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 Rates—Minimum 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 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% |
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 | 62.3% | 66.1% |
Outcomes:
Table 2: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Outcomes
Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Outcomes | ||
Fall to Fall, Freshman Cohort | Outcomes | |
Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 | 63% | |
Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 | 60% | |
Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 | 57% | |
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 | 67% | |
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 | 66.8% |
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 |
2012 | 389 | 237 | 61% |
2013 | 419 | 260 | 62% |
2014 | 449 | 311 | 69% |
2015 | 346 | 205 | 59% |
2016 | 338 | 159 | 47% |
Ethnicity
Table 4: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Ethnicity
Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Ethnicity | ||||
Cohort | Ethnicity | Total | Graduated | Completion Rates |
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% | |
2016 | Caucasian | 242 | 94 | 39% |
Non-Caucasian | 39 | 24 | 62% |
First Generation/Non-First Generation
Table 5: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by First-Generation Student Status
Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by First-Generation Student Status | ||||
Cohort | First Generation | Total | Graduated | Completion Rate |
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% | |
2016 | Yes | 116 | 54 | 47% |
No | 183 | 75 | 41% | |
No FAFSA | 39 | 30 | 77% |
Gender
Table 6: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Gender
Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Gender | ||||
Cohort | Gender | Total | Graduated | Completion Rate |
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% | |
2016 | Male | 150 | 73 | 49% |
Female | 188 | 86 | 46% |
Pell Eligible/Non-Pell Eligible
Table 7: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Pell Eligibility
Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Pell Eligibility | ||||
Cohort | Pell Eligible | Total | Graduated | Completion Rate |
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% | |
2016 | Yes | 116 | 54 | 47% |
No | 183 | 75 | 41% | |
No FAFSA | 39 | 30 | 77% |
Teacher Licensure
Criteria: Teacher Candidates GACE Assessment Results and Recommendations for Certification
Minimum Threshold of Acceptability:
- 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.)
- 90% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.
Target:
- 75% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Professional level.
- 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 Candidates—GACE Pass Rates | ||
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% | |
2022-2023 | ||
# Attempting GACE | # and & Passing at Induction Level | # and % Passing at Professional Level |
8 | 8/100% |
*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 Candidates—Recommended for Certification | |
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 Graduate | # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate |
19 | 19/100% |
2021-2022 | |
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate | # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate |
10 | 10/100% |
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate | # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate |
15 | 14/93% |
2022-2023 | |
# of Potential Recommendees Undergraduate | # and % Recommended for Certification Undergraduate |
8 | 8/100% |
# of Potential Recommendees Graduate | # and % Recommended for Certification Graduate |
12 | 11/92% |
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 Completion—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability | ||
Employment—Full-Time | Employment—Full- 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 | ||
Employment—Full-Time | Employment—Full- 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 | Employment—Full-Time | Employment—Full- or Part-Time | Accepted to Graduate School |
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% |
May 2023 (97% Response Rate) | * | 63% | 31% |
*For the May 2022 cohort, employment was not disaggregated by full- and part-time.
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