Student Achievement
Student Achievement
The Southern Association of Colleges Commission on Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) requires institutions to identify, evaluate, and publish goals and outcomes for student achievement appropriate to the institution’s mission, the nature of the students it serves, and the kinds of programs offered. The institution uses multiple measures to document student success. Miles College utilizes multiple measures to evaluate student achievement. The College has identified the following six criteria to evaluate its success with student achievement:
1. Graduation Rate
Benchmark: 30% graduation rate for first-time full time students in six years (150% of normal time to completion).
Miles College Cohort Graduation Rate
Cohort Year Miles College Cohort Comparison
Graduation Rate of Peer Institutions
2008 Cohort Reported in 2015 20% 37%
2009 Cohort Reported in 2016 20% 36%
2010 Cohort Reported in 2017 17% 28%
2011 Cohort 21% N/A (Data is not available in IPEDS)
Data collected from the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Report
2. Retention Rate from Freshman to Sophomore
Benchmark: Retention rate of 60% from Freshman to Sophomore was identified as a benchmark based on the College’s historical data of an average of 54% retention rate for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Miles College Retention Rate Compared to Cohort Comparison Group
Year Miles College Cohort Comparison Group
2014 52% 62%
2015 53% 60%
2016 56% 60%
Data collected from the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Report
3. Retention of Jump Start Students
Benchmark: 76% of Jump Start students will be enrolled at the College in the fall semester.
Retention Rate of Jump Start Students
Summer Number of Students Fall Number of Students Retention Rate
2014 144 2014 110 76%
2015 79 2015 66 84%
2016 74 2016 59 80%
2017 61 2017 46 75%
4. Persistence from Junior to Senior
Benchmark: The benchmark for the junior to senior classification persistence rate was set at 65%.
Junior to Senior Persistence Rate
Junior Senior Persistence Rate
Fall 2014 Fall 2015 64%
Fall 2015 Fall 2016 63%
Fall 2016 Fall 2017 64%
5. Licensing Examinations
Target Levels of Performance: Miles College’s benchmark for passing the Praxis teacher licensing examination is 100%.
Licensing Examinations (PRAXIS)
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
100% 100% 83%
6. Degree Productivity
Benchmark:The benchmark for degree productivity was set at 10% increase in the total degrees conferred.
Degree Productivity
Academic Year Total Number Conferred Percentage as
of Degrees Compared to the Previous Year
2014-2015 220 11%
2015-2016 233 6%
2016-2017 223 -4%
2017-2018 295 32%
Data collected from the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Report