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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.

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.

Cohort vs. Snapshot Reports

A cohort 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 2007, 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.

Interactive Cohort Retention Report (in MS Excel 2007)

Interactive 2007-2008 RTC Fast Facts Snapshot (in MS Excel 2007)

Student Satisfaction Report

The Student Satisfaction report provides the results from a campus-wide student satisfaction survey. The survey is conducted annually in the spring quarter and measures satisfaction with a variety of campus issues including advising, registration, testing, and financial aid to name a few. The survey will undergo major revisions for the 2007/08 academic year which will allow for yearly comparisons of campus satisfaction.
Download report [PDF Format - 350 KB]

Community Education Report

The Community Education report provides results from the community education survey. The survey is conducted quarterly during the academic year with the exception of the summer quarter. Students are asked to identify their reasons for taking a community education class, as well as their past experiences, involvement in class/events, and their preferences for when classes should be offered.
Download report [PDF Format - 295 KB]


 

 

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