Student Achievement

The following list of student achievement measures conveys The Baptist College of Florida's commitment to our vision, mission, and success of our students. Each year, we track and analyze how well our students perform and respond in terms of:

Graduation Rates
Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates
Senior Exit Interview Program Feedback Rates
Senior Exit Interview Job and Graduate School Readiness Feedback Rates

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates (Student Achievement Measure-1):

The Student Right-to-Know Act requires institutions eligible for Title IV funding to calculate and disclose the graduation rates of its first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students.

Graduation rates are commonly measured at 150% of normal time (six years for a four-year baccalaureate degree), although it is increasingly common to measure graduation rates at 200% of normal time as well (eight years for a four-year baccalaureate degree). Both rates are provided below. Graduation rates, while not a perfect measure, are important because they provide an insight into how many students are finishing their degrees in a timely manner once they enroll.

Graduation Rates for the 2020-2021 Academic Year:

The most current 8-year graduation rate (200% of normal time, based on the 2012 Freshman cohort) is 58%.
The most current 6-year graduation rate (150% of normal time, based on the 2014 Freshman cohort) is 50%.

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates (Student Achievement Measure-2):

Another helpful measure of student success is the number of first-time, full-time freshmen students who returned for their second year of college. This measure is often called the "Fall-to-Fall" or "Freshman-to-Sophomore" retention rate. As with graduation rates, retention rates are not a perfect measure but do provide insight into how well students are identifying with their college environment and with the mission of the institution. Retention rates, of course, cannot reflect the reasons a student might not return for their sophomore year that are beyond the college's control.

Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates for the 2020-2021 Academic Year:

The overall rate of Freshman to Sophomore retention (first-time Freshmen students who started in Fall 2019 and returned for their Sophomore year in Fall 2020) was 75%.

Senior Exit Interview Program Feedback Rates

Senior Exit Interview Program Feedback Rates (Student Achievement Measure-3):

All graduating seniors at The Baptist College of Florida are interviewed before graduation and asked if they feel they have achieved the specific Program Student Learning Outcomes of their major degree. Program Student Learning Outcomes describe what a graduate of a particular academic program should be able to understand, know, or do once they graduate from an academic program.

For example, a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Studies degree program should be able to: 1) demonstrate a knowledge of the Bible and be able to provide contemporary application of that content for a preaching and teaching ministry, 2) demonstrate an understanding of Christian doctrine and be able to support that understanding through effective communication, and 3) apply the knowledge of biblical content and Christian doctrine in practical and pastoral ministry functions.

Senior Exit Interview Program Feedback Rates for the 2020-2021 Academic Year:

Seventeen of BCF's twenty-four academic degree programs were represented by the graduates of the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Ninety-one percent (91%) of responding students stated that their program of instruction at The Baptist College of Florida had fulfilled their academic program's stated Program Student Learning Outcomes.

Senior Exit Interview Job and Graduate School Readiness Feedback Rates

Senior Exit Interview Job and Graduate School Readiness Feedback Rates (Student Achievement Measure-4):

All graduating seniors at The Baptist College of Florida are interviewed before graduation and asked if they believe they are ready for either the job market or further education.

Senior Exit Interview Job and Graduate School Readiness Feedback Rates for the 2020-2021 Academic Year:

Of the undergraduate students who completed their studies in the 2020-2021 Academic Year:

93% reported being ready to enter the job market in their field.
93% reported readiness to continue their education in graduate school (this number includes a small number of students from Associate degree programs who desired to continue their education in a baccalaureate degree program).
The total responses in these two categories exceeds 100% (and provides a 186% combined readiness rate) because many students indicated readiness for both the job market and continued education.