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Student Success

Student Success Indicators

To better understand how we can support our students and help them succeed:
 
  • We compare persistence, retention, completion and transfer rates with those of similar colleges
  • and we disaggregate these measures to identify and address the barriers that the college presents to student achievement. 
Because our fall cohorts of new students are small, the analyses below include three cohort years, 2018-2020, which includes 305 students. For each measure below, we’ve included a chart comparing TBCC with a sample of peer colleges over time. We have also disaggregated each measure by gender, race/ethnicity, age, Pell status, and first generation in college status. 
77.8% Rate Achieved2023-20242022-2023Threshold
Educational Excellence & Workforce Development
Fall to Winter Persistence76%74.4%>=72%: Green, 72% - 68%: Yellow, < 68%: Red
Fall to Fall Retention - Full-time52.4%49.3%>=54.5%: Green, 54.5% - 44.1%: Yellow, < 44.1%: Red
Fall to Fall Retention - Part-time42.5%27.8%>=35.1%: Green, 35.1% - 20.5%: Yellow, < 20.5%: Red
Award Completion Rate - Full-time26.1%26.3%>=39%: Green, 39% - 22.4%: Yellow, < 22.3%: Red
Transfer Rate17%>=29.1%: Green, 29% - 15.1%: Yellow, < 15%: Red

The achievement of each indicator is determined by comparing the current statistic with the threshold levels for each measure. These levels are:

= Achieved

= Minimally Achieved

= Not Achieved

Fall to Winter Persistence

The percentage of first-time at TBCC students in the fall term that return in winter term

Fall to winter persistence comparison data are available through VFA. TBCC selected eight community colleges as peer comparators through VFA: Fall-Winter Persistence Comparators:  

Blue Mountain Community College – Pendleton, OR 
Clatsop Community College – Astoria, OR 
Oregon Coast Community College – Newport, OR 
Carl Sandburg College – Galesburg, IL 
Glen Oaks Community College – Centreville MI 
Grays Harbor College – Aberdeen, WA 
Henderson Community College  – Henderson, KY 
Northeast Iowa Community College – Peosta, IA 

The other student achievement measures draw peer comparators from IPEDS, which yielded a set of six comparators:

Clatsop Community College – Astoria, OR 
Oregon Coast Community College – Newport, OR 
Lincoln Trail College – Robinson, IL 
Luna Community College – Las Vegas, NM 
Eastern West Virgina Community – Moorefield, WV 
Halifax Community College – Weldon, NC etdz

Year-to-Year Retention: Full-Time Students

Year-to-Year Retention: Part-time Students

Student Outcomes

Completion Rate for First Time Full-time Students

Transfer Rate for First Time Full-time Transfer Students

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