2018-2019 Catalog

Performance Report - 2017

The following information is required to be collected and reported by all colleges in the State and is provided as mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly and the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Data reported below is from the 2017 Performance Measures for Student Success report published by NCCCS. 

 

NCCCS Performance Measure Area

WPCC

NCCCS Excellence Level

Overall NC Community College Average

Basic Skills (Percentage of students who progress by an educational functioning level)

72.7%

68.3%

59.1%

 

 

 

 

Student Success Rate at College-Level Courses
(Percentage of first-time Associate Degree seeking and transfer pathway students completing courses with grade of “C” or better within first two academic years)




    – Math

38.1%

32.5%

29.0%

    – English

64.6%

55.9%

50.9%

 

 

 

 

Passing rates of Students seeking Licensure or Certification (Aggregate)

86.1%

90.9%

82.0%

    – Basic Law Enforcement Training

89%


80%

    – Nursing

93%

 

92%

 

 

 

 

Success rates of First Year Students

(Percentage of first-time students completing at least 12 credit hours with a grade of "C" or better within their first academic year)

78.0%

75%

70.5%

 

 

 

 

Success Rate of Student Completion (Percentage of first-time students who graduate, transfer or remain enrolled with at least 36 credit hours of study after six years)

45.3%

51.9%

43.7%

 

 

 

 

Success rates of Students Transferring to Four-Year University or College (Percentage Associate Degree completers and those who have completed 30 or more hours who transfer to a four-year university or college and earn a GPA > or = 2.25 after two consecutive semesters at a transfer institution)

80.9%

87.6%

82.5%