Academic Outcomes
Institutional Learning Outcomes
Effective Communication Skills
Students read analytically, listen discerningly, and communicate clearly, effectively, and creatively in both written and oral forms in a manner appropriate to the audience, situation, and context. The areas of skills, knowledge, and values comprising this Institutional Learning Outcome in which students must achieve are:
Oral
Written
Reading Comprehension
Our score on a scale of 5 (AY 2018-2023):
Native English Speaker: 4.11
English Learner: 3.69
Average Overall: 3.75
Intellectual and Practical Skills
Students demonstrate intellectual and practical skills in different contexts and fields, interpreting and offering reasoned solutions to problems encountered both in the classroom and beyond. Students conduct quantitative and scientific analyses, and evaluate reasoning, claims, or information. Students also demonstrate creativity and an informed appreciation of the arts. The areas of skills, knowledge, and values comprising this Institutional Learning Outcome in which students must achieve are:
Critical Thinking
Quantitative Reasoning
Creativity
Information and Technology Literacy
Aesthetic Appreciation
Our score on a scale of 5 (AY 2018-2023):
Native English Speaker: 4.00
English Learner: 3.63
Average Overall: 3.69
Global Citizenship
Students demonstrate a sense of awareness beyond the self that includes an appreciation of diversity and multilingualism. Students also practice cooperation, ethical behavior, and other behaviors that contribute to global understanding and world peace. The areas of skills, knowledge, and values comprising this Institutional Learning Outcome in which students must achieve are:
Cross-Cultural Understanding
Ethical Reasoning
Second-Language Proficiency
Cooperative Learning
Understanding Issues of World Peace
Our score on a scale of 5 (AY 2018-2023):
Native English Speaker: 4.09
English Learner: 3.71
Average Overall: 3.76
Student Learning Outcomes
Your Path to Graduation
Graduation Rate
72.50% (AY 2022-2023)
93.50% (AY 2021-2022)
86.50% (AY 2020-2021)
Accelerated Success
Graduated in just 15 months
96.80% (AY 2023-2024)
88.40% (AY 2022-2023)
85.70% (AY 2021-2022)
100% (AY 2020-2021)
We Stay With You: High Retention, High Support
Liberal Arts Program Retention Rate:
94.40% (AY 2023-2024)
95.80% (AY 2022-2023)
96.80% (AY 2021-2022)
College Preparatory Program Retention Rate:
83.80% (AY 2023-2024)
83.80% (AY 2022-2023)
89.30% (AY 2021-2022)
A Diverse and Supportive Learning Community
Domestic vs. International Population
18.86% Domestic
81.14% International
Succeed in the Classroom
Course Completion Rate
95.10% (AY 2023-2024)
95.40% (AY 2022-2023)
95.30% (AY 2021-2022)
Your Next Step
Transfer to a Four-Year University
36.40%** (AY2024)
80.60%* (AY2023)
74.40% (AY2022)
85.70% (AY2021)
* Data not final: A few more students may be added to the 1.5-year group. One OPT student is still in the transfer application process.
** Data not final: Additional students will be graduating at the end of the summer term. A large percentage of AY 2024 graduates are currently on OPT, and a higher percentage of students in the 1-year and 1.5-year groups is anticipated.
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