Student Achievement
The Southern Association of Colleges Commission on Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) requires institutions to identify, evaluate, and publish goals and outcomes for student achievement appropriate to the institution’s mission, the nature of the students it serves, and the kinds of programs offered. The institution uses multiple measures to document student success. Miles College utilizes multiple measures to evaluate student achievement. The College has identified the following five criteria to evaluate its success with student achievement:
8.1 Student Achievement Data
Graduation Rate
a. National Student Clearinghouse Six Year Graduation Rate
Target: 35% of full-time/first-year students will graduate from Miles College or another United States degree-granting institution within six years.
|
Cohort |
Miles College Completion Rates |
Alabama Completion Rate |
National Benchmark Completion Rate |
|
2011 |
30.94% |
56.98% |
76.04% |
|
2012 |
31.56% |
60.56% |
76.31% |
|
2013 |
32.22% |
64.33% |
76.47% |
Data collected from 2011, 2012, and 2013 National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker Postsecondary Completions
b. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Graduate Rate
Target: 30% graduation rate for first-time full-time students in six years (150% of normal time to completion).
|
Miles College Graduation Rate |
Cohort Comparison of Peer Institutions |
|
|
2011 Cohort Reported in 2017 |
21% |
34.1% |
|
2012 Cohort Reported in 2018 |
24% |
31.8% |
|
2013 Cohort Reported in 2019 |
25% |
34.2% |
|
2014 Cohort Reported in 2020 |
24% |
N/A (Data is not available in IPEDS) |
Data collected from the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Report
Graduate Rate Disaggregated
c. National Student Clearinghouse Six Year Graduation Rate
Target: 30% of male full-time/first-time students will graduate from Miles College or another United States degree-granting institution within six years.
|
Cohort |
Miles College |
State of Alabama |
National Benchmark |
|||
|
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
|
|
Fall 2012 |
26.58% |
38.93% |
53.73% |
68.07% |
73.0% |
79.83% |
|
Fall 2013 |
28.31% |
38.11% |
58.15% |
70.58% |
73.54% |
79.91% |
|
Fall 2014 |
25.55% |
34.37% |
56.4% |
67.9% |
74.3% |
80.4% |
Data collected from 2011, 2012, and 2013 National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker Postsecondary Completions
d. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Graduate Rate
Target: 23% graduation rate for male first-time full-time students in six years (150% of normal time to completion).
|
Cohort |
Miles College |
Comparison Group |
||
|
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
|
|
Fall 2011 |
18% |
27% |
29% |
40% |
|
Fall 2012 |
21% |
30% |
25% |
34% |
|
Fall 2013 |
19% |
34% |
27% |
40% |
|
Fall 2014 |
17% |
31% |
25% |
38% |
2. Retention Rate from Freshman to Sophomore
Target: Retention rate of 60% from Freshman to Sophomore was identified as a benchmark based on the College’s historical data of an average of 54% retention rate for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016.
|
Miles College |
Cohort Comparison Group |
|
|
2017 |
50% |
63% |
|
2018 |
54% |
66% |
|
2019 |
64% |
62% |
|
2020 |
55% |
N/A (Data is not available in IPEDS) |
Data collected from the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Report
3. Retention of Jump Start Students
Benchmark: 85% of Jump Start students will be enrolled at the College in the fall semester.
|
Number of Students |
Fall |
Number of Students |
Retention Rate |
|
|
2018 |
226 |
2018 |
103 |
46% |
|
2019 |
102 |
2019 |
53 |
52% |
|
2020 |
63 |
2020 |
38 |
60% |
|
2021 |
56 |
2021 |
46 |
82% |
4. Persistence from Junior to Senior
Benchmark: The benchmark for the junior to senior classification persistence rate was set at 70%.
|
Senior |
Persistence Rate |
|
|
Fall 2017 (274 Students) |
Fall 2018 (176 Students) |
64% |
|
Fall 2018 (271 Students) |
Fall 2019 (174 Students) |
64% |
|
Fall 2019 (279 Students) |
Fall 2020 (155 Students) |
55% |
5. Degree Productivity
Benchmark: The benchmark for degree productivity was set at a 15% increase in the total degrees conferred.
|
Academic Year |
Total Number of Degrees Conferred |
Percentage as Compared to the Previous Year |
|
2017-2018 |
295 |
32% |
|
2018-2019 |
230 |
-22% |
|
2019-2020 |
199 |
-13% |
|
2020-2021 |
204 |
2.5% |