Student Achievement and Success Goals

To evaluate its effectiveness in supporting student success and achievement, the College tracks the following key performance indicators (KPIs) as part of its strategic goals assessment process: persistence, retention, successful course completion, graduation, transfer, job placement, and state licensure. For the purpose of evaluation, benchmarks were identified for each key performance indicators to provide a basis for assessing individual goal achievement. In some cases, as noted in the chart below, the benchmark is based upon the average of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) or Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) peer group outcomes data; while in other cases, the benchmark is based upon a rolling two-year average of the College’s internal data.

Star Rating Index

★★★★

4-Star (Green) indicates the College is within less than 1% or above of reaching or exceeding the Benchmark.

★★★

 3-Star (Yellow) indicates the College is within 1% – 5% below reaching the Benchmark.

★★

 2-Star (Red) indicates the College is over 5% below reaching the Benchmark.

★

 1-Star (Gray) indicates the data is not available at this time.

 


Criteria

Achievement Goal

Benchmark

Performance

Retention

To meet or exceed the benchmark of all students enrolled by the 12th day of class to the end of the term.

Navarro College

(prior 2-year retention rate average)

 FALL 2020 

★★★

Navarro:
89.62%

Benchmark:
91.11%

 FALL 2021 

★★★★

Navarro:
89.68%

Benchmark:
90.51%

 FALL 2022 

★★★★

Navarro:
89.98%

Benchmark:
89.64%

 FALL 2023 

★★★★

Navarro:
90.75%

Benchmark:
89.83%

 

Graduation

Key Student Completion Indicator (KSCI)

 

To meet or exceed the benchmark of first-time, full-time, credential seeking students who graduate after 3-years.

 

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

(peer group average of the 3-year graduation rate.)

 

 FALL 2016

★★★

Navarro:
23%

Benchmark:
26%

 

FALL 2017

★★★

Navarro:
24%

Benchmark:
29%

 

 FALL 2018

★★★

Navarro:
23%

Benchmark:
28%

 

FALL 2019

★★

Navarro:
25%

Benchmark:
31%

Graduation

To meet or exceed the benchmark of first-time, full-time, credential seeking students who graduate after 3-years.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(peer group average of the 3-year graduation rate)

 

FALL 2017 

★★★★

Navarro: 26.20%

Benchmark:
20.40%

 FALL 2018 

★★★★

Navarro:
24.90%

Benchmark:
22.50%

 

 FALL 2019 

★★★★

Navarro: 27.50%

Benchmark:
21.60%

 

 

FALL 2020 

★★★★

Navarro: 29.90%

Benchmark:
24.90%

 

Persistance

To meet or exceed the benchmark of first-time, fulltime, credential-seeking undergraduates who persisted after 2-year.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(peer group average of the 2-year persistence rate)

 FALL 2018 

★★

Navarro:
41.50%

Benchmark:
52.00%

 FALL 2019 

★★

Navarro:
38.10%

Benchmark:
49.40%

FALL 2020 

★★

Navarro:
41.50%

Benchmark:
52.90%

 FALL 2021

★★

Navarro:
45.70%

Benchmark:
51.50%

Successful Course Completion

To meet or exceed the benchmark of all students enrolled by the 12th day of class to the end of the term with a grade C or better.

Navarro College

(prior 2-year course completion rate average)

 FALL 2020

★★★

Navarro:
70.33%

Benchmark:
74.14%

 FALL 2021

★★★★

Navarro:
73.81%

Benchmark:
72.16%

 FALL 2022 

★★★★

Navarro:
74.73%

Benchmark:
71.99%

FALL 2023

★★★★

Navarro:
75.86%

Benchmark:
74.26%

Transfer

To meet or exceed the benchmark of students who transferred to a four- year institution with 30 Semester Credit Hours or more after 1-year.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(peer group average of the transfer rate after 1-year, with more than 30 SCH)

 FY 2020 

★★

Navarro:
17.30%

Benchmark:
24.10%

 FY 2021 

★★★

Navarro:
19.80%

Benchmark:
23.50%

 FY 2022 

★★★

Navarro:
20.60%

Benchmark:
22.70%

 FY 2023

★★★

Navarro:
19.50%

Benchmark:
21.90%

Employment

To meet or exceed the benchmark of graduates from the preceding fiscal year who were employed by the following fall.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(peer group average of the employment rate after completion)

FY 2019

★★★★

Navarro: 41.50%

Benchmark:
39.90%

FY 2020

★★★★

Navarro: 45.00%

Benchmark:
39.70%

FY 2021 

★★★★

Navarro: 44.80%

Benchmark:
41.90%

FY 2022

★★★★

Navarro: 46.00%

Benchmark:
42.90%

State Licensing Examinations

To meet or exceed the benchmark of students who pass the licensure and certification examination for approved technical associate degree of certification programs leading to a profession requiring licensure or certification

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(pass rate of the approved technical associate degree and certificate programs offered statewide)

FY 2020

★★★★

Navarro:
89.46%

Benchmark:
88.91%

FY 2021

★

NC Data not availible*

Benchmark:

88.25%

FY 2022 

★★★★

Navarro:
86.87%

Benchmark:
87.54% 

FY 2023 

★★★★

Navarro: 91.16%

Benchmark:
89.96%

 

 

Sources: Retention and Success data is from the Navarro College’s internal certified records. State Licensing Examinations data is from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Accountability Report. Graduation Key Student Completion Indicator data is from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Data Feedback Report on their website.  All other Student Success data is obtained from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Institutional Resumes website.

*The 1-Star (Gray) section for State Licensing 2021 is used to show that the data is not available for Navarro College and will not be coming in the future. The data was not reported that year in error.

Note: The data presented above includes two key corrections from previous posted data. First, the retention data for Fall 2022 was inaccurately calculated due to an error in the actual field, which has now been rectified. Additionally, the Persistence benchmark for Fall 2018 has been revised to reflect accurate information. Graduation Key Student Completion Indicator added to report June 2025.

 

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