Student Outcome Data
A clearly defined pathway to success is both valuable to our students and important for the faculty and staff of Alpena Community College. The College has clearly stated goals for student learning at three levels: course, program, and institutional. ACC believes the process for assessing the students’ achievement of these goals is effective and demonstrates the achievement of learning. ACC also focuses on co-curricular activities and assessments to support student success.
At the course level, detailed course objectives and their assessment are required pieces of documentation reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Committee. The actual assessment of each course objective is conducted within a class and is the responsibility of the instructor to use that assessment to measure the level of effective learning taking place in that course. Necessary adjustments in the teaching and learning process are the responsibility of the instructor.
Most occupational program-level assessments take place through third-party testing. Assessment in programs not leading to third party credentialing has individually designed program assessments such as program level capstone projects, course evaluations, and mock crime scenes.
At an institutional level, the College has defined five core competencies. ACC believes that students obtaining college degrees should be exposed to a common core of educational experiences. The Core Competencies are integrated, reinforced, and assessed throughout the curriculum. The Core Competencies can be found on page 33 of the College Catalog.
The Student Learning Committee supervises the Process for Assessment of the core competencies.
Retention/Graduation Rates
| Category | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Full-time, first-time Fall 2015 bachelor's cohort | 247 | 308 | 309 | 318 |
| Exclusions from the Fall 2015 cohort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inclusion to the Fall 2015 cohort | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adjusted Fall 2015 cohort | 247 | 308 | 309 | 317 |
| Students from the Fall 2015 cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2016 | 160 | 200 | 191 | 185 |
| Full-time, first-time Fall 2015 bachelor's cohort retention rate | 65% | 65% | 62% | 58% |
Part-time, First-time Bachelor's Cohort Retention
| Category | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Part-time, first-time Fall 2015 bachelor's cohort | 88 | 75 | 64 | 88 |
| Exclusions from the Fall 2015 cohort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inclusion to the Fall 2015 cohort | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adjusted Fall 2015 cohort | 88 | 75 | 64 | 88 |
| Students from the Fall 2015 cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2016 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| Part-time, first-time Fall 2015 bachelor's cohort retention rate | 39% | 39% | 41% | 31% |
Cohort Completion Rates
| Cohort Completion Rates- New Full-Time Students | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 |
| Students | 409 | 367 | 316 | 317 |
| Completers | 144 (35%) | 118 (32%) | 113 (36%) | 121 (38%) |
| Male Students | 205 | 206 | 117 | 177 |
| Completers | 81 (40%) | 67 (33%) | 60 (34%) | 76 (43%) |
| Female Students | 204 | 161 | 139 | 140 |
| Completers | 63 (31%) | 51 (32%) | 41 (29%) | 45 (32%) |
| Ethnic Breakdown | ||||
| White Students | 387 | 338 | 297 | 290 |
| Completers | 140 (36%) | 115 (34%) | 108 (36%) | 115 (40%) |
| Black Students | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Completers | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (25%) | 2 (18%) |
| Other Students | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Completers | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (33%) | 4 (36%) |
| Native American Students | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Completers | 2 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 1(17%) | 2 (40%) |
Individual program completion rates are available to interested students through the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
Other relevant data on how successful students are at Alpena Community College can be found on the following websites:
Enrollment and Finances - Postsecondary Data Inventory
Retention and Graduation Rates - https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
Employment Opportunities can be found on the individual program web sites - http://discover.alpenacc.edu/programs/degrees_and_programs/index.php
College Scorecard - https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/