2024 NC Performance Measures Summary

Bladen Community College always strives to meet or exceed the system wide mean 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 – Index score based on the percentage of Basic Skills periods of participation (POP) with a measurable skill gain (MSG).

2. Student Success Rate in College-level English Courses – Index score based on the 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.

3. Student Success Rate in College-level Math Courses – Index score based on the 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.

4. First Year Progression – Index score based on the percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking curriculum students graduated prior to or enrolled in postsecondary education the subsequent fall semester.   

5. Curriculum Completion – Index score based on the percentage of first-time fall credential-seeking curriculum students who graduate, transfer, or are enrolled during the fourth academic year with 42 successfully completed non-developmental hours.

6. Licensure and Certification Passing Rate – Index score based on the percentage of first-time test-takers passing licensure and certification exams within each exam. Exams included in this measure are state mandated exams which candidates must pass before becoming active practitioners. 

7. College Transfer Performance – Index score based on the percentage of community college students (Associate Degree completers and those who have completed 30 or more articulated transfer credits) transferring at a four-year university or college during the fall semester who remain enrolled at any four-year university or college the subsequent fall semester or graduate prior to.