Institutional Effectiveness

Program Review Data Dictionary

Academic Year

All the enrollment reports are based on an academic year of Summer to Spring. The Degrees and Certificates Awarded report is based on an academic year of Fall to Summer.

Success Rate (% S)

Success rate represents the percentage of students who successfully complete a course. It is calculated as:

% S = Number of students receiving a grade of A, B, C, P, PR, SC or CM
Number of students receiving a grade of A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I, W, PR, SC, CM, N, UP

PR, SC, CM, N, and UP are non-credit grades.

Success rates for gender and race/ethnicity are not calculated when the enrollment is less than 5.  For any success rate that is not calculated, the total for that column is also not calculated.

Student Full-Time Equivalency (SFTE)

SFTE represents how much reimbursement PCC gets from the state.  It is calculated as:

SFTE = Weekly Contact Hours × Number of Weeks × Enrollment
510

The easiest way to explain this is with an example.

1 SFTE = 2.5 Hours × 12 Weeks × 17 Students
510

The above example shows that every 17 students in that class section is equivalent to one full-time student getting 510 contact hours for the academic year.

Modality

Modality Description
In Person All of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled with the student and instructor interacting at a scheduled day and time (synchronous) and being at the same physical location such as a campus, community center, training center, or a business location.
Remote All of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled with the student and instructor interacting at a scheduled day and time (synchronous) and communicating via a video conferencing platform such as Zoom or Google Meet.
Online All of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled with the student interacting with a Learning Management System (LMS) at the student’s convenience (asynchronous).
Remote + Online Some of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled remotely and some are scheduled online (see Remote and Online definitions above).
In Person + Remote Some of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled in person and some are scheduled remotely (see In Person and Remote definitions above).
In Person + Online Some of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled in person, and some are scheduled online (See In Person and Online definitions above).
In Person + Remote + Online Some of the required contact hours for a course are scheduled in person, some are scheduled remotely, and some are scheduled online (see In Person, Remote, and Online definitions above).

Note: The modalities of Remote + Online, In Person + Remote, and In Person + Remote + Online are associated with PCC courses beginning in the 2023-24 academic year.

Organizational Pathway

An organizational pathway encompasses the various educational disciplines and programs under the direct oversight of a Pathway Dean.

The seven Organizational Pathways are

  • Academic Foundations, Essentials, and Gateways,
  • Advanced and Applied Technologies,
  • Arts, Humanities, Communication, and Design,
  • Business, Community and Workforce Development,
  • Healthcare and Emergency Professions,
  • Public Service, Education, and Social Sciences, and
  • Science, Computing, and Engineering.

Gender

Gender Category Description
Women Student’s gender is woman, or student did not report their gender and their legal sex is female.
Men Student’s gender is man, or student did not report their gender and their legal sex is male.
Nonbinary Student’s gender is Agender, Genderqueer, Non-binary, Transgender, Trans man, Trans woman, Questioning or Unsure, or they indicated that their gender identity or identities are not listed on PCC’s application.
Gender Not Reported Student has not reported both their gender and legal sex.

The following two questions and their available answers are provided on PCC’s admission form:

  1. Legal Sex – student selects one of the following:
    1. Female
    2. Male
    3. Non-binary
  2. What is your gender identity? – student selects one of the following:
    1. Agender
    2. Genderqueer
    3. Man
    4. Non-binary, including gender fluid, gender non-conforming, etc.
    5. Transgender
    6. Trans man
    7. Trans woman
    8. Woman
    9. Questioning or unsure
    10. Identity or identities not listed
    11. Prefer not to answer

The process flow for determining the gender category is as follows:

  1. Did the student select a gender identity of Woman?
    1. If Yes, category is Women
    2. If No, go to question 2
  2. Did the student select a gender identity of Man?
    1. If Yes, category is Men
    2. If No, go to question 3
  3. Did the student not select an option, or select Prefer not to answer?
    1. If Yes, their gender is reported based on their legal sex as follows:
      1. If legal sex is Female, gender category is Women
      2. If legal sex is Male, gender category is Men
      3. If no data for legal sex, gender category is Gender Not Reported
    2. If No, gender category is Nonbinary

Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity Category Description
American Indian or Alaska Native Student is American Indian or Alaska Native.
Asian or Asian American Student is Asian or Asian American.
Black or African American Student is Black or African American.
Latino, Latinx or Hispanic Student is Latino, Latinx or Hispanic. If a student identifies themselves as Latino, Latinx or Hispanic, they are reported in this category regardless of any additional race/ethnicity data they provide, with the exception of international students.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Student is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
International Student is not a US citizen. If a student is not a US citizen, they are reported in this category regardless of any additional race/ethnicity information they provide.
White Student is white.
Multiracial Student has chosen two or more race/ethnicity values, with the exception of Latino, Latinx or Hispanic and International.
Race/Ethnicity Not Reported Student has not reported their race/ethnicity to PCC.

The following two questions and their available answers are provided on PCC’s admission form:

  1. Are you Hispanic or Latino? – student selects one of the following:
    1. Yes
    2. No
  2. What race(s) do you consider yourself to be? – student checks zero or more of the following:
    1. American Indian or Alaska Native
    2. Asian
    3. Black or African American
    4. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    5. White

The process flow for determining the race/ethnicity category is as follows:

  1. Is the student a US citizen?
    1. If No, category is International
    2. If Yes, go to question 2
  2. Did the student select Yes for Are you Hispanic or Latino?
    1. If Yes, category is Latino, Latinx or Hispanic
    2. If No, go to question 3
  3. Did the student select more than one race/ethnicity?
    1. If Yes, category is Multiracial
    2. If No, go to question 4
  4. Did the student not select a race/ethnicity?
    1. If Yes, category is Race/Ethnicity Not Reported
    2. If No, category is based on one of the following race/ethnicity selections:
      1. If American Indian or Alaska Native, category is American Indian or Alaska Native
      2. If Asian, category is Asian or Asian American
      3. If Black or African American, category is Black or African American
      4. If Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, category is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
      5. If White, category is White

Pell

Pell Category Description
Offered Pell Student was offered a Pell grant at least one time during the academic year.
Not Offered Pell Student did not apply for Pell, or was not offered a Pell grant during the academic year.

The process flow for determining the Pell category is as follows:

  1. Was the student offered a Pell grant for Summer term?
    1. If Yes, category is Offered Pell
    2. If No, go to question 2
  2. Was the student offered a Pell grant for Fall term?
    1. If Yes, category is Offered Pell
    2. If No, go to question 3
  3. Was the student offered a Pell grant for Winter term?
    1. If Yes, category is Offered Pell
    2. If No, go to question 4
  4. Was the student offered a Pell grant for Spring term?
    1. If Yes, category is Offered Pell
    2. If No, category is Not Offered Pell

Disability

Disability Category Description
Disability Students who have formally disclosed their disability status to PCC.
No Known Disability Students who have not formally disclosed their disability status to PCC.

Completions

Entry? Description
Open No permission required to declare the degree/major.
Closed Permission is required to declare the degree/major.
Mixed Applies to Totals only to show open and closed entries.