SAC Student Success Measures
San Antonio College identifies, evaluates, and publishes multiple measures of student success aligned to the College’s Mission through its strategic planning process. As a mission-driven institution, all things begin and end with the college mission. As part of the college’s commitment to continuous improvement, the Strategic Quality Enhancement Committee (SQEC) whose sole purpose is to advance the College Strategic Plan, reviewed and revised the Mission Statement.
The Mission Statement approved by the Board of Trustees is as follows:
To empower our community for success by meeting the postsecondary learning needs of all San Antonio College Students through equitable educational practices for diverse populations in a globally networked society. To help students achieve their full potential by preparing them to graduate, transfer, or enter the workforce with effective critical thinking skills, communication proficiency, leadership ability, personal and civic responsibility, empirical and quantitative understanding, performance proficiency, and the ability to work effectively in teams.
Each fall and spring semesters, since 2014, the entire college has participated in a day-long event recognized as SAC Scores as part of SAC’s commitment to continuous improvement. Throughout SAC Scores day, departments participate in analysis and evaluation of Strategic Planning, Student Learning Assessment, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
As part of the strategic planning assessment, participants review individual, program, division, and college-level data as appropriate. The college-level progress, on its SAC Strategic Plan, is ultimately documented on the SAC Student Success Measures Scorecard.
During the Spring of 2019, a group of stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, administrators, trustees, community leaders, educational partners, district partners, university partners, and local political leaders) participated in a SWOT analysis, which resulted in establishing the college’s four Strategic Priorities: 1. Student Success, 2. Principle-Centered Leadership, 3. Performance Excellence and 4. Equity. The SQEC then identified and published the SAC 2019-2022 Strategic Plan with the mission, vision, values, priorities and goals. Strategic plan goals, measures, benchmarks, targets, and outcomes are published on the SAC Student Success Measures Scorecard after each SAC Scores.
The focus of Priority 1. Student Success is achieved through the following three goals:
Goal 1 – Achieve higher rates of enrollment, persistence, course completion rate, engagement, FTIC graduation rate, and total number of awards (certificates and degrees) across all student groups.
Goal 2 – Achieve and sustain excellent student and college support services, delivery of world-class programs, and high-quality instruction to create a best place to learn environment.
Goal 3 – Continue to develop, assess, and improve data-informed pathways to support student academic success and career planning, and to advance equity.
The Student Success Priority, Goals, and respective measures are listed in the following Table: Alignment of Student Achievement Measures to Strategic Plan.
Table: Alignment of Student Achievement Measures to Strategic Plan
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1 STUDENT SUCCESS Sustain, assess, and improve student pathways and optimize campus environments to expand access, increase retention, and guide and support student success through completion. |
GOAL 1: Achieve higher rates of enrollment, persistence, course completion rate, engagement, FTIC graduation rate, and total number of awards (certificates and degrees) across all student groups.
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| Priority | Goal | Measure(s) |
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1 STUDENT SUCCESS Sustain, assess, and improve student pathways and optimize campus environments to expand access, increase retention, and guide and support student success through completion. |
GOAL 2: Achieve and sustain excellent student and college support services, delivery of world-class programs, and high-quality instruction to create a best place to learn environment.
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| Priority | Goal | Measure(s) |
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1 STUDENT SUCCESS Sustain, assess, and improve student pathways and optimize campus environments to expand access, increase retention, and guide and support student success through completion. |
GOAL 3: Continue to develop, assess, and improve data-informed pathways to support student academic success and career planning, and to advance equity.
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Access the SAC Student Success Measures Scorecard