
Student Achievement Disclosure Information
UPDATED 01-11-19
- 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).
Terms | BCTC retention rate | Comparison Group median | Achievement Status |
Fall 2016 to Fall 2017 | 54% | 59% | Not met |
Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 | 55% | 59% | Not met |
Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 | 52% | 56% | Not met |
Fall 2013 to Fall 2014 | 54% | 54% | Met |
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 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.
Student Cohort | BCTC transfer-out rate | Comparison Group transfer-out rate | Achievement Status |
Entering Fall 2014 transferred by Fall 2017 | 15% | 17% | Not met |
Entering Fall 2013 transferred by Fall 2016 |
18% | 21% | Not met |
Entering Fall 2012 transferred by Fall 2015 |
5% | 19% | Not met |
Entering Fall 2011 transferred by Fall 2014 |
15% | 17% | Not met |
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 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.
Student Cohort | BCTC graduation rate | Comparison Group graduation rate | Achievement Status |
Entering Fall 2014 graduated by Fall 2017 | 19% | 18% | Met |
Entering Fall 2013 graduated by Fall 2016 | 19% | 17% | Met |
Entering Fall 2012 graduated by Fall 2015 | 18% | 15% | Met |
Entering Fall 2011graduated by Fall 2014 | 17% | 13% | Met |
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 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.
Student Cohort | BCTC graduation plus transfer-out rate | Comparison Group graduation plus transfer-out rate | Achievement Status |
Entering Fall 2014 graduated or transferred by Fall 2017 | 34% | 35% | Not met |
Entering Fall 2013 graduated or transferred by Fall 2016 | 37% | 38% | Not met |
Entering Fall 2012 graduated or transferred by Fall 2015 | 23% | 34% | Not met |
Entering Fall 2011graduated or transferred by Fall 2014 | 32% | 30% | Met |
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 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
Student Cohort | BCTC pass rate | KCTCS average pass rate | Achievement Status |
2018 | 94% | 91% | Met |
2017 | 95% | 90% | Met |
2016 | 83% | 89% | Not met |
2015 | 94% | 89% | Met |
Source: KCTCS Performance Measures