Eastfield College Student Achievement Measures
A summary of key student achievement metrics is provided below. For each metric, EFC identifies as its target a range of rates between one-half of one standard deviation below and one-half of one standard deviation above the mean of a peer group.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rates for both full and part-time students are monitored. A full-time student is one who enrolled in their first fall taking 12 or more semester credit hours. A part-time student is one who enrolled in their first fall taking less than 12 semester credit hours.
Three-Year Graduation Rate – Part-time Students
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 5.60% | 5.23% | 9.67% | Achieved Target |
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2014-15 | 6.30% | 5.74% | 10.98% | Achieved Target |
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2015-16 | 7.00% | 6.27% | 9.53% | Achieved Target |
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2016-17 | 7.9)% | 7.90% | 11.76% | Achieved Target |
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Six-Year Graduation Rate – Part-time Students
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 19.9% | 18.15% | 23.05% | Achieved Target |
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2014-15 | 21.3% | 19.5% | 25.7% | Achieved Target |
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2015-16 | 17.1% | 15.96% | 22.06% | Achieved Target |
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2016-17 | 16.9% | 16.0% | 21.2% | Achieved Target |
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Three-Year Graduation Rate – Full-time Students
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 11.70 | 9.78 | 13.58 | Achieved Target |
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2014-15 | 8.10 | 10.83 | 16.43 | Below Target |
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2015-16 | 10.10 | 12.53 | 17.73 | Below Target |
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2016-17 | 12.90 | 15.18 | 22.82 | Below Target |
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Six-Year Graduation Rate – Full-time Students
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 27.4% | 25.06% | 31.00% | Achieved Target |
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2014-15 | 25.9% | 26.66% | 33.20% | Below Target |
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2015-16 | 27.8% | 25.93% | 31.91% | Achieved Target |
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2016-17 | 27.6% | 25.12% | 31.68% | Achieved Target |
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Graduate Success
Graduate success is measured through transfer and employment rates.
The Graduate Transfer Rate is defined as the percentage of graduates enrolled in a Texas two- or four-year institution in the following fall after graduation. The Graduate Employment Rate is defined as the percentage of graduates employed in the fourth quarter of the calendar year after graduation.
Graduate Transfer Rate
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 24.2 | 20.42 | 27.42 | Achieved Target |
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2014-15 | 22.5 | 20.03 | 21.89 | Exceed Target |
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2015-16 | 26.6 | 19.82 | 23.72 | Exceed Target |
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2016-17 | 21.3 | 20.11 | 23.82 | Achieved Target |
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Graduate Employment Rate
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 79.5 | 73.96 | 79.16 | Exceed Target |
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2014-15 | 77.3 | 75.44 | 80.64 | Achieved Target |
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2015-16 | 76.5 | 74.21 | 80.86 | Achieved Target |
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2016-17 | 58.5 | 50.41 | 59.35 | Achieved Target |
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Developmental Education
Eastfield monitors student progress and achievement through developmental education in both math and reading/writing.
Student achievement in developmental education is measured by the percentage of developmental education students who successfully complete the first college-level course with an A, B, or C in the related area within two years of college enrollment. Developmental students are those that place below state readiness standards on the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) in either math or reading/writing.
Developmental Education- Reading/Writing
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 13.00 | 16.6 | 31.72 | Below Target |
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2014-15 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 35.3 | Achieved Target |
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2015-16 | 16.8 | 16.38 | 31.8 | Achieved Target |
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2016-17 | 26.00 | 21.84 | 32.84 | Achieved Target |
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Developmental Education- Math
Academic Year |
Eastfield College |
Low Target |
High Target |
Comparison of Results to Target | |
2013-14 | 5.10 | 8.01 | 17.13 | Below Target |
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2014-15 | 7.6 | 9.14 | 19.34 | Below Target |
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2015-16 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 17.6 | Below Target |
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2016-17 | 5.9 | 9.03 | 15.66 | Below Target |
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