Craven Community College monitors multiple measures of student achievement to evaluate institutional effectiveness, support student success, and promote continuous improvement. These measures reflect the College’s mission as an open-access institution and include national, state, and institutional indicators of student retention, completion, licensure performance, transfer outcomes, and academic progress.
2026 Reporting Cycle Performance Summary
Met Excellence | Met Baseline | Did Not Meet Baseline |
4 | 5 | 0 |
Six-Year Completion Rate
Result: 45.0%. Status: Met Baseline
Baseline: 43.5%. Excellence: 49.7%
NSC completion within six years at Craven Community College or another participating institution.
First-Time Student Retention
Result: 61.7%. Status: Met Excellence
Baseline: 52.8%. Excellence: 58.8%
First-time fall students who re-enroll in the following fall term.
NCCCS Performance Measures
| Measure | Result | Baseline | Excellence | Status |
| Basic Skills Student Progress | 1.277 | 0.650 | 1.236 | Met Excellence |
| College-Level English Success | 1.092 | 0.618 | 1.090 | Met Excellence |
| College-Level Math or Science Success | 1.048 | 0.631 | 1.144 | Met Baseline |
| First Year Progression | 1.003 | 0.898 | 1.056 | Met Baseline |
| Curriculum Completion | 0.850 | 0.781 | 1.056 | Met Baseline |
| Licensure and Certification Passing Rate | 0.996 | 0.780 | 1.078 | Met Baseline |
| College Transfer Performance | 1.048 | 0.814 | 1.047 | Met Excellence |
Understanding Measures
For each student achievement measure, the baseline represents the College’s threshold of acceptability, or the minimum level of acceptable performance. Results below the baseline prompt review and, when appropriate, improvement actions through the College’s institutional effectiveness and strategic planning processes.
Excellence targets provide an additional benchmark for monitoring progress toward stronger performance. In addition to reviewing current-year results against established baseline and excellence levels, Craven Community College reviews multi-year trend data to monitor performance over time, identify areas of sustained improvement or concern, and support continuous improvement efforts. Additional trend analysis is available in the Student Achievement Trend Analysis report.
The six-year completion rate reflects National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data, which captures student completion at Craven CC and other participating institutions. NCCCS benchmark values are based on the 2026 North Carolina Community College System Performance Measures.
National Measures
Craven CC uses National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) six-year completion outcomes to evaluate long-term student success, including completion at Craven CC and completion at subsequent institutions. NSC outcomes are compared to statewide and national benchmark groups for public two-year colleges.
State Measures
Craven CC monitors student achievement using performance measures established by the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). These measures assess student progression, completion, licensure performance, and transfer outcomes and are published annually by the system office.
Institutional Measures
Craven CC monitors additional institutional measures of student achievement, including retention, completion, licensure pass rates, transfer outcomes, and enrollment trends. These measures are reviewed annually to evaluate progress toward institutional goals, support continuous improvement initiatives, and fulfill state and federal reporting requirements, including reporting through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), maintained by the U.S. Department of Education.
Review and Oversight Process
Student achievement measures are reviewed annually through the College’s institutional effectiveness and planning processes. Institutional Effectiveness compiles and analyzes student achievement data in collaboration with academic and administrative leadership.
Results are reviewed annually by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), and other appropriate institutional committees and are presented to the Board of Trustees to evaluate institutional performance, monitor progress toward established benchmarks, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Student achievement outcomes are used to inform strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, program review, resource allocation, and student success initiatives.
Student Achievement Reports and Resources
Contact Information
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Brock Administration Building, Suite 138
New Bern Campus
252-638-1147