Student Achievement Measures
In keeping with its mission and strategic plan, Charting the Future: RBC-19 , Richard Bland College evaluates the following metrics:
- Retention by Fall Cohort (New, Re-Entry, and Transfer Students)
- Fall-to-Spring
- Fall-to-Fall
- Persistence by Fall Cohort (New, Re-Entry, and Transfer Students)
- Degrees Conferred
- Transferred to 4-Year Institution Prior to Graduating RBC
- Monitoring of 4-Year Baccalaureate Completion to meet or exceed a minimum standard
Retention by Fall Cohort
Our institutional goal for Fall-to-Spring student retention is 90%. Our minimum threshold for Fall-to-Fall student retention is 50%.
Persistence by Fall Cohort
Our strategic target goal for student persistence is 55%
Persistence is comprised of both 3-year average transfer and graduation rates as shown below.
Graduation Rate
Our strategic target goal for graduation is 35%
4-Year Baccalaureate Completion Rate
We consider 60% to be a minimum threshold for Baccalaureate completion.
Last updated November 1, 2018