1. Awards Conferred
Goal/Target: Virginia Western will maintain the total number of awards conferred from the previous year.
Threshold of Acceptability: Virginia Western’s total number of awards conferred will be within a -2% change from the previous year.
Source: SIS
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
Conclusion: In 2022-2023, VWCC conferred 1,136 awards. This is a decrease of 4% from the previous year; therefore, it does not meet the threshold of acceptability.
Action Plan: Academic Success shared governance team has received this data in order to inform their goals and initiatives, developing a culture of care and an ESL plan to equip students with the tools and resources they need for success.
2. Number of Graduates
Goal/Target: Virginia Western will maintain the total number of graduates from the previous year.
Threshold of Acceptability: Virginia Western’s total number of graduates will be within a -2% change from the previous year.
Source: SIS
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
Conclusion: In 2022-2023, VWCC graduated 927 students. This is a decrease of 8.4% from the previous year; therefore, it does not meet the threshold of acceptability.
Action Plan: Academic Success shared governance team has received this data in order to inform their goals and initiatives, developing a culture of care and an ESL plan to equip students with the tools and resources they need for success.
3. Overall Cohort Graduation Rate
Goal/Target: Virginia Western will have an overall cohort graduation rate of 36%*.
Threshold of Acceptability: Virginia Western will have an overall cohort graduation rate of 33%.
Source: IPEDS
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
* Cohort consists of full-time, degree-seeking students with no prior college experience who graduated within federally defined IPEDs rate of 150% of normal graduation time
Conclusion: 33% of Virginia Western’s Fall 2019 cohort graduated within the IPEDS defined 150% normal graduation time. This meets the threshold of acceptability of 33%.
3a. Overall Cohort Graduation Rate by Gender
Goal/Target^: 32% of men and 35% of women will graduate within 150% time.
Threshold of Acceptability: 29% of men and 32% of women will graduate within 150% time.
Source: IPEDS
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
^ Goals for 3a, 3b, and 3c are based on 5-year averages; threshold of acceptability is 3% below the 5-year average
Conclusion: 34% men and 32% of women in Virginia Western’s Fall 2019 cohort graduated within the IPEDS defined 150% normal graduation time. For men, this meets the goal; for women, this meets the threshold of acceptability.
3b. Overall Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Goal/Target^: 20% of Black students will graduate within 150% time; 31% of Other** students will graduate within 150% time; 27% of Two or More race students will graduate within 150% time; and 36% of White students will graduate within 150% time.
Threshold of Acceptability: 17% of Black students will graduate within 150% time; 28% of Other** students will graduate within 150% time; 24% of Two or More race students will graduate within 150% time; and 33% of White students will graduate within 150% time.
Source: IPEDS
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
^ Goals for 3a, 3b, and 3c are based on 5-year averages; threshold of acceptability is 3% below the 5-year average
** Due to low sample size (n <10), American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Non-Resident aliens, and Unknown race/ethnicity students have been combined into “Other”
Conclusion: Black, Other, and White students from the Fall 2019 cohort are meeting their respective goals for graduation within 150% time. Students with two or more race/ethnicities met the threshold of acceptability.
3c. Overall Cohort Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Status
Goal/Target^: 28% of students that receive a Pell Grant will graduate within 150% time; 27% of students with a Stafford Loan (no Pell) will graduate within 150% time; and 40% of students that don’t have Pell grants or Stafford loans will graduate within 150% time.
Threshold of Acceptability: 25% of students that receive a Pell Grant will graduate within 150% time; 24% of students with a Stafford Loan (no Pell) will graduate within 150% time; and 37% of students that don’t have Pell grants or Stafford loans will graduate within 150% time.
Source: IPEDS
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
^ Goals for 3a, 3b, and 3c are based on 5-year averages; threshold of acceptability is 3% below the 5-year average
Conclusion: Students from the Fall 2019 cohort that receive Pell grants and students that have Stafford loans are meeting their respective goals for graduation within 150% time. Students that have neither are meeting the threshold of acceptability.
Updated: September 22nd, 2023