Carlos Rivers,
Metrics of CBE at Texas A&M, Commerce 

00:29 – ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH DATA

Important to think about data collection from program inception.
ICBE focusing on 3 components:

• Equity (or Demographics)
• Program Performance
• Program Efficiency

01:15 – METRICS OF PROGRAM DEMOGRAPHICS

ICBE has uncovered some interesting insights:

• 80% CBE students already at Junior/Senior classification
• Average age of CBE students is 37 years old
• Non-traditional, adult learners who need education to adapt to their lifestyles
• Minorities represent 40% of CBE Students
• Approx. 50% receive some form of financial aid
• 97% CBE students bring credits from prior higher education institutions

03:13 – METRICS OF PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

ICBE is measuring indicators for each 7-week TAB term:

• Term to term growth
• Term to term retention
• Term to term GPA
• Term to term average completion rates
• Number of courses student takes per term
• Financial aid metrics each TAB term

04:44 – METRICS OF PROGRAM EFFICIENCY

ICBE is measuring indicators of the graduates of TAB program:

• Time to complete
• Cost to complete

05:38 – METRICS OF STUDENT SUCCESS

ICBE is following graduate indicators such as:

• Post-graduate education? If so, what field?
• Post-graduate earnings increase?
• Post-graduate advancement in career opportunities?

ICBE also wants to surveying student employers to measure post workforce indicators

06:11 – METRICS OF PERSISTENCE

Using predictive analytics at TAMU-C, ICBE has found that
TAB students
are breaking historical negative patterns that have affected TAMU for years.

07:30 – TIME AND COST SAVINGS

Students can save up to 50% and accelerate by over a year

08:00 – IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS

Important to build partnerships with these partners for post graduate data:

• Institutional Effectiveness Office,
• Financial Aid, and
• Alumni Center

Get these initial stakeholders involved early in the program