Performance Standards

2022 Summary of Performance Standards

CORE INDICATORS OF SUCCESS	DESCRIPTION	NCCCS AVERAGE COLLEGE PERCENTAGE	ACC RESULTS
Basic Skills Student Progress	Percentage of Periods of Participation with at least one Measurable Skill Gain.	36.8%	49.7%
Student Success Rate in College-Level English Courses	Percentage of first-time Associate Degree-seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing English course with a “C” or better within three years of their first term of enrollment.	62.0%	67.0%
Student Success Rate in College-Level Math Courses	Percentage of first-time Associate Degree-seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing math course with a “C” or better within three years of their first term of enrollment.	46.0%	53.0%
First Year Progression	Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking students who graduate prior to or enroll in postsecondary education during the subsequent fall term.	67.0%	60.0%
Curriculum Student Completion	Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking students who have graduated, transferred, or are still enrolled during the fourth academic year with 42 successfully completed non-developmental hours.	56.0%	48.0%
Licensure and Certification Passing Rate	Weighted index score of first-time test-taker results on licensure and certification exams.	0.937	1.010
College Transfer Performance	Among community college Associate Degree completers and those who have completed 30 or more articulated transfer credits who subsequently transfer to a four-year university or college during the fall semester, the percentage who graduate prior to or remain enrolled at any four-year college or university the subsequent fall semester.	87.6%	88.5%