BRCC’s retention rate is the percentage of students from the fall cohort who either returned to BRCC in the following spring/fall semester or graduated from BRCC before the end of fall.
Fall-to-Spring Retention Rate
Target: We will attain the VCCS’s average retention rate from Fall to Spring.
Threshold of Acceptability: BRCC’s Fall-to-Spring retention rate will be no more than 5% lower than VCCS’s average retention rate from Fall to Spring.
Source: VCCS Retention Reports
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
Conclusion: The retention rate from Fall 2023 to Spring 2024 was 74%, meeting the target set by BRCC.
Fall-to-Spring FTIC Retention Rate
Target: We will attain the VCCS’s average FTIC retention rate from Fall to Spring.
Threshold of Acceptability: BRCC’s Fall-to-Spring FTIC retention rate will be no more than 5% lower than VCCS’s average FTIC retention rate from Fall to Spring.
Source: VCCS Retention Reports
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
Conclusion: During the 2023-24 academic year, the retention rate for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students from Fall to Spring was 74%, which met the target set by BRCC.
Fall-to-Fall Retention Rate
Target: We will attain the VCCS’s average retention rate from Fall to Fall.
Threshold of Acceptability: BRCC’s Fall-to-Fall retention rate will be no more than 5% lower than VCCS’s average retention rate from Fall to Fall.
Source: VCCS Retention Reports
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
Conclusion: In the academic year 2023-2024, the Fall-to-Fall retention rate was recorded at 55%, which exceeds the average retention rate of 54% for the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).
Fall-to-Fall FTIC Retention Rate
Target: We will attain the VCCS’s average FTIC retention rate from Fall to Fall.
Threshold of Acceptability: BRCC’s Fall-to-Fall FTIC retention rate will be no more than 5% lower than VCCS’s average FTIC retention rate from Fall to Fall.
Source: VCCS Retention Reports
Frequency of Assessment: Annually
Conclusion: During the 2023-24 academic year, the Fall-to-Fall retention rate for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students was 55%. This figure is 1% lower than the average FTIC retention rate for Virginia’s Community College System (VCCS), which stands at 56%. Nevertheless, it remains within the acceptable range, remaining within 5% of the VCCS average retention rate.