Student Success Statistics

This indicator provides the proportion of all first-time freshmen who are enrolled the following year at any West Virginia public college or university.  Data capabilities at this point do not allow tracking of students who transfer to private or out-of-state public institutions.  Students are more likely to drop out during their first year of college than at any other time.  The ability to provide the support that will assist with retention during the first year will increase the likelihood of higher graduation rates.  Both degree and certificate-seeking students were included.  This first-year retention is an important milestone on the way to the completion of a degree or certificate.

One-Year Retention Rates

This indicator provides the number of students completing certificate programs that are designed to prepare students to enter directly into employment in a specific career and meet the workforce needs of local employers. The certificate programs require at least 30 credit hours of which six credit hours must be in general education.

Number of Career-Technical Certificate Graduates

This indicator provides the number of students who completed associate’s degree programs in career-technical fields each academic year. Associate’s degrees require a minimum of 60 credit hours and indicate that the student has completed a program of academic development and has achieved a level of performance reflected in student learning outcomes sufficient to progress to upper-division collegiate work or to enter directly into specific occupations in the workforce.

Number of Career-Technical Associate's Program Graduates

This indicator provides the number of students who enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program the following fall after having been enrolled at Eastern in the fall of the year indicated.  Although many programs at the community college aim to prepare students for direct entry into an occupation, another function of community colleges is to provide general education that prepares students to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

BACHELOR’S GRADUATION RATES (FOUR - AND SIX-YEAR) Fall 2016 First-Time Full-Time Freshman Cohort | Summer, Fall, and Spring End-of-Term Data This indicator reflects the percentage of first-time full-time bachelor’s degree-seeking freshmen in a fall entry cohort who earned a bachelor’s degree at any public West Virginia institution within four and six years of initial enrollment.

This measure reports the percentage of graduates who enter the workforce within two years of graduating and work at least 1 quarter.  It is important to note that due to data restrictions employment placement is the only representative of graduates working in the state of West Virginia.  It is likely this has an effect on the employment placement rate of institutions that are close to the state border.

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Data Portal makes additional statistical information available, including the following enrollment statistics for Eastern WV Community and Technical College (in the 2022 WV Higher Almanac).