Student Achievement Disclosure Information
UPDATED 3/3/2025
- Full-time Retention Rate: Measured by the percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students
from the previous fall who either re-enrolled or successfully completed their program
by the current fall. BCTC's goal is to meet or exceed the full-time retention rate
for its comparison group median as reported by the U.S. Department of Education Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports Terms BCTC Retention Rate Comparison Group Median Achievement Status Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 65% 60% Met Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 64% 59% Met Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 60% 57% Met Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 63% 59% Met - Transfer-out Rate: Measured by the total number of students from the cohort who are known to have transferred
out of BCTC (without earning a degree/award) and subsequently re-enrolled at another
institution within the same time period. The cohort includes all full-time, first-time
degree/certificate-seeking students. BCTC's goal is to meet or exceed the median transfer-out
rate for its comparison group as reported in IPEDS.
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports Student Cohort BCTC Transfer-Out Rate Comparison Group Transfer-Out Rate Achievement Status Entering Fall 2020 transferred by Fall 2023 13% 16% Not Met Entering Fall 2019 transferred by Fall 2022 12% 14% Not Met Entering Fall 2018 transferred by Fall 2021 14% 16% Not met Entering Fall 2017 transferred by Fall 2020 15% 16% Not met - Graduation Rate: Measured by the percentage of students from the cohort who completed a degree or
certificate within three years. The cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking
students. BCTC's goal is to meet or exceed the median graduation rate for its comparison
group as reported in IPEDS.
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports Student Cohort BCTC Graduation Rate Comparison Group Graduation Rate Achievement Status Entering Fall 2020 graduated by Fall 2023 38% 31% Met Entering Fall 2019 graduated by Fall 2022 35% 28% Met Entering Fall 2018 graduated by Fall 2021 35% 28% Met Entering Fall 2017 graduated by Fall 2020 30% 27% Met - Graduation Plus Transfer-Out Rate: Measured by the percentage of students from the cohort who completed a degree or
certificate within three years, or transferred out of BCTC (without earning a degree/award)
and subsequently re-enrolled at another institution within the same time period. The
cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students. BCTC's
goal is to meet or exceed the median graduation rate for its comparison group as reported
in IPEDS.
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports Student Cohort BCTC Graduation plus Transfer-Out Rate Comparison Group Graduation plus Transfer-Out Rate Achievement Status Entering Fall 2020 graduated or transferred by Fall 2023 51% 47% Met Entering Fall 2019 graduated or transferred by Fall 2022 47% 42% Met Entering Fall 2018 graduated or transferred by Fall 2021 49% 44% Met Entering Fall 2017 graduated or transferred by Fall 2020 45% 43% Met - Licensure/Certification Pass Rates: Measured by the percentage of students in the Voluntary Framework of Accountability's
Career and Technical Education completer/leaver cohort who achieve a passing grade
on their first attempt of a licensure exam within one year. BCTC's goal is to meet
or exceed the average rate for all KCTCS colleges, as reported in KCTCS Performance
Measures.
Source: Decision Support System (DSS) Student Cohort BCTC Pass Rate KCTCS Average Pass Rate Achievement Status 2021 87% 85% Met 2020 84% 85% Not met 2019 88% 89% Not met 2018 94% 91% Met
