The following Key Performance Indicators provide the framework for Lower Columbia College's institutional effectiveness plan. The data is presented each year to the LCC Board of Trustees, after an intensive internal review and comment period, in the form of Monitoring Reports. Each report is delivered monthly to the Board during the academic year. In 2011, the College Outcomes were organized into Core Themes to meet the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities new accreditation standards.

Core Themes, Outcomes and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Summary

Core Theme I: Workforce and Economic Development

College Outcomes: Professional/Technical and Customized Education

• Student performance
• Demonstration of program competencies
• Licensure/certification rates
• Placement rate in the workforce
• Employer satisfaction
• Relevance of programs
• Client assessment of programs and services

Core Theme II: Transfer and Academic Preparation

College Outcomes: Transfer and and Basic Skills/Pre-College Education

• Basic skills achievement
• Academic performance of developmental education students
• Student performance
• Transfer eligibility
• Demonstration of General Education Outcomes
• Academic transfer rate
• Academic success of transfer students after transfer
• Relevance of programs 

Core Theme III: Student Access and Support

College Outcomes: Access & Completion

• Participation rates of persons age 17 and above who live within the College's service district
• Participation rate of diverse student populations
• Enrollment
• Student persistence
• Student progress/completion
• Student satisfaction with support services
• Success of academic support programs

Core Theme IV: Institutional Excellence

College Outcomes: Institutional Excellence and Community Enrichment

• Professional development of faculty and staff
• Faculty staff satisfaction and morale
• Condition of infrastructure
• External perceptions/satisfaction with LCC
• Student/graduate satisfaction with instruction
• Cultural enrichment of students and community

For more information about the Key Performance Indicators contact

Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment