The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides research, planning, and assessment services for the employees of Fayetteville Technical Community College.
Employee Resources & Tools
Enrollment, FTE, and Employee Dashboards
These dashboards are structured based on the level at which the data is analyzed.
Enrollment Five-Year Trend
College-wide unduplicated headcount disaggregated by academic level across five reporting years. Academic levels include Basic Skills, Curriculum, and Workforce Development.
Enrollment Demographics
Unduplicated headcount for each academic level disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity, and age range.
Credentials Awarded
Credentials awarded by program during the past five reporting years.
Instructional FTE
College-wide instructional FTE disaggregated by academic level across multiple reporting years. Academic levels include Basic Skills, Curriculum, and Workforce Development
Employee Headcount
College-wide employee headcount over multiple years, which can be disaggregated by employee category, full- and part-time status.
Performance Measures Summary
Individual performance measures that includes baseline and excellence levels across the following categories: Basic Skills Student Progress, Success in Credit English, Success in Credit Math, First Year Progression, Curriculum Completion, Licensure Pass Rate, and Transfer Performance.
FTCC's Economic Community Impact
FTCC’s greatest impact results from the education and training it provides for local residents. Since the college was established, students have studied at FTCC and entered or re-entered the workforce with newly acquired skills. Today thousands of former students are employed in Cumberland County.
Strategic Planning
NC TOWER is a web-based delivery system providing aggregate information on students who attended public universities and community colleges in North Carolina. These data include programs of study, degrees attained, further enrollment, and wage and employment information
Distance Education State Authorization
Fayetteville Technical Community College has been approved by the State of North Carolina to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. For more information on complaint resolution for Online/Distance Education Students, please click the button below.
Student Achievement & General Education
Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs for IPEDS Unit ID 198534, DAPIP ID 133438, and OPE ID 00764000 containing FTCC changes in status, actions, date of change(s), and justification for action(s) with U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting agencies. Please click the link and then click on tabs entitled (1) Institutional Accreditation (2) Programmatic Accreditation and (3) Internship/Residency to view history of changes.
North Carolina Community College System Performance Dashboard
The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) dashboards allow users to explore and interact with NCCCS data by theme. The dashboards are designed to help colleges access the data and information needed to facilitate institutional effectiveness and program improvement. Dashboards include system and college-level data views, disaggregations, historical trends, and peer comparisons.
North Carolina Community College System Transfer to UNC System Dashboard
These dashboards identify North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) students, by community college, who transfer to universities within the University of North Carolina System by academic term. Data is refreshed each January by the University of North Carolina – General Administration and may be subject to change.
Additional Resources
The following weblinks contain different indicators of student achievement.
Rubrics for assessing student work, adapted from AACU (American Association of Colleges & Universities) VALUE Rubrics, have been created for the student learning outcomes associated with Fayetteville Technical Community College’s (FTCC) undergraduate general education courses. FTCC uses Blackboard Learning Management System as a repository to collect rubric data. General Education Assessment at FTCC uses assignments embedded within general education core courses and evaluates the results using VALUE Rubrics. Please refer to the General Education Core Competencies hyperlink regarding the General Education Core Competency rotation schedule and frequency of assessments.
General Education Core Competencies Matrix
General Education Assessment Results by Academic Year (2019-Present)
Reprinted with permission from “VALUE: Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education.” Copyright 2019 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Assessment and Accreditation
The Office of Assessment and Accreditation provides leadership and coordination for college-wide assessment activities, including program and unit assessment, general education assessment, and program review initiatives. At FTCC, assessment is an ongoing process that is student-centered and faculty-driven. Assessment supports the College’s Mission and Strategic Plan. It is about determining areas where students are succeeding and where they are struggling in order to seek continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
Accreditation is an external review process by which the college is recognized as offering a quality education that meets certain standards. It is like receiving a stamp of approval on a periodic basis by an accrediting body. Along with assessment, accreditation plays an important role in ensuring the quality of higher education.
Student Athletes
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA)
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) requires co-educational institutions of post-secondary education that participate in a Title IV federal student financial assistance program, and have an intercollegiate athletic program, to prepare an annual report to the Department of Education on athletic participation, staffing, and revenues and expenses by men’s and women’s teams. Additionally, institutions are required to publish this report and make it available upon request to students, prospective students, and the public in easily accessible places.
In the report, you will find data on FTCC Athletics’ opportunities for women and men, participation information, expenses, revenues, recruiting resources and various salaries.
Additionally, all enrolled students, prospective students and the public have the right to request the report, which will be promptly provided. If you would like a paper copy of the report please contact call (910) 678-9843.
