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Durham Tech Performance Status
Each year, community colleges report on 12 performance measures that the N.C. General Assembly has mandated for evaluating how well colleges are serving students, business and industry, and the community. This table summarizes how Durham Tech performed according to the North Carolina Community College System's 2007 Critical Success Factors Report.

  Measure
  Standard   Durham Tech Performance
Durham Tech Met Standard
Number of 58 Colleges Meeting Standard
1. Progress of basic skills students* 75% making progress 80% making progress
yes
58 (plus 1 significant improvement)
2. Passing rates on state licensure and certification exams* 80% combined passing rate; 70% minimum passing rate for all exams 85% combined passing rate;
0 exams with less than 70% passing rate
yes
yes
23 (plus 4 significant improvement)
3. Goal completion for completers* 95% goal achievement 100% goal achievement
yes
57
4. Employment of graduates* 95% employment rate; adjusted for local employment conditions 99.4% employment
yes
58
5. Performance of college transfer students* 86.2% of transfers to UNC will have a GPA above 2.0 after one year 89.3% (92.3% for Associate Degree recipients; 88.1% for students transferring 24 or more semester hours)
yes
29 (plus 5 significant improvement)
6. Passing rates of students in developmental courses 70% 70%
yes
56 (plus 1 significant improvement)
7.Success rate of developmental students in subsequent college-level courses No statistically significant difference between developmental and non-developmental students No statistically significant difference
yes
37
8. Satisfaction of program completers and non-completers 90% satisfied with quality of college programs and services 98% satisfaction rate
yes
57
9. Curriculum student retention and graduation 60% of student cohort retained or graduated 61% retained or graduated
yes
57
10. Employer satisfaction with graduates 85% of employers satisfied with the training provided by the college 100% of employers satisfied with the training provided by the college
yes
58
11. Client satisfaction with customized training* 90% satisfied with services provided by the college 99% satisfied with services provided by the college
yes
58
12. Program unduplicated head count enrollment No program will have a
3-year average enrollment of less than 10 students
0 programs with average enrollment of less than 10
yes
52

*One of six performance funding measures
Source: NCCCS'S 2007 Critical Success Factors Report

 

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