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 five 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 Graduation Rate Cohort Comparison
of Peer Institutions
2011 Cohort Reported in 2017 21% 34.1%
2012 Cohort Reported in 2018 24% 31.8%
2013 Cohort Reported in 2019 25% 34.2%
2014 Cohort Reported in 2020 24% N/A
(Data is not available in IPEDS)
Data collected from the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 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 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Miles College Retention Rate Compared to Cohort Comparison Group
Year Miles College Cohort Comparison Group
2017 50% 63%
2018 54% 66%
2019 64% 62%
2020 55% N/A
(Data is not available in IPEDS)
Data collected from the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 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 (JSSU)
JSSU Number of Students Fall Number of Students Retention Rate
2018 226 2018 103 46%
2019 102 2019 53 52%
2020 63 2020 38 60%
2021 56 2021 46 82%
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 2017 (274 Students) Fall 2018 (176 Students) 64%
Fall 2018 (271 Students) Fall 2019 (174 Students) 64%
Fall 2019 (279 Students) Fall 2020 (155 Students) 55%
5. Degree Productivity
Benchmark: The benchmark for degree productivity was set at 10% increase in the total degrees conferred.
Degree Productivity
Academic Year Total Number of Percentage as Compared
Degrees Conferred to the Previous Year
2017-2018 295 32%
2018-2019 230 -22%
2019-2020 199 -13%
2020-2021 204 2.5%