Electro-Mechanical Technology Performance Measures

ELME Program Performance Measures

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

Note: ELME is the abbreviation for Electromechanical Technology; a two-year associate degreed program of study. TSCT expanded the POS offerings to included ELME in Fall ‘14. Class of 2016 was the first graduating class.

Key Performance Indicators

Class '17

Class '18

Class '19

Class '20

Class '21

Class '22

Progression Rate

  80.0% 90.9%

 70.4%

88.5%

 92.0%

88.0% 

Graduation Rate

 80.0%  81.8%

 66.7%

80.8%

88.0% 

88.0% 

Post Graduate Survey Response Rate

 90.0% 94.0% 94.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Placement Rate

 100% 100% 88.0% 95.0% 100.0%

Employed Full Time within Major

 88.9% 82.0% 82.0% 89.0% 100.0%
Employed Full Time outside Major 11.1% 6.0% 6.0% 0% 0.0%

Graduate Satisfaction

 Good Good Good Adequate/Good Good

Rate of Respondents 
to Salary Inquiry 

 61.1% 57.1% 71.4% 88.2% 68.1%

Annual Median 
Starting Salary

 $47,500 $42,499 $52,500 $47,500 $62,500

Reported Hourly Rate

 $22.84 $20.43 $25.24 $22.84

$30.05

Reported Salary Range 
(Lowest - Highest)

 $35,000-
$72,000

$37,500-

$57,500

$37,500-

$70,000

 

$32,500-

$67,500

$32,500-

$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 an annual on-line 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 is the percent 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 is 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 1st year annual salary range.