347

Cleveland State University 12,528

Kent State University at Kent 20,853

Miami University-Oxford 16,109

Ohio University-Main Campus 20,460

University of Akron Main Campus 22,690

University of Toledo 19,729

Wright State University-Main Campus 14,810

 Research Universities (very high research activity)

Ohio State University-Main Campus 46,444

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 24,215

Northeast Ohio Medical University 12

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