Durham Tech uses State Performance and its own internal College-specific metrics to assess student performance, goal completion, and employment success. These metrics are designed as a tool to help the College analyze data on key student outcomes in ways that both provide a big-picture goal for improvement and a starting point for rigorous, internal program-level assessment. The metrics provide an outline for collecting comparative student outcome information relevant to completion, transfer and bachelor’s degree attainment, equitable access and success, learning, and post-graduation success in labor markets. The following metrics have been selected for annual review by the Board of Trustees.

Durham Tech Performance Metrics by Term

Students with Zero Completed Credits
Term Outcome
2016FA 15.5%
2017FA 15.4%
2018FA 14.6% 

 

Durham Tech Performance by Academic Year

Learning Support
Term Outcome
2017-18 Graduate Survey 93.24%
2018-19 Graduate Survey 94.92%

 

Post Graduation Employment (Source: NCtower.com)
Degree Year Outcome
Certificate 2016-17 Graduate Survey 95%
Diploma 2016-17 Graduate Survey 94%
Associates 2016-17 Graduate Survey 82%

 

Durham Tech Performance Metrics By Cohort

2016FA Cohort
Term Outcome
Graduation Rate 7.3%
Transfer Rate 2.8%
Transfer Graduation Rate 0%

 

Definitions

Students with Zero Completed Credits - This is the percentage of students who received zero credits by the end of the term (including students who completed but received an F).

Learning Support - The percentage of graduates who report that at least one College employee “made me excited about learning” on the graduate survey.

Graduation Rate - The percentage of credential-seeking students from the 2016FA first time at Durham Tech cohort, who graduated by 2018FA.

Transfer Rate - The percentage of credential-seeking students from the 2016FA first time at Durham Tech cohort, who enrolled or transferred to a four year institution within 5 years after graduating from Durham Tech.

Transfer Graduation Rate - The percentage of credential-seeking students from the 2016FA first time at Durham Tech cohort, who enrolled or transferred to a four year institution after graduating from Durham Tech and then graduated from that institution within 5 years.