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)

Student Effort =49.0%(SAC) – 54.7%(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)
Source :CCSSE 05

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