Business Administration Performance Measures

BUAD Program Performance Measures

Internal Key Performance Indicators (SOURCES: Internal data collections and Post-Graduate Surveys) 

Note: BUAD is the abbreviation for Business Administration; a two-year associate degree program of study. In Fall ‘12 TSCT added an evening cohort. Outcomes listed below are based on overall program performance. 

$37,499-$42,499

Key Performance Indicators

Class'17

Class'18

Class'19

Class'20

Class '21

Class '22

Progression Rate

  81.5% 55.6%

 45.5%

62.5%

65.4%

54.2%

Graduation Rate

  63.0% 38.9%

 45.5%

54.2%

38.5%

50.0%

Post Graduate Survey Response Rate

 83.3% 71.0% 90.0% 100.0% 100%

Placement Rate

 86.7% 100% 89.0% 100.0% 90.0%

Employed Full Time within Major

 53.3% 80.0% 44.0% 69.0% 40.0%
Employed Full Time outside Major 6.7% 0% 33.0% 0.0% 30.0%

Graduate Satisfaction

 Good Good Good Good Good

Rate of Respondents to Salary Inquiry 

 46.6% 75.0% 25.0% 37.5% 100.0%

Annual Median Starting Salary

 $27,500 $42,500 $32,499 $37,499 $37,500

Reported Hourly Rate

 $13.22 $20.43 $15.63 $18.03 $18.03

Reported Salary Range (Lowest-Highest)

 $20,000-
$44,999

$32,499-

$42,500

$32,499-

$32,499

$37,499-

$42,499

 

 

$27,500-

$72,500 

 

 
  • Progression Rate reflects the continuous term-to-term persistence rate for certificate programs and the fall-to-fall retention rate for associate degree programs.
  • Graduation Rate reflects the number of freshmen who were officially enrolled in the fall semester and earned a certificate or degree within the expected timeframe.
  • Post-Graduate Survey is an annual online post-graduate survey utilized by the college to gather vital information regarding career placement, starting salary, and level of satisfaction. 
    • Post Graduate Survey Response Rate - Percentage of graduates who responded to the Post-Graduate Survey. 
    • Placement Rate - Percentage of graduate survey respondents who reported being employed or continued their education on a full-time basis.
    • Employed Full Time within Major - Percentage of graduates who reported being employed full-time within their field of study.  
    • Employed Full Time outside Major - Percentage of graduates who reported being employed full-time outside their field of study.
    • Graduate Satisfaction is the median graduate survey response evaluating the level of preparation for workforce entry (based on a 5-Item Likert Scale).
    • Rate of Respondents to Salary Inquiry - Percentage of Annual Post Graduate Survey respondents who returned salary information.
    • Annual Median Starting Salary - Based on the graduate survey response to the request to identify a starting salary from a range of options. This graph shows the median first-year annual salary. All calculations are based on the respondent’s self-reported first-year annual income. 
    • Reported Hourly Rate - Determined by dividing the reported median salary by the number of hours in a traditional full-time work week (40), then the number of weeks in a year (52). 
    • Reported Salary Range - Beginning with “less than $20,000” and increasing in $5,000 increments (i.e. $20,000-24,999) and ending with “more than $70,000," graduate survey respondents selected their first-year annual salary range.