Patient Care Technician - Programmatic Outcomes Data

Glossary of Terms   

   

Enrollment:     

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

Retention:    

The percent of the total students in the enrollment cohortsᵻ that were retained until the end of their respective first semester (completion) of the program.   

Completion:    

The percent of the total students in the enrollment cohortsᵻ that completed the certificate within the 100% timeframe (one semester) of the program.    

Exam Pass Rate:   

The percent of graduatesᶤ who passed the licensure exam out of those who took the exam.    

Job Placement Rate:   

The percent of graduatesᶤ that are employed as a Patient Care Technician within the first six months after program completion.    

ᵻ Enrollment Cohort:   

Students that enrolled in the program for the first time in the Spring or Fall semester of the specified fiscal year are designated as an enrollment cohort for that semester in the fiscal year. There are two enrollment cohorts (Spring and Fall) for this program per fiscal year.     

ᶤ Graduates:    

Students that completed the program in the same 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.  

**Additionally, The Program Director collects job placement data at the time of completion (0 months) up until 12 months from completion.    

 

Notes/Sources  

N/A: Not available for this fiscal year. 

* Job placement rates are not reported when there are fewer than three job placement survey respondents due to student confidentiality.