2021-2022 Academic Catalog

2021 NC Performance Measures Summary

Bladen Community College always strives to meet or exceed the system wide average with every Performance Measure. Disaggregated data can be found on the NC Community College System Data Dashboard. https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/analytics/dashboards

  1. Basic Skills Student Progress – Percentage of periods of Participation (PoP) with at least one Measurable Skill Gain (MSG).

    Excellence Level

    Baseline Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    42.5%

    15.7% 

    33.5% 

    31.4%

  2. Student Success Rate in College-level English Courses - Percentage of first-time associate degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing English course with a “C” or better within three years of their first fall term of enrollment.

    Excellence Level

    Baseline Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    70.4%

    47.1% 

    61.6%  

    73.2%

  3. Student Success Rate in College-level Math Courses - Percentage of first-time fall associate degree seeking and transfer pathway students passing a credit-bearing Math course with a “C” or better within three years of their first term of enrollment.

    Excellence Level

    Baseline Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    54.5%

    29.9% 

    46.3% 

    58.1%

  4. First Year Progression – Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking students who graduate prior to or enroll in postsecondary education during the subsequent fall term.   

    Excellence Level

    Baseline Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    71.8%

    56.8% 

    66.8% 

    68.5%

  5. Curriculum Completion – Percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking curriculum students who have graduated, transferred, or are still enrolled during the fourth academic year with 42 successfully completed non-developmental hours.

    Excellence Level

    Baseline  Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    61.3%

    43.1% 

     55.3%  

    34.8%

  6. Licensure and Certification Passing Rate – Weighted index score of first time test-taker results on licensure and certification exams. Exams included in this measure are state mandated exams which candidates must pass before becoming active practitioners. Weights are based on the tier associated with the related instructional program.

    Excellence Level

    Baseline Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    1.09%

    0.75%

    0.98% 

    0.89%

  7. College Transfer Performance – Among community college Associate Degree completers and those who have completed 30 or more credit hours or articulated transfer credits who subsequently transfer to a four-year university or college during the fall semester, the percentage who graduate prior to or remain enrolled at any four-year college or university the subsequent fall semester.

    Excellence Level

    Baseline Level

    Avg. College Percentage 

    BCC 

    91.1%

    79.4%

    87.2% 

    85.7%

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