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Explore Ozark Tech’s official data on graduation rates, transfer rates, enrollment demographics, and financial aid, as required under federal law.
The Student Right-to-Know Act requires colleges to share key outcomes with current and prospective students. Here you’ll find a summary of OTC’s most recent data, drawn from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), to help you make informed decisions about your education. These measures include graduation and transfer rates, enrollment trends, and financial aid statistics.
The Student Right-to-Know Act, passed by Congress in 1990, requires institutions eligible for Title IV funding, under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to calculate completion or graduation rates of certificate- or degree-seeking, full-time students entering that institution, and to disclose these rates to current and prospective students.
The institutional statistics that are used as the “industry standard” by post-secondary higher education institutions to provide institutional or program outcomes under the Act can be found in the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
The components commonly utilized to evaluate a college’s or university’s overall performance are graduation rate, retention rate, and time-to-completion, and are based on the percentage results of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students during the most recent available academic year.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 150% of Normal Time Graduation Rates
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 4-year Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Cohort | 789 | 853 | 908 | 864 | 3,414 |
| Total completers within 150% | 208 | 230 | 257 | 269 | 964 |
| Total transfer-out students | 114 | 123 | 158 | 90 | 485 |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 4-year Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Cohort | 970 | 971 | 1,211 | 1,115 | 4,267 |
| Total completers within 150% | 298 | 324 | 419 | 375 | 1,416 |
| Total transfer-out students | 172 | 164 | 213 | 163 | 712 |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 4-year Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Cohort | 1,759 | 1,824 | 2,119 | 1,979 | 7,681 |
| Total completers within 150% | 506 | 554 | 676 | 644 | 2,380 |
| Total transfer-out students | 286 | 287 | 371 | 253 | 1,197 |
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4-year average Student Right-to-Know Completion or Graduation Rate Calculation (Total Completers within 150% / Adjusted Cohort) | 31 | |
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4-year average Student Right-to-Know Transfer-out Rate Calculation (Total Transfer-out Students / Adjusted Cohort) | 16 |
Disaggregated Completion/Graduation
| Rate | |
|---|---|
| Overall graduation rates | |
| Total | 32% |
| Men | 28% |
| Women | 35% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20% |
| Asian | 41% |
| Black or African American | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 17% |
| White | 34% |
| Two or more races | 20% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 24% |
| Nonresident alien | |
| Transfer out-rate | 18% |
Graduation rates are based on students’ completion status as of August 31, 2020.
Student Demographics
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All students | 11,237 | 4,664 | 6,573 |
| Undergraduate | 11,237 | 4,664 | 6,573 |
| Degree/certificate seeking | 9,051 | 3,705 | 5,346 |
| First-time | 2,456 | 1,081 | 1,375 |
| Transfer-ins | 753 | 308 | 445 |
| Continuing | 5,842 | 2,316 | 3,526 |
| Nondegree/certificate seeking | 2,186 | 959 | 1,227 |
| Full-time students | 5,359 | 2,228 | 3,131 |
| Undergraduate | 5,359 | 2,228 | 3,131 |
| Degree/certificate seeking | 5,215 | 2,164 | 3,051 |
| First-time | 1,911 | 826 | 1,085 |
| Transfer-ins | 365 | 158 | 207 |
| Continuing | 2,939 | 1,180 | 1,759 |
| Nondegree/certificate seeking | 144 | 64 | 80 |
| Part-time students | 5,878 | 2,436 | 3,442 |
| Undergraduate | 5,878 | 2,436 | 3,442 |
| Degree/certificate seeking | 3,836 | 1,541 | 2,295 |
| First-time | 545 | 255 | 290 |
| Transfer-ins | 388 | 150 | 238 |
| Continuing | 2,903 | 1,136 | 1,767 |
| Nondegree/certificate seeking | 2,042 | 895 | 1,147 |
Enrollment percentages are based on Fall 2020 student data.
Student Financial Aid: 2019–20
| Percent receiving aid | Average amount of aid received | |
|---|---|---|
| All undergraduate students | ||
| Any grant or scholarship aid | 63% | $4,139 |
| Pell grants | 43% | $3,813 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $2,468 |
| Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students | ||
| Any student financial aid | 94% | |
| Grants or scholarship aid | 91% | $4,964 |
| Federal grants | 54% | $4,431 |
| Pell grants | 51% | $4,628 |
| Other federal grants | 16% | $314 |
| State or local grants and scholarships | 77% | $2,607 |
| Institutional grants and scholarships | 12% | $1,070 |
| Student loan aid | 56% | $1,662 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $1,379 |
| Other student loans | 1% | $13,728 |
Institutional Learning Outcomes
Ozarks Technical Community College has identified five institutional learning outcome categories. Each category includes one specific student learning outcome and multiple performance indicators. These student learning outcomes are the broadly stated knowledge, skills, and attitudes that students are expected to achieve as a result of their overall experiences with Ozarks Technical Community College. Performance indicators are examples of specific, measurable actions that students will know or be able to perform. Student learning outcomes and performance indicators assist in the assessment of student learning.
Students will apply problem-solving strategies effectively.
Students will locate, evaluate, and use information effectively.
Students will build cultural awareness to navigate cross-cultural differences.
Students will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and behaviors that contribute to professional success.