Student Achievement Results of Academic Goals
At Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC), student success is a top priority. To measure the effectiveness of our programs and the academic achievement of our students, we track several key performance indicators. The ECTC Key Student Completion Indicator is the IPEDS Graduation Rate, which tracks the percentage of first-time, full-time students earning a credential within 150% of normal time. For a typical associate degree, this represents a three-year completion period. In addition, we monitor the Retention Rate, which measures the number of students continuing their studies from one academic year to the next; Course Success Rates, which track student performance in individual courses; and Post-ECTC Outcomes, which highlight achievements after graduation, such as employment or further education. These metrics provide a comprehensive view of how well we are supporting student success and fostering long-term growth.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College disaggregates student success metrics, to ensure all student populations are supported. The college examines its student success metrics by academic program type (General Education and Technical Education majors), gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Specifically, ECTC tracks underrepresented minority (URM) students, as defined by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), which includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and individuals identifying as two or more races. Socioeconomic status is assessed through Pell Grant eligibility. Each section below includes a table of the disaggregated results for each student success metric.
Below are the items the College uses to measure the success and academic achievement of our students.
Graduation Rate
Target: Increase by 1 percentage point each year from the baseline
Minimum Threshold of Acceptability: Meet or exceed the KCTCS average
| Graduation Rate Metric | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Overall Rate | 39% | 40% | 41% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 45% | 46% |
| Overall Rate | 39.1% | 41.4% | 42.3% | 49.6% | 59.5% | |||
| General Education Majors | 32.4% | 36.4% | 32.3% | 39.3% | 49.8% | |||
| Technical Education Majors | 47.3% | 48.2% | 54.9% | 61.4% | 70.5% | |||
| Females | 31.9% | 35.2% | 33.3% | 42.3% | 48.2% | |||
| Males | 46.8% | 49.0% | 52.8% | 59.6% | 73.2% | |||
| URM | 27.2% | 31.7% | 33.7% | 33.0% | 51.7% | |||
| Non-URM | 41.4% | 43.4% | 43.7% | 52.4% | 61.1% | |||
| Low Income | 35.0% | 38.0% | 36.2% | 46.7% | 56.5% | |||
| Not Low Income | 45.6% | 46.0% | 50.8% | 52.8% | 63.3% |
Retention Rate
Target: Increase retention by an average of one percentage point each year from the five-year average baseline.
Minimum Threshold of Acceptability: Meet or exceed the KCTCS average
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported to IPEDS who re-enroll in the following fall or earn a credential by the following summer.
| Retention Rate Metric | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Retention Rate | 50% | 51% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 56% | 57% |
| Overall Retention Rate | 53.5% | 55.4% | 56.7% | 62.6% | 65.3% | |||
| General Education Majors | 52.0% | 51.0% | 53.6% | 60.7% | 62.0% | |||
| Technical Education Majors | 55.3% | 60.0% | 60.3% | 64.5% | 68.6% | |||
| Enrolled Full-Time | 61.1% | 64.2% | 70.8% | 71.5% | 76.5% | |||
| Enrolled Part-Time | 35.7% | 37.9% | 35.4% | 46.5% | 45.9% | |||
| Female | 49.7% | 54.6% | 51.8% | 60.3% | 63.7% | |||
| Male | 58.2% | 56.9% | 62.8% | 65.8% | 68.1% | |||
| URM | 42.6% | 45.1% | 47.2% | 62.9% | 61.9% | |||
| Non-URM | 55.4% | 57.2% | 59.3% | 62.8% | 66.1% | |||
| Low Income | 48.6% | 55.0% | 54.3% | 58.5% | 63.7% | |||
| Not Low Income | 60.3% | 56.0% | 59.9% | 68.0% | 67.8% |
College-Wide Course-Based Success Rates
Definition: Grades Awarded that are A, B, C, or P divided by all Grades Awarded (A, B, C, D, E, F, W, P). Excludes Auditors and In Progress Grades.
| Course-Based Success Rate Metric | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Course Success Rate | 75% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Overall Course-Based Success Rate | 75.1% | 73.9% | 78.5% | 80.7% | 83.0% | |||
| General Education Majors | 63.8% | 64.5% | 69.4% | 73.5% | 76.2% | |||
| Technical Education Majors | 81.1% | 79.0% | 83.1% | 84.1% | 86.0% | |||
| Enrolled Full-Time | 74.3% | 76.6% | 84.1% | 85.0% | 86.4% | |||
| Enrolled Part-Time | 75.8% | 71.2% | 72.9% | 76.1% | 79.4% | |||
| Female | 73.0% | 72.6% | 77.0% | 79.8% | 82.2% | |||
| Male | 77.5% | 75.7% | 80.6% | 82.0% | 84.3% | |||
| URM | 67.3% | 62.0% | 71.0% | 74.4% | 78.7% | |||
| Non-URM | 76.3% | 76.0% | 79.9% | 82.1% | 84.0% |
Post-KCTCS Outcomes
Definition: Percentage of non-returning credential earners (degree, diploma, certificate) in one academic year that enroll at a four-year institution or are employed in Kentucky and earn a wage greater than or equal to the federal poverty level in the following academic year.
| Post-KCTCS Outcomes Rate Metric | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Post-KCTCS Rate | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Overall Post-KCTCS Outcomes Rate | 78.7% | 76.8% | 76.3% | 81.3% | 80.2% | |||
| Female | 73.8% | 78.6% | 75.8% | 81.6% | 79.6% | |||
| Male | 83.9% | 74.9% | 76.8% | 80.9% | 80.8% | |||
| URM | 70.6% | 71.4% | 71.5% | 82.3% | 68.0% | |||
| Non-URM | 79.7% | 77.8% | 77.3% | 81.1% | 82.6% | |||
| Low Income | 78.3% | 76.6% | 75.5% | 78.8% | 78.9% | |||
| Not Low Income | 79.3% | 77.2% | 77.3% | 84.0% | 81.8% |
Elizabethtown Community & Technical College is required by our accrediting bodies to publicly disclose this data. Please note that demographic information is voluntarily provided by our students.
