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Texas State Technical College Goals for Student Achievement

Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is a coeducational two-year, multi-campus institution of higher education providing innovative and responsive programs and courses of study in technical education for which there is demand in the State of Texas, with emphasis on advanced and emerging technologies. Administrators, faculty, and staff gather many types of data in order to document, analyze, report on, and improve student success and achievement.

The College has set goals for undergraduate student achievement in several key, interdependent areas.

In Fiscal Year 2017, TSTC leadership initiated our first strategic planning effort which supports TSTC’s vision, Place more Texans. The approved plan includes a wildly important goal that is focused on student success, of which these measures support.

First Year Average Wage of Graduates found Working
Number of Degrees and Certificates awarded in Technical Programs
Three-Year Graduation Rate
Licensure Examination Pass Rate
1st Term Persistence Rate

First Year Average Wage of Graduates Found Working

TSTC consistently measures the wage of its graduates in an effort to gauge the effectiveness of its instructional programs. The college strives to ensure that the wage produced consistently and keeps pace with the Labor Market.

Fiscal Year of Graduating Cohort Graduate Wage*
Fiscal Year of Graduating Cohort	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Graduate Wage*	35,678	36,143	35,500	37,395	39,043
Nominal wage, prior to Inflation Adjustments Number of Degrees and Certificates Awarded in Technical Programs* Congruent with its mission, TSTC strives to consistently increase the number of technical degrees awarded to its students. TSTC was designed to be a market leader in this initiative, and therefore its goal in this area is to increase the # of degrees at a rate that outpaces other institutions. *Definitions:* Degrees - Measured by the THECB and includes Associates, Certificates (Level 1, Level 2 and Advanced Technology), and Skills Achievement awards *Technical* - Technical/TechPrep degrees are those whose CIP code is considered Technical for TSTC through the THECB approved list.
Fiscal Year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
TSTC - # Awards	2587	2559	2929	2999	3203
TSTC Growth Rate from FY 2015		-1%	13%	16%	24%
Community College - # Awards	49,383	52,492	54,834	55,062	58,055
Community College Growth Rate from FY 2015		6%	11%	12%	18%
Three-Year Graduation Rate As published by the THECB, percentage of first-time, full-time entering degree-seeking students who enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester credit hours (SCH) their first fall semester at a Texas public institution and graduated from the same institution or another Texas public or private (independent) institution within three academic years. TSTC strives to exceed the performance of its peers and itself in prior year and has set a goal to improve its 3 year graduation rate by 5%, keeping a minimum threshold of 23.69%
Cohort Year	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
TSTC Graduation Rate	27.46%	31.02%	34.69%	43.94%	41.10%
Peer Graduation Rate	16.36%	18.21%	21.34%	22.83%	24.20%

Licensure Examination Pass Rates

Monitoring the pass rates of applicable licensure exams is another way in which TSTC measures student achievement. The minimum level of achievement is a passing score for each relevant examining agency, and the goal is that TSTC students will consistently score above statewide averages.

	2015	2016	2017	2018
Business, Management, and Marketing				88%
Communications Technologies/Technicians	100%
Computer and Information Sciences	100%	63%	74%
Construction Trades		95%
Engineering Technologies	100%	99%	100%	91%
Health Professions and related programs	92%	89%	95%	91%
Mechanic and Repair Technologies	89%	87%	98%	100%
Personal and Culinary Services	82%	87%
Precision Production	100%		100%
Transportation and Materials Moving	100%	87%	100%

First Term Persistence Rate

As defined by TSTC, persistence is the percentage of first-time traditional students who continued enrollment from the Fall semester to persist and complete the following Spring semester.

First-time is defined as students in their first undergraduate term at TSTC in which they registered and did not drop 100% of their classes on or before the drop date deadline.

Traditional student is defined as a non-dual credit student.

Cohort Term	15/Fall	16/Fall	17/Fall	18/Fall	19/Fall
Persistence Rate	78%	75%	78%	78%	80%

Summary

In summary, these student achievement measures allow TSTC to evaluate success consistent with its mission.

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