Institutional Effectiveness & Research
Institutional Effectiveness
Institutional Research
NCCCS Accountability Measures
Outcomes for Student Achievement
The mission of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is to improve lives and build community through public higher education and workforce development. This mission is carried out through the delivery of curriculum programs and continuing education training. The North Carolina Community College System has in place a set of performance measures for all 58 colleges that are published and identify goals for student achievement appropriate for community college students. The baseline is the minimum expected level of performance statewide and is adjusted annually as performance increases.
At Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, our adopted Threshold of Acceptability is the statewide baseline for each of the Student Achievement Criteria. Our goal is to meet or exceed excellence in all criteria. The following criteria are the items measured for student achievement at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
- Basic Skills Student Progress
- Student Success Rate in College-level English and Math Courses
- First Year Progression
- Curriculum Completion
- Licensure and Certification Passing Rate Index
- College Transfer Performance
To view Rowan-Cabarrus specifically, visit the NCCCS State Performance Measures Dashboard and select “Rowan-Cabarrus CC” and select Year from the drop-down menu.
Key Student Completion Indicator
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College utilizes the IPEDS Graduation Rate as our Key Student Completion Indicator. The Threshold of Acceptability is to meet or exceed the IPEDS Graduation Rate of our Peer Intuitions. In addition, our goal is to minimize the differential performance of student groups disaggregated by gender, race, ethnicity, and Pell/Non-Pell status.
The annual IPEDS Data Feedback Report (DFR) provides comparison statistics of the data submitted to IPEDS for the institution and a group of similar institutions, referred to as a comparison group. The purpose of the report is to provide institutional executives with information to help improve data quality and comparability of IPEDS data. This report provides selected indicators for Rowan-Cabarrus and a comparison group of institutions of similar size in North Carolina.