ACC’s Office of Institutional Research & Analytics (OIRA) kicked off the Data Deep Dive series on Tuesday, April 9. The first webinar in the series discussed ACC’s North Star — a 70 percent student completion rate by 2030.
More than 400 employees joined the webinar and asked over 100 questions in the live Q&A.
About the North Star
As part of ACC’s new Theory of Change, the college aims to reach a 70 percent completion rate by 2030 — our new North Star. The college’s current completion rate is 46 percent. The figure represents completions for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who graduate, complete an award, or transfer to another institution of higher education within three years.
Some of the key takeaways shared during the session include:
- Full-time students have a higher completion rate than part-time students, 56% compared to 40%.
- Historically, ACC focused on the full-time student graduation rate tracked by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
- The THECB rate has a less inclusive focus as it only considers full-time students and only includes degrees and certificates.
- There are institutional gaps in completion rates among race and ethnicity groups, but female and male students have similar completion rates.
- ACC has seen a dramatic increase in THECB graduation rate from 7% for the 2015 FTIC cohort to 22% for the 2020 FTIC cohort.
- Median wages for ACC graduates have increased over time at one-year, three-years, and five-years post-completion.
You can click here to view more details from the webinar or to watch the recording.
OIRA will continue its Deep Dive series over the coming weeks.
Visit oira.austincc.edu/ds/data-deep-dive for more information on the sessions and to find links to join or watch recordings. Attendees can receive professional development credit for attending.