Office of Research & Assessment

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Mission: a single version of the truth

The Office of Research & Assessment (ORA) exists to track and monitor the progress of SCCC in regard to strategic, academic, and institutional goals.

Purpose

To provide accurate and official information.
To be a resource in assessment of student learning, planning, and action research.
To develop systems that promote organizational learning and effectiveness.

Guiding Principles

Actively support initiatives and collaborate with internal partners.
Continually review and upgrade skills, knowledge, and processes.
Use and advocate for appropriate technology and methods that enhance the services we provide.

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Student Outcomes

The data below is provided in compliance with the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) policy on Public Information (FDCR.A.10.070), and is referred to as Student Achievement under their guidelines.

Retention Rates

First-time Cohort Beginning Fall 2023 who Returned Fall 2024
Full-time	66%
Part-time	50%

Percentages based on first-time, full-time or part-time degree seeking students. Source: SCCC Office of Research and Assessment as reported in IPEDS Fall Survey; U.S. Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics IPEDS Data Center.

Graduation Rates

First-time Cohort Beginning in Fall 2022 who Completed Within 150% of Normal Time
Total	54%
Men	47%
Women	60%

Percentages based on first-time, full-time degree seeking students. Source: SCCC Office of Research and Assessment as reported in IPEDS Graduation Rate in 150% Survey; U.S. Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics IPEDS Data Center.

Transfer-out Rates

First-time Cohort Beginning in Fall 2022 who Transferred to Another Institution Within 150% of Normal Time
Total	9.3%
Men	9.5%
Women	9.1%

PELL Data

Cohort Year 2022

Description	Number of Students in Cohort	Total Exclusions	Number of Students that Completed Within 150% of Normal Time to Completion	% Completed in 150% of Normal Time
Full-time, first-time, degree/ certificate-seeking cohort	251	0	115	45.8%
Recipients of a Pell Grant (within entering year)	112	0	54	48.2%
Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan (Within entering year) that did not receive a Pell Grant	16	0	9	56.3%
Did not receive either a Pell Grant or Direct Subsidized Loan (within entering year)	123	0	52	42.3%
Note: Recipients of a Pell Grant and Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan that did not receive a Pell Grant are mutually exclusive, that is, if a student is in one cohort, they cannot be in the other cohort. The total of these 2 sub-cohorts must be less than the full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking cohort. Source: SCCC Office of Research and Assessment as reported in IPEDS Graduation Rate in 150% Survey; U.S. Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics IPEDS Data Center.