Educational Effectiveness
This information is a summary of GSC’s annual educational
outcomes and security reports. The complete reports, including the federal
guidelines and formulas for reporting this information, are available upon
request from the Dean of Enrollment Management/Registrar,
Jane Wyman.
Enrollment Profile
Graduation Rates
Reasons for Leaving the Program
Student Retention Rate by Class
Nursing Achievement
Critical Thinking Assessment Test
RN Licensing Results
Employment Characteristics
Graduate and Employer Satisfaction
Campus Security
Enrollment Profile
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GSC admits 130 to 160 students each year.
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The average age of students is 25.
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Ninety-five percent of the students are female.
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The average SAT score of entrants is 908 and the average ACT Composite score is
19.
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The average high school GPA is 2.83.
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Graduation Rates
The federal government and the National League for Nursing Accreditation
Commission require disclosure of graduation rates based upon unique and
different formulas, including completions within three years. The Good
Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science (GSC) rate is based upon
completion of the program within six years of entry. Using these formulas, the
latest results are:
|
|
Federal
Rate
Fall 2002
|
NLNAC
Rate
2002
|
GSC
Rate 1999
|
|
Total
Students
|
17
|
139
|
124
|
|
Graduated
|
41%
|
56%
|
51%
|
|
Withdrawn/Dismissed
|
41%
|
38%
|
49%
|
|
Still
Enrolled
|
18%
|
6%
|
0%
|
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Reasons for Student Leaving the Program
Each year students leave the program for a variety of reasons, but mainly
because they graduate. The table below represents the reasons given by students
when leaving the program.
|
Year
|
Graduation
|
Academic
|
Medical
|
Financial
|
Personal
|
|
2002
- 2003
|
70
|
37
|
0
|
5
|
28
|
|
2003
- 2004
|
66
|
24
|
0
|
11
|
30
|
|
2004
- 2005
|
93
|
27
|
1
|
18
|
9
|
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Student Retention Rates By Class
|
|
January
2003
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August
2003
|
January
2004
|
August
2004
|
January
2005
|
|
Retention
Rate
|
85%
|
91%
|
88%
|
90%
|
93%
|
|
Attrition
Rate
|
15%
|
9%
|
12%
|
10%
|
7%
|
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Nursing Achievement
At the end of the curriculum students take a comprehensive standardized test.
The results are:
ATI Comprehensive Predictor Test
|
|
May
2004
|
December
2004
|
May
2005
|
|
GSC
Group Mean
|
64.5%
|
63.4%
|
65.3%
|
|
National
Program Mean
|
61.6%
|
61.6%
|
64.9%
|
|
Program
Group Mean
|
62.0%
|
62.0%
|
65.4%
|
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Critical Thinking Assessment Test
|
|
May
2004
|
December
2004
|
May
2005
|
|
GSC
Group Mean
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72.6%
|
70.5%
|
71.6%
|
|
National
Program Mean
|
70.3%
|
70.3%
|
70.3%
|
|
Program
Group Mean
|
71.9%
|
72.0%
|
72.0%
|
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R.N. Licensing Results
Graduates must take a state licensing examination to practice as Registered
Nurses (R.N.).Class results are:
|
Graduating
Class
|
Number
of Candidates
|
Percent
Passing
|
|
December
2003
|
30
|
100
|
|
May
2004
|
36
|
94.4
|
|
December
2004
|
39
|
87.1
|
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Employment Characteristics
Nurses continue to be in great demand nationally. A recent study projected the
demand for R.N.s to remain steady in the Cincinnati area. Follow-up surveys of
our graduates indicate they are very successful attaining positions following
graduation.
|
Settings
Employed
|
December
2002
|
May
2003
|
December
2003
|
|
Acute
Care
|
88%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Extended
Care
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Community
|
6%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Not
Employed
|
6%
|
0%
|
0%
|
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Graduate and Employer Satisfaction
Follow-up surveys are conducted to determine graduate satisfaction with job
preparation and employer satisfaction with our graduates. These surveys
indicate that both graduates and employers are very satisfied. The survey asks
both graduates and employers to rate the attainment of the curriculum
objectives on a five-point scale with five being the highest rating. The
results are:
|
|
Graduates
|
Employers
|
|
December
2002
|
4.38
|
4.54
|
|
May
2003
|
4.30
|
3.66
|
|
December
2003
|
4.35
|
4.14
|
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Campus Security
Policies and procedures are in place to maintain a safe and secure campus. A
complete report is available at
http://ope.ed.gov/security. At this Web site, enter Good Samaritan
College of Nursing and Health Science as the name of institution, then click
the search button. Select the College on the next screen to be directed to the
College information. Specific statistics can be selected at the bottom of the
page.
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