MONTGOMERY COLLEGE

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MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
2006 Performance Accountability Report
Prepared for the Academic Retreat February 2007
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Background

• The Performance Accountability Report (PAR) is a
  reporting requirement that is mandated by the
  state of Maryland and implemented by the Maryland
  Higher Education Commission (Commission).
• This requirement incorporates a five-year
  reporting cycle in which the College examines
  four years of trend data on measures of
  institutional effectiveness and sets goals or
  benchmarks it will strive to achieve on each of
  the measures within five years.
• The purpose of this requirement is to provide
  information and data to the Commission in its
  role of informing the Maryland legislature about
  the outcomes of community colleges.

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Categories of Institutional Effectiveness

• Student Characteristics
• Accessibility and Affordability
• Quality and Effectiveness Student Satisfaction,
  Progress and Achievement
• Diversity
• Economic Growth and Vitality, Workforce
  Development
• Community Outreach and Impact
• Effective Use of Public Funding

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Performance Accountability6 Descriptive
Student Characteristics33 Benchmarked
Performance Indicators

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Student Characteristics

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Student Characteristics
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Accessibility and Affordability

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Accessibility and Affordability

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Quality and Effectiveness Student Satisfaction,
Progress and Achievement

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Quality and Effectiveness Student Satisfaction,
Progress and Achievement

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Quality and Effectiveness Student Satisfaction,
Progress and Achievement

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Diversity

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Diversity

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Economic Growth and Vitality, Workforce
Development
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Economic Growth and Vitality, Workforce
Development

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Economic Growth and Vitality, Workforce
Development

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Economic Growth and Vitality, Workforce
Development

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Economic Growth and Vitality, Workforce
Development

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Community Outreach and Impact

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Effective use of Public Funding

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A Focus on Degree Progress

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Degree ProgressAfter Four Years, Fall 2001
First-time Cohort (N 4,153)
Number
Percent

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Student PersistenceAfter Four Years, Fall 2001
First-time Cohort
Number
Percent

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Impact of Planning on PARWhat is the role of
planning in relation to the success of the
College in achieving its goals on these
effectiveness measures?

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Implications

• External funding The purpose of this
  requirement is to provide information and data to
  the Commission in its role of informing the
  Maryland legislature about the outcomes of
  community colleges which can impact funding.
• Internal Budget

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Implications

• What is the role of planning as it relates to
  institutional effectiveness as measured by the
  performance accountability report?
• Think about the effectiveness measures and how
  they relate to your unit.
• Where do they fit in your plans as you develop
  the goals and objectives for your unit?
• What initiatives or programs are currently in
  place that will assist the College in achieving
  its goals/benchmarks?
• What contribution does or can your unit make to
  assist the college on these measures?