Young Harris College evaluates success with respect to student achievement consistent with its mission to educate students in the liberal arts and professional programs.

Measures for student achievement at Young Harris College include the following:

Retention Rates

Criteria: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates

Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets:

Table 1: Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability and Targets

Outcomes:

Table 2:  Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates—Outcomes

Ethnicity

Table 5: Six-Year NSC Completion Rates—Disaggregated by Ethnicity

First Generation/Non-First Generation

1. 100% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Induction level. (Note: Passing the GACE at the Professional level is an admission requirement for the Master of Arts in Teaching, and therefore, is not a measure of graduate student achievement.)
2. 90% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.

Target:

1. 75% of undergraduate teacher candidates will pass the GACE Assessment at the Professional level.
2. 100% of undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates will be recommended for certification.

Outcomes:

Table 9: Undergraduate Teacher Candidates GACE Assessment Results and Recommendations for Certification (GACE Pass Rates)

*Tracking of GACE Professional Level Pass Rate was initiated in 2019-2020.
**The State of Georgia no longer differentiates between Induction and Professional levels

Table 10: Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher Candidates Recommended for Certification

Employment/Graduate School

Criteria: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion

Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability:

Table 11: Employment and Graduate School Acceptance at Degree Completion—Minimum Thresholds of Acceptability