Kentucky: Council on Postsecondary Education

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Metrics Areas

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College Readiness
Student Success
Research, Economic, and Community Development
Efficiency and Innovation

Complete Index of Metrics

College Readiness:

Closing the adult basic education gap
College-going rate of high school graduates
College readiness of all public high school graduates
College readiness of college entrants
College-ready high school graduates by subject
GED® graduates
GED® graduates transitioning to college
Licensure exam pass rate
New teacher excellence (top 15% nationally)
Readiness of all high school graduates in the region
Success in college courses

Student Success:

CAP and KTG expenditures and deficits
Completion ratio
Degrees and credentials conferred
Enrollment by degree sought
Funding source: Lottery revenue
Graduation rate gaps of low-income, underprepared, and underrepresented minority students
Graduation rates (Bachelor's and Associate)
Low-income graduation rate gap
Qualified students not receiving low-income grants
Retention
State appropriations for public higher education
State funding per student
State vs. federal investment in financial aid
Students graduating in minimum time to degree
Student share of public postsecondary finance
Undergraduate students on-track to graduate
Underprepared students' graduation rate gap
Underrepresented minorities' graduation rate gap
Net direct cost for low-income students

Research, Economic, and Community Development:

Closing the college degree gap
Degrees and credentials in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health-related fields
Educational attainment of young adults
Eleventh-graders meeting STEM ACT benchmarks
Enrollment in STEM+H fields
Externally-funded research and development
Federal R&D budget
Percent of degrees in STEM+H fields
Non-science and engineering funding
R&D expenditures per capita
Seniors prepared to address community problems, 2009
Transfer from KCTCS to four-year colleges and universities
Young adults without an Associate or higher degree

Efficiency and Innovation:

Classroom space utilization
Degree productivity relative to education and related expenditures
Education spending per FTE
National degree productivity
Online learning
Online learning of freshmen
Recent graduates' credit hours taken online
Undergraduate instruction completed online

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