Planning & Research
For more information contact:
Pat Perry
Planning & Research Director
(252) 246-1327
pperry@wilsoncc.edu
Questions about the Accreditation of
Wilson Community College
Contact the Commission on Colleges
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
404-679-4500
To ensure the effectiveness of programs and services provided by the College, this office, under the management of the Planning and Research Director, provides guidance for the College’s ongoing, integrated and institution-wide research-based planning and evaluation process, provides research services for administrative decision making and program/service area reviews, and ensures the College community remains current on the requirements of its accrediting agency. A broad-based, comprehensive planning process defines institutional goals, which reflect the mission of the College.
Open the Mission Statement and the Vision Statement (PDF file), approved by the Board of Trustees on August 28, 2006.
Accreditation
Wilson Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the associate degree.
Note: All inquiries concerning the accreditation status of Wilson Community College should be directed to SACS. All other inquiries should be directed to Wilson Community College.
Wilson Community College is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
The Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) through the Accreditation Review Committee in Surgical Technology (ARC-ST).
Performance Measures
| Measure | Standard | Wilson Community College's Performance 2006 - 2007 |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress of Basic Skills Students | 75% | 80% | Met |
| Passing Rates on Licensure/Certification Exams for First-Time Test Takers | 80% aggregate institutional passing rate* | 75% aggregate/ 1 exam below 70% |
Did Not Meet |
| BLET - First-Time Test Takers | 70% | 96% | |
| EMT (Basic) | 70% | 68% | |
| EMT-I | 70% | Too small to report w/o violating students' privacy | |
| Nursing - Practical (NEWH) | 70% | 94% | |
| Nursing - Registered (NEWH) | 70% | 84% | |
| Performance of College Transfer Students | 83% of students in both associate degree recipients and those who transferred with 24 or more semester hours at community colleges had GPA equal to or greater than 2.0 after two semesters at a university.** |
88% | Met |
Passing Rates in Developmental Courses |
75% who complete a developmental course in English, reading or math will have a grade of "C" or better for that course. | 78% | Met |
| Success Rate of Developmental Students in Subsequent College Level Courses | 80% who completed developmental course in 05-06 and completed subsequent college-level course in 06-07 will have a passing grade for the college-level course. | 92% | Met |
| Student Satisfaction of Completers and Non-completers | 90% of combined respondents will report satisfaction with quality of college's programs and services. | 98% | Met |
| Curriculum Student Retention & Graduation | 65% of fall cohort will have completed their program, still be enrolled the following fall at the community college, or transferred to another community college or university. | 66% | Met |
| Business/Industry Satisfaction with Services Provided | 90% satisfaction (surveys of people receiving services from NEIT/FIT/Small Business Centers). | 96% | Met |
Total Standards Met = 7 of 8
*For exceptional performance, a college could not have any licensure/certification exams (for which the college controlled who was eligible to sit for the exam) with a passing rate less than 70%.
**For exceptional performance, performance of community college transfer students will be equivalent to the performance of native UNC sophomores and juniors (87% for 2006-07)
