Fire Service Operations - Programmatic Outcomes Data

Glossary of Terms 

Enrollment: 

The number of
students that enrolled in the program for the first time in the Fall semester
of the fiscal year.  

Retention: 

The percent of the
enrollment cohort^ᵻ that were retained to the subsequent Fall
semester of the program. 

Completion: 

The percent of the
enrollment cohort^ᵻ that completed the degree within the 100%
timeframe (three semesters) of the program. 

Job
Placement Rate: 

The percent of
graduatesᶤ that are promoted as a Fire Fighter within the first six months
after program completion.  

ᵻ Enrollment Cohort: 

Students
that enrolled in the program for the first time in the Fall semester are
designated as the enrollment cohort for that fiscal year. There is one
enrollment cohort for this program per fiscal year.   

ᶤ
Graduates:

Students that
completed the program in the same fiscal year. 

Notes/Sources  

N/A: Not available for
this fiscal year. 

Job Placement Data
Source:Job placement data is collected by Malcolm X College’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness through a Fiscal Year Graduate and Certificate Completer Survey for all career and technical education (CTE) programs. This survey is administered through Qualtrics, between 12 or 18 months post-completion.  The Program Director collects job placement data at the time of completion (0 months) up until 6 months from completion.