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How ACC Measures Against Our Peers
Benchmarking
for peer comparison*
| ACCD Rank in Peer Group** | ACCD Data | National Benchmark | State Benchmark | |
| 1 | ACCD ranks 2nd in number of certificate/degree awards among its Texas Peer Group and 6th among its national peers. | 3,689
Degrees/certificates Source: IPEDS 05 |
Maricopa CCS: 16,625 Degrees / certificates | Dallas CCCD: 4,329 Degrees / certificates |
| 2 | ACCD ranks 2nd as a producer of minority associate degree graduates among its Texas peer group and 4th among its national peers. | 2,145
Degrees/Certificates Source: IPEDS 05 |
Miami Dade College: 6,370 Degrees/certificates | Dallas
CCCD: 2,423 Degree/ certificates |
| 3 | ACCD
ranks number 4 in associate degree / graduate
transfers among its Texas peer group. |
19% Source: 2002-03 THECB Migration Report |
Data pending | Tarrant CCD: 24% |
| 4 | ACCD
ranks 2nd in number of all student transfers
among its Texas peer group. |
2,365 Source: THECB Data Resource for Institutional Effectiveness Measures and Standards 2005-06 |
Data pending | Dallas CCD: 2,540 |
| 5 | ACCD
ranks number 6 in the placement rate of
workforce graduates among all Texas community
colleges. |
92% Source: THECB Annual Data Profile, 2003-04 |
Data pending | San Jacinto CC: 94.9% |
| 6 | ACCD
ranks 3rd in service area participation
rate among its Texas peer group and 4th
among its national peers. |
4.2% AY 05-05 Source: THECB Acct. Sys, Tx State Data Center |
Miami Dade: 5.8% | El Paso CCD: 5.4% |
| 7 | ACCD
ranks 2nd in semester credit headcount among
its Texas peers and 4th among its national
peers. |
46,309
credit headcount Source: IPEDS 05 |
Maricopa CCS: 11,7633 | Dallas CCD: 63,032 |
| 8 | ACCD
ranks 2nd in total contact hours among its
Texas peer group. |
20,371,984
Contact hours Source: THECB Acct. System, AY2005 |
Data pending | Dallas CCD: 25,904,615 |
| 9 | ACCD
ranks second to last in international student
headcount among its national peers and last
among all Texas peers. |
302 Source: IPEDS 05 |
Broward: 2,855 | Houston CCS: 3,304 |
| 10 | ACCD
ranks 6th for course completion rate among
its Texas peer group. |
80.6
% Source: LBB Performance Measures AY 06 |
Data pending | El Paso CCD: 86.9% |
| 11 | ACCD
ranks 7th in its national peer group for
fall-to-fall retention of FTIC full-time
status students and 4th among its Texas
peer group. |
FT
44-62% Source: IPEDS 05 which presents data in percentages without corresponding numbers for calculations |
Valencia CC: 68% | NHMCCD: 67% |
| 12 | ACCD
ranks 9th among its national peers for fall-to-fall
retention of FTIC part-time status students. |
PT
39-40% Source: IPEDS 05 which presents data in percentages without corresponding numbers for calculations |
Valencia CC: 51% | EL Paso: 51% |
| 13 | ACCD
ranks 3rd among Texas peer group for fall-to-spring
retention of FTIC students. |
73.6% Source: THECB Data Resources for IE Measures and Standards |
Data pending | El Paso CCD: 79.7% |
| 14 | ACCD
ranks 1st in its Texas peer group for number
of Full-Time FTIC degree/certificate seeking
financial aid recipients and 3rd in its
national peer group. |
2,566 Source: IPEDS 05 |
Miami Dade College: 4,141 | ACCD: 2,566 |
| 15 | ACCD
ties first with San Jacinto Community College
for number of Exemplary Workforce Programs
in 2002-06 Cycle. |
4 Source: Institutional Effectiveness Desk Review Programs Receiving Exemplary Status |
Data pending | San Jacinto Community College: 4 ACCD: 4 |
| 16 | ACCD
ranks above CCSSE peer group average and
near the standard of 50 on student engagement
factors. |
Active
and Collaborative Learning =46.1% (SAC)
– 60.6(NVC) Academic Challenge =49.7(NVC)-52.3(SPC) Student-Faculty Interaction =45.3%(SAC) – 53.0(PAC) Support
for Learners =49.5%(SAC) – 56.6%(SPC) |
Active & Collaborative Learning: NVC 60.6 Academic Challenge: Dallas CCCD- El Centro 53.0 Student Effort: Dallas CCCD- El Centro 55.5 Student Faculty Interaction: PAC 53.0 Support for Learners: El Paso 58.0 |
Active & Collaborative Learning: NVC 60.6 Academic Challenge: Dallas CCCD- El Centro 53.0 Student Effort: Dallas CCCD-El Centro 55.5 Student Faculty Interaction: PAC 53.0 Support for Learners: El Paso 58.0 |
| 17 | ACCD
ranks above CCSSE peer group average on
students who would recommend ACCD. |
92.5%
(NVC) – 97.4% (SPC) Source: CCSSE 05 |
El Paso: 97.4% | El Paso: 97.4% |
| 18 | ACCD
ranks above CCSSE peer group average on
student’s evaluation of entire educational
experience as good or excellent. |
83.5%
(SAC) – 90.7% (SPC) Source: CCSSE 05 |
Maricopa-Gilbert/Chandler: 92.0% | El Paso: 90.9% |
| 19 | ACCD ranks higher than its Texas and national peers on core cost per student FTE. | Cost:
$8,055 (NVC) - $10,364 (PAC) Source: IPEDS 05 |
Maricopa – Rio Salado -$4,042 | Dallas EastField: $5,177 |
| 20 | ACCD
ranks highest among its national and Texas
peer group on FT faculty cost per student. |
$2,036 Source: IPEDS 05 |
Valencia CC: $744 | El Paso: $1,084 |
| 21 | ACCD ranks lowest in national and Texas peer group on administrative cost per student FTE. | 5.7% (SAC) – 9.5% (NVC) Source: IPEDS 05 | ACCD | ACCD |
| 22 | ACCD
ties with Houston CCS for the lowest average
class size among its Texas peer group. |
Size
18.7 Source: THECBAcct. System |
Data pending | ACCD and Houston CCS: 18.7 |