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Student Achievement at NRCC

As noted in the college’s mission and vision statements, the highest priority at New River Community College is teaching and learning. In support of that process, the college establishes goals for student achievement and assesses the degree to which they have been met. Detailed information on the attainment of learning objectives is provided in the following documents.

Enrollment

Scrutiny of enrollment data permits the college to identify characteristics of incoming and continuing students. Understanding the demographic make-up of the student body helps to identify resource needs and to develop programs to support the needs of students that represent a variety of subpopulations.

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Retention

Retention of students is examined to allow the college to better understand the progression of students through to their completion or exit from the college. Student success is enhanced to the extent that students maintain a steady semester-to-semester enrollment in their studies. When retention is found to improve, the college will explore what worked to increase retention to expand those programs. When retention drops, the college will explore strategies to increase the retention of students to enhance their chances for success.

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Withdrawal

Withdrawal of students from classes impedes their ability to compete their course of study in a timely and cost efficient manner. NRCC has found that students often fail to succeed because rather than working through problems they are having in a course or in their out-of-school life, they choose to withdraw. Indeed, some hypothesize that withdrawal behaviors can generalize into more frequent patterns of ‘quitting’ in any number of circumstances in which students may experience difficulty. Identifying and understanding these patterns permits the college to develop and implement programs to reduce the probability of students withdrawing from their courses.

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Graduation

Graduation is an important milestone for our students. Understanding patterns and trends in graduation is essential for measuring achievement and beginning a process to identify potential challenges that may be impeding student achievement.

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Graduation Details

Transfer

Student transfers to (and subsequent graduations from) 4-year colleges and universities are important measures of student achievement. Some students come to NRCC to receive a degree then transfer to a 4-year school; others come to accumulate credits then transfer to the 4-year school of their choice. Either way, it is important that student transfers to and subsequent graduations from 4-year colleges and universities be tracked to understand the extent to which students are successfully accomplishing these achievement objectives.

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