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Segmental Assessment: State College Performance

Note: The following is a representation of the Performance Measurement outcomes for the State College segment^[1] as a whole.  Where appropriate and useful, we provide institution-level summaries.  For additional information regarding the indicator methodologies and details, please refer to the State College Technical Guide.

Access Indicators
Affordability Indicators
Student Success and Academic Quality Indicators
Fiscal Effectiveness and Efficiency Indicators

Section I: Access to Public Higher Education in Massachusetts

Access Indicators

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Fall Enrollment

Over the last three years, fall headcount enrollment has increased 4.5%. Three colleges showed an increase, and one college declined.

Over the last three years, fall full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment has increased 4.8%. Two colleges had relatively flat growth, and five colleges showed an increase.

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Annual Enrollment

Over the last three years, annual headcount enrollment has remained relatively stable. Four colleges had relatively flat growth, one college showed an increase, and two colleges declined.

Over the last three years, annual FTE enrollment has increased 3.1%. Two colleges had relatively flat growth, four colleges showed an increase, and one college declined.

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Looking Back: Undergraduate and Graduate Fall Headcount Enrollment

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Minority Enrollment

The State College minority representation compares well to the Commonwealth's minority composition of 13% (based on adults 18 and over with a high school diploma). Five of the seven colleges had minority representation that was comparable to or greater than that of their region.

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Community College Transfer Students

Over the last three years the number of community college transfer students has increased 9.4%. Two colleges had relatively flat growth and three colleges showed an increase, and two colleges declined.

Section II: Affordability of Massachusetts Community Colleges

Affordability Indicator

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% of Median Family Income

The State College segment was well below the Northeast regional average of 9.1%. All colleges were at least one percentage point below the Northeast regional average.

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Looking Back: Tuition and Fees as a Percent of Median Family Income

	FY2004	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007	FY2008
Massachusetts State Colleges' Average Tuition and Fees	$4,515	$5,027	$5,377	$5,789	$6,063
State Median Family Income	$67,527	$68,701	$71,655	$74,463	$78,497
Massachusetts State Colleges' Average Tuition and Fees as a Percent of State Median Family Income	6.7%	7.3%	7.5%	7.8%	7.7%
Northeast Average Tuition and Fees		$5,690	$5,961	$6,183	$6,426
Northeast Median Family Income		$62,052	$64,147	$66,601	$70,423
Northeast Average Tuition and Fees as a Percent of Northeast Median Family Income		9.2%	9.3%	9.3%	9.1%

Section III: Student Success and Academic Quality

Success and Quality Indicators

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Fall Cohort First-Year Persistence

The State College segmental retention rate compared well to the national rate of 73.6%. Five of the seven colleges had retention rate comparable to or higher than their peers. Six of the seven colleges had retention rates comparable to or higher than the national average.

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Looking Back: Fall-to-Fall Retention Rate

	Cohort
	Entering 2002	Entering 2003	Entering 2004	Entering 2005	Entering 2006
Massachusetts State Colleges Segment Rate	74.6%	75.2%	76.2%	73.5%	74.4%
National Average		74.3%	74.0%	73.7%	73.6%

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Six-Year Graduation Rate

The State College segmental 2001 Cohort Six-Year Graduation Rate is 0.4 percentage points higher than the six-year graduation rate for the 1997 cohort. The state college goal is to raise the rate to 50% within five years, beginning with the 1997 cohort. Five of the seven colleges had three-year average graduation rates comparable to or higher than their peers.

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Looking Back: Six-Year Graduation Rate

	Cohort
	Entering 1997 Grad. by 2003	Entering 1998 Grad. by 2004	Entering 1999 Grad. by 2005	Entering 2000 Grad. by 2006	Entering 2001 Grad. by 2007	Rolling Average Entering 1999– 2001
Massachusetts State Colleges Segment Rate	45.5%	47.6%	47.2%	48.9%	45.9%	47.3%

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Degrees Conferred

Average degrees conferred per year over the last three years: 8,409. All seven of the colleges conferred degrees at a level comparable to or above their three-year average.

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Looking Back: Degrees Conferred

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Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure Pass Rate

The State College segmental pass rate was higher than the target of 80%. All seven colleges had pass rates above the target.

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Special Admissions Students

The State College segment met the BHE requirement of less than 10 percent. (See Appendix.)

Section IV: Effective and Efficient Use of Resources

Effectiveness and Efficiency Indicators

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Compliance

The Board of Higher Education requires that all audits are unqualified with no significant findings.

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Primary Reserve Ratio

One of the seven state colleges had a Primary Reserve Ratio comparable to the advisable level of reserves.

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Fundraising

State colleges raised 2.9% more in FY2008 than in FY2007. This is the second highest total raised in the last seven years.

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Footnote

^[1]Does not include special mission institutions Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, which prepare their own Performance Measurement Reports.