End of Year Report - Richland College

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Richland College
2.1.9 % in-class retention in credit classes
Strategic Measure*
Target Range
Performance
% of max. target range
≥ 81.00 – 90.00
= 88.94
= 98.80%
2.2.9 % in-class retention for African-American and Hispanic students
Strategic Measure*
Target Range
Performance
% of max. target range
≥ 81.00 – 90.00
= 87.52
= 97.20%
Leadership tracks the percentage of students retained in class as one indicator of students’
potential for success. Performance for all credit classes
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falls within the target range
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exceeds that of all 6 peers
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ranks at the 66th national percentile on the Community College Benchmark Project for inclass
retention
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represents a slight decline of 0.48 percentage points over 2009-10, breaking an 8-year positive
trend (see Figure 2.1.9)
Performance for historically underserved students
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falls within the target range
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exceeds 3 of 6 peers
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falls below that of peers 2, 4, and 5
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represents a decline of 1.04 percentage points over 2009-10, breaking a 5-year positive
trend (see Figures 2.2.9A,B)
Based on continued improvement activities with Achieving the Dream, leadership raised the
target for both measures to 90.50 for 2011-12.
*Strategic measures are those identified for special emphasis by college leadership, the DCCCD Board of Trustees, the state or national government, or
SACS accreditation agency. Operational measures are those key to the ongoing vitality of the organization but without strategic emphasis.
End of Year Report 2010-11