Reports
Welcome to the reports page of the Institutional Research Office at Renton
Technical College! On this page you will find links to reports about our RTC
student and employee community. Simply click on the link to view the report. Reports can be either printed or downloaded to your computer.
Report Formats
You will need Microsoft Office 2007 to view reports in Excel. Reports in
Microsoft Excel 2007 are designed to be interactive. You can choose different
student traits and drill down into the data to get information.
PDF format requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.
Cohort Snapshot vs. Enrollment Snapshot Reports
A cohort snapshot report shows a group of student that started together in the same
year or quarter, and then shows what happened. For example, if a cohort started
in 2008, then a cohort report shows the number of completes, withdrawals, and
the number still in class. It does not show when they completed their degree or
certificate. The continuing student numbers, that is, students who started
before the cohort, are not shown either.
In contrast, enrollment snapshot programs show the status of students in a
given term; however, the students started at different times. It mixes new and
continuing students together. In other words, it shows the numbers of students
who are present at the college at that time.
Interactive Cohort Retention Report (in MS Excel 2007)
2008-2009 RTC Fast Facts (Enrollment
Snapshot in MS Excel 2007)
2007-2008 RTC Fast Facts (Enrollment Snapshot in MS Excel 2007)
Some terms
Completion - a vocational certificate or degree.
Withdrawal - when a student drops out of their courses and leaves the
college.
Retention - The numbers of degree and vocational certificate
completions, withdrawals, and still enrolled in programs. Retention's goal is to
increase completions and/or keeping students in class while reducing the number
of withdrawals.
Persistence - The positive aspects of retention: completion or still
enrolled. Persistence is the number of completions plus the number still
enrolled in class.
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