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

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
MISSION
The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) provides an accessible, affordable, and
high-quality teaching and learning environment that prepares students for transfer and career
success, strengthens workforce development, and enriches our community.
INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT
Benchmark Success
In FY2008 CCBC has met or exceeded 10 of the 32 FY2010 Benchmarks in their entirety.
CCBC has exceeded all 3 targeted benchmarks for market share of students which include:
market share of first-time, full-time freshmen; part-time undergraduates; and recent, collegebound
high school graduates. CCBC graduate satisfaction with educational goal achievement
has met or exceeded the benchmark target (95%) since 2002. Students transferring from CCBC
are performing well at their transfer institutions: 81% of transfer students earned a cumulative
GPA of 2.0 or above in AY07-08. Transfer students’ mean GPA has met or exceeded the
benchmark (2.60) for the past 2 academic years. Minority student enrollment reached 41% in
Fall 2008 and the percent of full-time minority faculty reached the 17% benchmark goal during
the last 2 fall terms. The most recent Graduate Survey indicates that the vast majority of CCBC
career program graduates are gaining full-time employment in a related field (85%). CCBC’s
tuition remains substantially below that of the four year public campuses in Maryland and this is
reflected in Indicator 6 which compares CCBC tuitions to the average at those schools. In
FY2008, our tuition was 43% versus our target which was to keep our tuition at less than 45% of
the public four year campuses.
CCBC has also already successfully met a number of benchmarks set in the Continuing
Education and Economic Development (CEED) area. The amount of training and services
provided to business organizations under contract has exceeded the FY2010 benchmark for the
last 4 years. Employer satisfaction with contract training has also exceeded the benchmark (95%)
for the last 4 years.
Many of the other indicators have multiple components. CCBC has met or exceeded benchmark
targets for several parts of these indicators. Successful-persister rates for college-ready students,
Developmental non-completers, and total students in the Fall 2004 cohort have met or exceeded
the FY2010 benchmark. The number of degrees and certificates awarded in Data Processing and
Engineering Technology exceeded their targeted benchmarks. In FY2008 CCBC Nursing
graduates (both practical and RN) passed their licensure exams at a rate of 96%.
Several benchmarks for multiple component CEED indicators have also been met. Annual
course enrollment in workforce development courses, continuing professional education courses,
contract training courses, community service courses, and basic skills and literacy courses have
exceeded their respective benchmarks for the past several years.
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