2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

enrollment in noncredit workforce development courses greatly exceeded benchmark levels in
FY08. The college continues to consider alternative ways to monitor employer satisfaction with
career program graduates, which increased to 83 percent for employers of 2005 graduates.
Eighty-nine percent of 2005 career program graduates were employed full-time in a related field,
surpassing the benchmark. With 100 percent graduate satisfaction with job preparation, the
benchmark has been exceeded. The college is currently participating in the statewide effort to
survey the FY08 graduates. Unduplicated headcount and annual course enrollment in continuing
professional education leading to government or industry-required certification or licensure
increased to significantly exceed benchmark levels in FY08. While the number of candidates
taking the NCLEX-RN increased by 23 percent in FY08, pass rates for NCLEX-RN declined.
Pass rates for the NCLEX-PN and EMT-Basic exams reached 100 percent and exceeded the
benchmarks in FY08.
Community Outreach and Impact
HCC is an agile institution, responsive to the needs of the community it serves. An overview of
some of the recent activities underway at the college to serve key constituencies is included in the
Community Outreach and Impact section below. Increasing participation in the college’s awardwinning
Kids on Campus program moved both unduplicated headcount and annual course
enrollment in noncredit community service and lifelong learning courses toward benchmark
levels in FY08. Due to expanding ESL/ELI programs, annual unduplicated headcount and course
enrollments in noncredit basic skills and literacy courses continued to increase in FY08 after
surpassing the benchmark in FY07.
Effective Use of Public Funding
The college values and believes in responsible fiscal management of resources from local and
state government. In two indicators of cost effectiveness, the percentage of expenditures on
instruction and the percentage of expenditures on instruction and selected academic support,
percentages decreased slightly as fixed costs in plant and institutional support increased. Although
the percentage of expenditures on instruction declined slightly, the rate continued to exceed the
benchmark level.
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