20 AAC 17.062 - Student outcomes reporting standards

(a) An institution shall submit with its request for renewal of authorization to operate under 20 AAC 17.025, in a format provided by the commission, a report for each vocational education program offered, of the number of students who

(1) started the program;

(2) repealed 12/29/2010;

(3) repealed 12/29/2010;

(4) successfully completed the program;

(5) discontinued the program;

(6) were employed in the field of study within three months of completing the program;

(7) reported on the institution's exit survey that the program met expectations, and that they were satisfied overall with the institution.

(b) An institution shall request students who successfully complete a vocational education program as reported in (a)(4) of this section to complete a commission-approved exit survey developed by the institution to assess a student's satisfaction with the completed program and the institution. The institution shall maintain the completed exit surveys for review by the commission upon request.

(c) An institution shall maintain substantiating documentation for reports prepared under (a) of this section, and, upon request, provide the documentation to the commission.

(d) An institution shall provide reports prepared under (a) of this section to prospective students upon request.

(e) An institution shall maintain substantiating documentation for (a)(6) of this section, including a student's name, contact name, telephone numbers, position of employment, starting salary, and date employed.

(f) An institution offering collegiate programs shall transmit with its request for renewal of authorization, in a format provided by the commission, a report of annual retention and graduation rates. Annual retention rates shall be reported as the percentage of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates from the previous fall who are enrolled in the current fall. Graduation rates shall be reported as the percentage of students admitted and enrolled into a degree or certificate program in a given cohort year who graduated within 150 percent of the duration of a program.

(g) An instructional program that prepares students for a vocation for which licensure under AS 08 is required shall provide pass rate information for initial examinations that are taken no later than three months after completion of the program.

Notes

20 AAC 17.062

Eff. 6/13/97, Register 142; am 4/24/98, Register 146; am 4/20/2000, Register 154; am 4/27/2001, Register 158; am 11/24/2007, Register 184; am 12/29/2010, Register 196

Authority:AS 14.48.050

AS 14.48.060

AS 14.48.070