Public Reports

Student Outcomes

WNCC measures a variety of student outcomes including retention rates, graduation rates, transfer-out rates, outcome measures, student learning outcomes, licensure and certification pass rates, and student employment outcomes.

Retention Rates

Retention rates are reported as of WNCC’s official fall and spring reporting dates and include first-time degree/certificate-seeking students enrolled in credit classes in a fall semester who enroll in at least one credit class the subsequent spring or fall semester. Students who left the institution for any of the following reasons: died or were totally and permanently disabled; to serve in the armed forces (including those called to active duty); to serve with a foreign aid service of the Federal Government (e.g. Peace Corps); or to serve on official church missions are excluded from the counts.

Student Right-to-Know Graduation/Transfer-Out Rates

Title I, Section 103 of the "Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act" (P.L. 101-542), which was passed by Congress November 9, 1990 requires institutions eligible for Title IV funding to disclose completion or graduation rates of certificate- or degree-seeking, full-time students entering that institution to all current and prospective students. Further, Section 104 of the Act requires each institution that participates in any Title IV program and is attended by students receiving athletically-related student aid to display graduation/completion rates of those students, and the average completion or graduation rate for the four most recent years.

Graduation Rates 200

The Graduation Rates 200 (GR200) is a further extension of the traditional Graduation Rates (GR) which carries forward 100% and 150% graduation rates data reported in the GR and requests information on any additional completers and exclusions from the cohort between 151% and 200% of normal time for students to complete all requirements of their program of study.

WNCC Graduation Rates 200

Outcome Measures

The Outcome Measures (OM) collects award and enrollment data on four undergraduate cohorts and eight undergraduate sub-cohorts at three status points: four-years, six-years, and eight-years after entry.

WNCC Outcome Measures

Student Learning Outcomes

WNCC has identified a set of institutional general education competencies students are expected to acquire as part of their overall learning experience. WNCC has also established skills and competencies specific to predetermined program learning outcomes that students should achieve. These indicators, while difficult to measure due to the variety of potential individual student outcomes, demonstrate student attainment of the general institutional as well as program level proficiencies.

WNCC Student Learning Outcomes

Licensure & Certification Pass Rates

Many occupations, especially in career/technical fields, require licensure or certification for employment or practice. Therefore, measuring the success of students who seek industry licensure or certification for the first time within a given year, and actually obtain licensure or certification at first attempt is a critical indicator of success in developing a qualified workforce.

WNCC Licensure & Certification Pass Rates

Student Employment Outcomes

The Graduate Outcomes Employment and Wage Data report provides information related to WNCC students future employment in the State of Nebraska post-graduation. Employment and wage data are produced by the Nebraska Department of Labor using the graduate data from WNCC and the Nebraska Longitudinal Data System. The data is collected in the first quarter of the year following graduation (between six months to a year) and complies with all applicable employment security and student data confidentiality laws.

WNCC Graduate Outcomes Employment and Wage Data 2018 - 19
WNCC Graduate Outcomes Employment and Wage Data 2017 - 18
WNCC Graduate Outcomes Employment and Wage Data 2016 - 17
WNCC Graduate Outcomes Employment and Wage Data 2015 - 16

CDS

The Common Data Set (CDS) is a product of the Common Data Set Initiative that started as a collaborative effort among several data providers and publishers in the higher education community. The CDS is a set of standards and definitions of data items to improve the comparability of data reported across institutions and reduce the reporting burden on data providers. The Common Data Set allows colleges and universities to share a concise, yet extensive, set of information with guidebook publishers, higher education writers, and the interested public. The CDS provides answers to many frequently asked questions at WNCC.

2020-2021

2019 - 2020

2018 - 2019

2017 - 2018

VFA Reports

The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) is the accountability framework specifically designed for community colleges with measures developed to fully capture the community college mission and philosophy, as well as the myriad of community college students’ goals, expectations, and educational experiences. The VFA provides community colleges with a significantly improved ability to assess their performance, identify areas for improvement, and demonstrate their commitment to their academic mission.

2023

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

IPEDS Data Feedback Reports

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components that collects institution-level data on student enrollment, graduation rates, student charges, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances from higher education institutions across the United States. The IPEDS Data Feedback Reports are intended to provide WNCC a context for examining the data they submitted to IPEDS and selected indicators to compare with a group of similar institutions.

2023

2022

2021