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Student Outcome Data

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 institutional goals for student learning at three levels: course, program, and cocurricular.  ACC believes the process for assessing the students’ achievement of these goals is effective and demonstrates the achievement of learning. 

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. 

To support institutional assessment at the course 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.

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.

Cocurricular assessment consists of learning activities, programs, and experiences that reinforce the institution’s mission and values and complement the formal curriculum. Examples: Study abroad, student-faculty research experiences, service learning, professional clubs or organization, athletics, honor societies, career services, etc. Cocurricular activities support what is happening in the classroom, outside the classroom.

The Student Learning Committee supervises the Process for Assessment of the core competencies.

Retention/Graduation Rates

Cohort Completion Rates and Graduate Survey Responses
Cohort 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Total Student Headcount 1429 1502 1440 1536
Total Completers 306 376 320 295
Certificate Completers       96
Associate Degree Completers       197
Bachelor Degree Completers       2
Male Students 47% 44.1% 41.9% 46.7%
Female Students 52% 55.9% 58.1% 53.3%
Graduate Survey Response Rate   25.2% 26.2% 37.7%
Retained   23.8% 57.3% 19.8%
Transferred   55.9% 43.7% 76%
Employed   20.3% 0% 4%
Military   0% 0% 0%

 

Cohort Completion Rates
Cohort Completion Rates- New Full-Time Students  2012-2013 2013-2014  2014-2015  2015-2016
Students  367  316  317  309
    Completers 118 (32%)  113 (36%)  121 (38%)  128 (42%) 
Male Students  206  117  177  166
    Completers  67 (33%)  60 (34%) 76 (43%)  76 (46%) 
Female Students  161  139  140  143
    Completers  51 (32%)  41 (29%)  45 (32%)  52 (36%) 
Ethnic Breakdown         
    White Students  338  297  290  289
         Completers  115 (34%)  108 (36%)  115 (40%)  119 (41%) 
    Black Students  10  11  5
        Completers  2 (20%)  2 (25%)  2 (18%)  2 (40%) 
    Other Students  10  11  10
        Completers  0 (0%)  2 (33%)  4 (36%)  4 (40%) 
    Native American Students  5
        Completers  0 (0%)  1(17%)  2 (40%)  3 (60%) 

 

Three Year Aggregate NCLEX Results for RN Associate Degree at Alpena Community College
Aggregate

Term Number of Graduates Number of Graduates Taking NCLEX Examination Number of Graduates Passing NCLEX Examination on First Attempt ACC Average of Graduates Passing NCLEX Examination on First Attempt NCLEX Pass Rate Goal of > 80% Met

2021 Fall

9

9

8

88.9%

Met

2021 Spring

9

9

8

88.9%

Met

2020 Fall

20

20

14

70%

Not Met

2020 Spring

10

10

7

70%

Not Met

2019 Fall

13

13

11

84.6%

Met

2019 Spring

15

15

15

100%

Met

 

Three Year Aggregate NCLEX Results for Practical Nursing Certificate at Alpena Community College
Aggregate

Term Number of Graduates Number of Graduates Taking NCLEX Examination Number of Graduates Passing NCLEX Examination on First Attempt ACC Average of Graduates Passing NCLEX Examination on First Attempt NCLEX Pass Rate Goal of > 80% Met

2021 Fall

4

4

4

100%

Met

2021 Spring

14

14

13

92.8%

Met

2020 Fall

14

14

13

92.8%

Met

2020 Spring

10

10

8

80%

Met

2019 Fall

21

21

20

95.2%

Met

2019 Spring

9

9

9

100%

Met

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/