Institutional Effectiveness
Institutional effectiveness shows the College how closely it is adhering to its mission and other institutional goals. The institutional effectiveness process at Rappahannock Community College is based on the College’s ongoing effort toward continuous improvement, achieved through data-driven planning and assessment. In addition, the results of the assessments are used throughout the college to make decisions that will improve educational programs, academic and student support services, administrative support services, and community public service.
Strategic Plan 2020-2025
In October 2019, Rappahannock Community College began its process to create a new Strategic Plan for 2020-2025. The Administrative Council, a college governance committee, led this effort. A vision statement and core values were also developed and approved by the local College Board. The values, which the entire college community had input in the development of, are the basis for the goals of the Strategic Plan. These Strategic Priorities will be addressed during the next five years by each annual plan developed by the president and operational units at the College.
The RCC Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 describes the planning process and all of the documents resulting from that process and is available here.
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
Enrollment
Student Enrollment (2021-22 Unduplicated Headcount)
Total: 3,259
| Group | Number | % of total |
| Female | 2,2179 | 67% |
| Male | 1,055 | 32% |
| Not Reported | 25 | 1% |
| American Native | 31 | 1% |
| Asian | 43 | 1% |
| Black | 608 | 19% |
| Hispanic | 199 | 6% |
| White | 2,120 | 65% |
| Multi | 159 | 5% |
| Other/Not Reported | 99 | 3% |
| ≤ 17 | 1,312 | 40% |
| 18-24 | 1,275 | 39% |
| 25-44 | 550 | 17% |
| 45-59 | 109 | 3% |
| ≥ 60 | 13 | 0.4% |
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Group |
Number |
% of total |
| Associate Arts and Sciences Transfer Degree | 980 | 30% |
| Associate Applied Science Degree | 259 | 8% |
| Career Studies Certificate | 606 | 19% |
| Certificate | 149 | 4% |
| Dual Enrolled (includes 420 program enrolled) | 1,470 | 45% |
| Unclassified | 218 | 7% |
| Full-time | 525 | 16% |
| Part-time | 2,734 | 84% |
| Online (all classes online) | 1,029 | 32% |
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Graduation Awards |
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| 2021-22 Degree and Certificate Awards | ||
| Total: 923 | ||
| Category | Number | % of Total |
| Associate of Arts and Sciences | 207 | 22% |
| Associate of Applied Science | 73 | 8% |
| Certificate | 245 | 27% |
| Career Studies Certificate | 398 | 43% |
| 2021-22 Graduates | ||
| Associate of Arts and Sciences | 207 | 33% |
| Associate of Applied Science | 72 | 11% |
| Certificate | 63 | 10% |
| Career Studies Certificate | 288 | 46% |
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- For detailed data reports, please contact Glenda Haynie at ghaynie@rappahannock.edu
RCC Academic Programs
| RCC Academic Plans with CIP Codes | |||
| Academic Plan | Description | Degree | CIP Code |
| 649-01 | Arts and Sciences | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-02 | Business Administration | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-03 | Pre-Engineering | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-04 | Psychology/Social Work | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-06 | Criminal Justice | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-07 | Health-STEM | AA&S | 24.101 |
| 649-08 | Sustainable Science | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-09 | Pre-BSN | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 649-10 | Pre-Teacher Prep Elem (PreK-6) | AA&S | 24.0101 |
| 156-01 | Nursing | AAS | 51.3801 |
| 212-08 | Business Management | AAS | 52.0299 |
| 400-01 | Administration of Justice | AAS | 43.0103 |
| 968-01 | General Engineering Technology | AAS | 15.0000 |
| 157-01 | Practical Nursing | CERT | 51.3901 |
| 204-01 | Accounting Certificate | CERT | 52.0399 |
| 398-01 | Administrative Support Technician | CERT | 52.0499 |
| 463-01 | Law Enforcement | CERT | 43.0103 |
| 695-01 | General Education Certificate | CERT | 24.0199 |
| 920-01 | Diesel Mechanics Technology | CERT | 47.0605 |
| 221-146-01 | Emergency Medical Tech-EMT | CSC | 51.0904 |
| 221-146-03 | EMS-Paramedic I | CSC | 51.0904 |
| 221-146-04 | Pre-Paramedic | CSC | 51.0904 |
| 221-146-05 | EMS-EMT Paramedic II | CSC | 51.0904 |
| 221-146-08 | Advanced EMT | CSC | 51.0904 |
| 221-151-01 | Pre-Medical Lab Tech | CSC | 51.1004 |
| 221-151-02 | Phlebotomy | CSC | 51.1004 |
| 221-156-02 | Pre-Nursing | CSC | 51.3801 |
| 221-157-02 | Pre-Practical Nursing | CSC | 51.3901 |
| 221-157-05 | Nurse Aide/Geriatric | CSC | 51.3902 |
| 221-242-03 | Culinary Arts | CSC | 12.0500 |
| 221-242-05 | Baking & Pastry Fundamentals | CSC | 12.0500 |
| 221-242-08 | Advanced Culinary Arts | CSC | 12.0500 |
| 221-299-03 | Computer Application Spec | CSC | 11.0101 |
| 221-299-70 | Game Design and Development | CSC | 11.0101 |
| 221-352-02 | Web Design | CSC | 11.0801 |
| 221-400-45 | Criminal Justice Foundations | CSC | 43.0103 |
| 221-400-47 | Criminal Justice-Advanced | CSC | 43.0103 |
| 221-695-01 | STEM at Work | CSC | 24.0199 |
| 221-729-01 | Computer Aided Drafting | CSC | 15.1302 |
| 221-732-08 | Basic Network and Cybersecurity | CSC | 15.0303 |
| 221-732-14 | Advanced Networking & Cybersecurity | CSC | 15.0303 |
| 221-903-10 | Advanced HVAC | CSC | 47.0201 |
| 221-903-12 | Heating, Ventilation and A/C | CSC | 47.0201 |
| 221-920-02 | Diesel Mechanics Technology | CSC | 47.0605 |
| 221-942-01 | Practical Electrical Technician | CSC | 46.0302 |
| 221-968-78 | Intro Engineering Technician | CSC | 15.0000 |
| 221-938-21 | Electrical and Instrument Tech | CSC | 47.0105 |
| 221-981-08 | Basic Electronics | CSC | 15.0303 |
General Education Assessment Reports
RCC Goals for Student Achievement
RCC GOALS for and OUTCOMES of STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (2022-24)
Interim Results on 2/7/2023
The goals support the college mission and the current strategic plan. The results are analyzed and discussed annually with yearly improvement objectives implemented as needed.
I. ACCESS to Exceptional Training and Educational Opportunities
GOAL 1 – CONNECTIONS
- Increase RCC Fall admissions applications by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous results: Fall 2019: 1,608; Fall 2020: 1,338; Fall 2021: 1,353; Fall 2022: 1,530; 12% increase - Increase RCC Fall admissions applications into degree or certificate programs by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous Results: Fall 2020: 482; Fall 2021: 502; Fall 2022: 618; 23% increase - Increase RCC Fall new and readmit admissions applications into degree or certificate programs by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous New Results: Fall 2019: 270; Fall 2020: 200; Fall 2021: 178; Fall 2022: 245 38% increase
Previous Readmit Results: Fall 2019: 278; Fall 2020: 203; Fall 2021: 211; Fall 2022: 217 3% increase - Increase RCC Fall new and readmit Black applications into degree or certificate programs by 10% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous New Results: Fall 2019: 67; Fall 2020: 47; Fall 2021: 41; Fall 2022: 70; 71% increase
Previous Readmit Results: Fall 2019: 97; Fall 2020: 75; Fall 2021: 80; Fall 2022: 91; 14% increase
- Increase RCC Fall postsecondary applications from prospective Black students by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous Results: Fall 2019: 207; Fall 2020: 175; Fall 2021: 165; Fall 2022: 224; 36% increase
GOAL 2 – ENTRY: ADMISSION YIELD
- Increase overall RCC application-to-enrollment yield to 65% in Fall 2023.
Previous New Results: Fall 2019: 50%; Fall 2020: 57%; Fall 2021: 58%; Fall 2022: 58%
- Increase RCC Fall application-to-enrollment into degree or certificate programs yield to 40% in Fall 2023.
Previous Results: Fall 2020: 32%; Fall 2021: 37%; Fall 2022: 39%
- Increase RCC new and readmit postsecondary application-to-enrollment yield to 40% and 45% in Fall 2023.
Previous New Results: Fall 2019: 35%; Fall 2020: 27%; Fall 2021: 38%; Fall 2022: 45%
Previous Readmit Results: Fall 2019: 40%; Fall 2020: 40%; Fall 2021: 42%; Fall 2022: 49%
- Increase RCC new and readmit postsecondary application-to-enrollment yield of Black students to 40% and 50% in Fall 2023
Previous New Results: Fall 2019: 34%; Fall 2020: 15%; Fall 2021: 32%; Fall 2022: 44%
Previous Readmit Results: Fall 2019: 23%; Fall 2020: 31%; Fall 2021: 45%; Fall 2022: 34%
- Increase RCC Fall postsecondary application-to-enrollment yield from prospective Black students to 40% in Fall 2023.
Previous Results: Fall 2019: 27%; Fall 2020: 25%; Fall 2021: 36%, Fall 2022: 38%
GOAL 3 – ENTRY: AFFORDABILITY
- Increase institutional scholarships awarded to 650 for student use in 2023-2024.
Previous Results: 2018-19 587; 2019-20 628; 2020-21 636; 2021-22 640; 2022-23 644
- Increase institutional scholarships used to 585 in 2023-24.
Previous Results: 2018-19 494; 2019-20 578; 2020-21 564; 2021-22 564
- Increase amount of G3 aid awarded to students by 10% in 2023-24 over 2021-22.
Previous Results: 2021-22 $149,912
- Increase FAFSA completion of enrolled students by 10% in 2023-24 cycle over 2021-22 cycle.
Previous Results: 2021-22 _____
GOAL 4 – ENTRY: ENROLLMENT
- Increase student headcount by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous HC Results: Fall 2019 2,909; Fall 2020 2,629; Fall 2021 2,588; Fall 2022 2,591; 0.1% increase
- Increase full-time student headcount by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous HC Results: Fall 2019 636; Fall 2020 647; Fall 2021 599, Fall 2022 634; 6% increase
- Increase male student headcount by 5% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous HC Results: Fall 2019 963; Fall 2020 862; Fall 2021 858, Fall 2022 900; 5% increase
- Increase Black and Hispanic male student headcount by 10% in Fall 2023 over Fall 2021.
Previous Black Male HC Results: Fall 2019 142; Fall 2020 104; Fall 2021 112; Fall 2022 141; 26% increase
Previous Hispanic Male HC Results: Fall 2019 50; Fall 2020 37; Fall 2021 29; Fall 2022 73; 152% increase
GOAL 5 – ENTRY: PENETRATION
- Increase RCC enrollment penetration rate in Service Region Counties to 39% in Fall 2023.
Previous Results: Fall 2019 37%; Fall 2020 35%; Fall 2021 35%
- Increase the percentage of Service Region High School graduates that enroll in RCC the Fall following graduation to 15% in Fall 2023.
Previous Results: Fall 2019 13%; Fall 2020 11%; Fall 2021 12%
GOAL 6 – ENTRY
- Increase Dev Ed degree student completion of college-level Math within four semesters of enrollment to 30% (Fall 22 cohort reported in Spring 2024)
Previous Results: Fall 2017 cohort 33%; Fall 2018 cohort 31%; Fall 2019 cohort 19%; Fall 2020 cohort 18%
- Increase Dev Ed degree student completion of college-level English within four semesters of enrollment to 40% (Fall 22 cohort reported in Spring 2024)
Previous Results: Fall 2017 cohort 43%; Fall 2018 cohort 55%; Fall 2019 cohort 30%; Fall 2020 cohort 22%
II. SUCCESS as LEARNERS
GOAL 1 – PROGESSION: RETENTION
- Increase Fall to Spring retention rate for full-time degree students to 88% and for part-time students to 70% (Fall 22 cohort reported in Spring 2024)
Previous Full-time Results: Fall 2017 cohort 83%; Fall 2018 cohort 85%; Fall 2019 cohort 86%; Fall 2020 cohort 78%
Previous Part-time Results: Fall 2017 cohort 69%; Fall 2018 cohort 64%; Fall 2019 cohort 67%; Fall 2020 cohort 60%
- Increase Fall to Fall retention rate for full-time degree students to 65% and for part-time students to 35% (Fall 22 cohort reported in Spring 2024)
Previous Full-time Results: Fall 2017 cohort 63%; Fall 2018 cohort 56%; Fall 2019 cohort 60%; Fall 2020 cohort 65%
Previous Part-time Results: Fall 2017 cohort 32%; Fall 2018 cohort 47%; Fall 2019 cohort 31%; Fall 2020 cohort 46%
GOAL 2 – PROGRESSION: COLLEGE READY SUCCESS
- Increase college-ready degree student completion of college-level Math within three semesters of enrollment to 60% and English to 72% (Fall 22 cohort reported in Spring 2024)
Previous Math Results: Fall 2017 cohort 62%; Fall 2018 cohort 56%; Fall 2019 cohort 55%; Fall 2020 cohort 52%
Previous English Results: Fall 2017 cohort 71%; Fall 2018 cohort 71%; Fall 2019 cohort 68%; Fall 2020 cohort 74%
GOAL 3 – PROGRESSION: CREDITS EARNED
- Increase the NSC first-year credit completion ratio for all students to 75 in 2023-24.
Previous Ratio Results: 2018-19 66.6; 2019-20 67.9; 2020-21 71.9
- Increase the NSC first-year credit completion ratio for Black students to 65 and for Pell students to 73 in 2023-24.
Previous Black Results: 2018-19 57.4; 2019-20 57.4; 2020-21 51.1
Previous Pell Results: 2018-19 59.7; 2019-20 62.8; 2020-21 67.9
- Increase the percentage of FTIC degree students earning 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA in one year to 75% and earning 24 credits with a 2.0 GPA in two years to 60% (Fall 21 cohort reported in Spring 2024)
Previous 12 credits Results: Fall 2016 cohort 59%; Fall 2017 cohort 59%; Fall 2018 cohort 73%; Fall 2019 cohort 63%
Previous 24 credits Results: Fall 2016 cohort 55%; Fall 2017 cohort 53%; Fall 2018 cohort 56%; Fall 2019 cohort 52%
GOAL 4 – PROGRESSION: COURSE COMPLETION/SUCCESS
- Increase postsecondary student course success rates to 78% in Fall 2023.
Previous Success Rates: Fall 2019 77% Fall 2020 72%; Fall 2021 75%; Fall 2022 71%
- Increase postsecondary male student course success rates to 75% in Fall 2023.
Previous Success Rates: Fall 2019 74%; Fall 2020 67%; Fall 2021 71%; Fall 2022 73%
- Increase postsecondary Black female student course success rates to 75% in Fall 2023.
Previous Success Rates: Fall 2019 75%; Fall 2020 69%; Fall 2021 68%, Fall 2022 65%
- Increase postsecondary Black male student course success rates to 71% in Fall 2023.
Previous Success Rates: Fall 2019 73%; Fall 2020 64%; Fall 2021 63%; Fall 2022 64%
GOAL 5 – COMPLETION: GRADUATES
- Increase graduates in all programs by 15% in 2023-24 over 2020-21
Previous Results: 2018-19 638; 2019-20 623; 2020-21 508; 2021-22 630; 24% increase
- Increase the number of AA&S degree graduates by 15% in 2023-24 over 2020-21
Previous Results: 2018-19 206; 2019-20 239; 2020-21 183; 2021-22 207; 13% increase
GOAL 6 – COMPLETION: GRADUATION RATES
- Increase NSC 6-year overall graduation rate to 39% (Fall 17 cohort)
Previous Results: Fall 2012 cohort 35%; Fall 2013 cohort 37%; Fall 2014 cohort 37%; Fall 2015 cohort 39%
- Increase NSC 6-year part-time graduation rate to 31% (Fall 17 cohort)
Previous Results: Fall 2012 cohort 28%; Fall 2013 cohort 24%; Fall 2014 cohort 29%; Fall 2015 cohort 26%
- Increase NSC 6-year Black graduation rate to 28% (Fall 17 cohort)
Previous Results: Fall 2012 cohort 36%; Fall 2013 cohort 21%; Fall 2014 cohort 15%; Fall 2015 cohort 27%
- Increase the overall iPEDS Graduation Rate of First-Time Full-Time degree seeking students in 150% of normal time by to 37% (Fall 2020 cohort)
Previous Results: Fall 2015 cohort 35%; Fall 2016 cohort 34%; Fall 2017 cohort 34%; Fall 2018 cohort 32%
- Increase the iPEDS Graduation Rate of First-Time Full-Time degree seeking Black students in 150% of normal time by to 28% (Fall 2020 cohort)
Previous Results: Fall 2015 cohort 24%; Fall 2016 cohort 21%; Fall 2017 cohort 17%; Fall 2018 cohort 10% - Increase the iPEDS Graduation Rate of First-Time Full-Time degree seeking Pell students in 150% of normal time to 34% (Fall 2020 cohort)
Previous Results: Fall 2015 cohort 31%; Fall 2016 cohort 34%; Fall 2017 cohort 28%; Fall 2018 cohort 20%
III. SUCCESS as EMPLOYEES
GOAL 1 – EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
- Nursing: Increase Student Licensure Rates. Target above national mean for ADN and 85% or greater for PN.
Nursing 2022 51/56 passed for 91.07%. PN 2022 results 32/36 passed for 88.89% - Increase industry-recognized credentials to 600 in FY23.
Previous Results: FY18 710; FY 19 663; FY 20 400; FY 21 251; FY 22 279
IV. SUCCESS as CITIZENS
GOAL 1 – Student preparation in General Education Skills
- RCC General Education Assessment. Target 80% of students score 60% or higher.
Spring 2022 85% scored 60% or higher
- General Education Graduate Survey Results. Target-Students rate their General Education competency a 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Spring 2022 Survey: All survey results were 3.5 or higher
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