End of Year Report - Richland College

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2.1.10 % in-class retention in core curriculum courses
Strategic Measure*
Target Range
Performance
% of max. target range
≥ 81.00 – 90.00
= 88.48
= 98.30%
2.2.10 % in-class retention in core curriculum courses for African-
American and Hispanic students
Strategic Measure*
Target Range
Performance
% of max. target range
≥ 81.00 – 91.00
= 86.93
= 96.60%
Leadership tracks the percentage of students who are retained in core classes since core classes
represent a substantial segment of Richland’s market. Performance for in-class retention for all
students
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falls within the target range
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exceeds that of all 6 peers
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falls below the best in class performance by 5.66 percentage points
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represents a slight decrease of 0.18 over 2009-10 (see Figure 2.1.10)
Performance for historically underserved students
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falls within the target range
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exceeds that of 5 of 6 peers
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represents a decrease of 0.87 percentage points over 2009-10 (see Figures 2.2.10A,B)
Based on continued improvement activities with Achieving the Dream, leadership raised the target
for both measures to 90.50 for 2011-12.
100.0
95.0
90.0
85.0
% Retention in Core Curriculum Courses
RLC Peer 1 Peer 2 Peer 3
Peer 4 Peer 5 Peer 6 Best Practice
100% of Target 90% of Target
Good
80.0
75.0
70.0
65.0
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Figure 2.1.10
Source: DCCCD Colleague System
*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