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Student Achievement

Young Harris College evaluates success with respect to student achievement consistent with its mission to educate students in the liberal arts and professional programs.

Measures for student achievement at Young Harris College include the following:

Retention Rates

Criteria: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates

Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets:

Table 1: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention RatesMinimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates  Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets
Fall to Fall, Freshman Cohort Minimum Threshold Target
Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 63% 75-76%
Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 66% 70%
Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 63% 65%
Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 60% 65%
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 57% 62%

 

Outcomes:

Table 2:  Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention RatesOutcomes

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention RatesOutcomes
Fall to Fall, Freshman Cohort Outcomes
Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 76%
Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 63%
Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 60%
Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 57%
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 67%

 

Six-Year Completion Rates for Baccalaureate Degrees

Criteria: Six-Year Completion Rates for Baccalaureate Degrees
 
Minimum Threshold of Acceptability: 50%
 
Target: 65%
 
Outcomes:
 
Aggregated
 
Table 3: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Aggregated
 
Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Aggregated
Cohort Total Graduated Completion Rate
2011 319 172 54%
2012 389 237 61%
2013 419 260 62%
2014 449 311 69%
2015 346 205 59%

 

Ethnicity

Table 4: Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by Ethnicity

Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by Ethnicity
Cohort Ethnicity Total Graduated Completion Rates
2011 Caucasian 260 145 56%
Non-Caucasian 59 27 46%
2012 Caucasian 237 199 84%
Non-Caucasian 152 38 25%
2013 Caucasian 352 227 64%
Non-Caucasian 67 33 49%
2014 Caucasian 352 238 68%
Non-Caucasian 97 73 75%
2015 Caucasian 271 160 59%
Non-Caucasian 75 45 60%

 

First Generation/Non-First Generation

Table 5: Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by First-Generation Student Status
 
Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by First-Generation Student Status
Cohort First Generation Total Graduated Completion Rate
2011 Yes 101 48 48%
No 178 102 57%
No FAFSA 40 22 55%
2012 Yes 106 55 52%
No 234 157 67%
No FAFSA 49 25 51%
2013 Yes 105 49 47%
No 278 191 69%
No FAFSA 36 20 56%
2014 Yes 58 29 50%
No 331 242 73%
No FAFSA 60 40 67%
2015 Yes 83 44 53%
No 228 145 64%
No FAFSA 35 16 46%

 

Gender

Table 6: Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by Gender
 
Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by Gender
Cohort Gender Total Graduated Completion Rate
2011 Male 142 68 48%
Female 177 104 59%
2012 Male 187 101 54%
Female 202 136 67%
2013 Male 161 100 62%
Female 258 160 62%
2014 Male 184 115 63%
Female 265 196 74%
2015 Male 147 78 53%
Female 199 127 64%

 

Pell Eligible/Non-Pell Eligible

Table 7: Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by Pell Eligibility
 
Six-Year NSC Completion RatesDisaggregated by Pell Eligibility
Cohort Pell Eligible Total Graduated Completion Rate
2011 Yes 137 67 49%
No  142 83 58%
No FAFSA 40 22 55%
2012 Yes 144 78 54%
No 196 134 68%
No FAFSA 49 25 51%
2013 Yes 185 98 53%
No 198 142 72%
No FAFSA 36 20 56%
2014 Yes 191 124 65%
No 198 147 74%
No FAFSA 60 40 67%
2015 Yes 117 56 48%
No 194 133 69%
No FAFSA 35 16 46%
 
 
Teacher Licensure
 
Criteria: Teacher Candidates GACE Assessment Results and Recommendations for Certification
 
Minimum Threshold of Acceptability:
  1. 100% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Induction level. (Note: Passing the GACE at the Professional level is an admission requirement for the Master of Arts in Teaching, and therefore, is not a measure of graduate student achievement.)
  2. 90% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.

Target:

  1. 75% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Professional level.
  2. 100% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.

Outcomes:

Table 8: Undergraduate Teacher Candidates GACE Assessment Results and Recommendations for Certification (GACE Pass Rates)

Undergraduate Teacher CandidatesGACE Pass Rates
2017-2018
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
21 21/100% *
2018-2019
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
6 6/100% *
2019-2020
# Attempting GACE # and & Passing at Induction Level # and % Passing at Professional Level
11 11/100% 8/72%
2020-2021
# Attempting GACE **# and & Passing
20 20/100%
2021-2022
# Attempting GACE **# and & Passing
10 10/100%

*Tracking of GACE Professional Level Pass Rate was initiated in 2019-2020.
**The State of Georgia no longer differentiates between Induction and Professional levels.

 

Table 9: Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher Candidates Recommended for Certification

Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher CandidatesRecommended for Certification
2017-2018
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
21 20/95%
2018-2019
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
6 6/100%
2019-2020
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
11 10/90%
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate
12 12/100%
2020-2021
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
20 20/100%
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
19 19/100%
2021-2022
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
10 10/100%
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate
15 14/93%

Employment/Graduate School

Criteria: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion

Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability:

Table 10: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability

Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree CompletionMinimum Thresholds of Acceptability
EmploymentFull-Time EmploymentFull- or Part-Time Accepted to Graduate School
15% 25% 15%
 
 
Target:
 
Table 11: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—Targets
 
Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—Targets
EmploymentFull-Time EmploymentFull- or Part-Time Accepted to Graduate School
25% 40% 35%

 

Outcomes:

Table 12: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion

Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion
Graduation Month/Year and Response Rate EmploymentFull-Time EmploymentFull- or Part-Time Accepted to Graduate School
May 2018 (85% Response Rate) 18% 31% 15%
May 2019 (84% Response Rate) 23% 35% 29%
May 2020 (63% Response Rate) 23% 36% 28%
May 2021 (77% Response Rate) 21% 37% 25%
May 2022 (94% Response Rate) * 61% 31%

*For the May 2022 cohort, employment was not disaggregated by full- and part-time.