Student Achievement
The information below provides statements of goals and outcomes for the following student achievement measures: graduation rates, first-year retention, student cohort default rates, successful course completion, and professional licensing and certification examination results.
ECPI University also participates (along with 634 other postsecondary institutions as of April 2018) in the Student Achievement Measure (SAM), which reports student transfers across postsecondary institutions to provide a more complete picture of undergraduate student progress and completion. SAM is an alternative to the IPEDS graduation rate, which limits cohorts to first-time, full-time students at a single institution. ECPI University’s student achievement outcomes using the SAM initiative methodology are provided at the following link: http://studentachievementmeasure.org/participants/248934
| Graduation Rates (IPEDS Outcome Measure) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Goal | Results |
| 2016 | 55% | 51% |
| 2017 | 55% | 52% |
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems, National Center for Education Statistics (https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data)
| First Academic Year Retention Rates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Goal | Results |
| 2016-17 | 65% | 56% |
| 2017-18 | 65% | 62% |
Source: Institutional Data
| Student Cohort Default Rates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Goal | Results |
| FY2014 | 10.0 | 11.3 |
| FY2015 | 10.0 | 12.3 |
Source: Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/defaultmanagement/cdr.html)
| Successful Course Completion Rates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Goal | Results |
| 2016 | 89% | 89% |
| 2017 | 89% | 88% |
| 2018 (Terms 1-8) | 89% | 89% |
Number of courses attempted in a calendar year divided by the number of students who earn a passing grade in the course according to University policies.
Source: Institutional Data
| NCLEX Pass Rates Goals: Meet or exceed state benchmarks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus | PN 2015 | PN National 2015 | PN 2016 | PN National 2016 | PN 2017 | PN National 2017 | 3-year Campus Average (NC) | State BON Benchmark 2017 |
| Charleston, SC | 84 | 82 | 89 | 84 | 100 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Charlotte, NC | 82 | 82 | 95 | 84 | 98 | 84 | 92 | 83 |
| Columbia, SC | NA | 82 | NA | 84 | 100 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Greensboro, NC | 84 | 82 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
| Greenville, SC | 97 | 82 | 97 | 84 | 88 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Newport News, VA | 79 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Northern Virginia, VA | 74 | 82 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Raleigh, NC | 76 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 95 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
| Richmond, VA/Emerywood (West) | 82 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 100 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Roanoke, VA | 100 | 82 | 91 | 84 | 75 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 84 | 82 | 73 | 84 | 83 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Campus | ADN (RN) 2015 | ADN (RN) National 2015 | ADN (RN) 2016 | ADN (RN) National 2016 | ADN (RN) 2017 | ADN (RN) National 2017 | 3-year Campus Average (NC) | State BON Benchmark 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | 90 | 82 | 100 | 82 | 89 | 84 | 93 | 83 |
| Newport News, VA | 77 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Nortdern Virginia, VA | 71 | 82 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Richmond, VA/Emerywood (West) | 65 | 82 | 91 | 82 | 74 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Roanoke, VA | NA | 82 | NA | NA | 75 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 85 | 82 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 84 | NA | 80 |
| Campus | BSN 2016 | BSN National 2016 | BSN 2017 | BSN National 2017 | State BON Benchmark 2017 | BSN 2018 | BSN National 2018 | State BON Benchmark 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando, FL | 92 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 85 | 92 | 82 |
Definitions: PN = Practical Nursing program; ADN = Associate Degree in Nursing; BON = Board of Nursing; NCLEX = National Council Licensure Examination
Notes: Virginia benchmark is 80; NC benchmark: 3-year average is 95% of national 3-year average; SC is 95% of national average; Florida is 90% of national average
Sources: National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and state Boards of Nursing
| Certification Examinations Offered 2016-2018 | |
|---|---|
| Program Area | Number |
| Computer and Information Science | 54 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | 23 |
| Business | 8 |
| Health Sciences | 23 |
| TOTAL | 111 |
| Certification Pass Rates Goal: 50% average Pass Rate (Offered Through PearsonVue) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018* |
| 47% | 48% | 49% |
*Through November 2018
Source: Institutional data from PearsonVue https://home.pearsonvue.com/)
