Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning. It involves making our expectations explicit and public; setting appropriate criteria and high standards for learning quality; systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations and standards; and using the resulting information to document, explain, and improve performance. When it is embedded effectively within larger institutional systems, assessment can help us focus our collective attention, examine our assumptions, and create a shared academic culture dedicated to assuring and improving the quality of higher education (Thomas A. Angelo, AAHE Bulletin, November 1995, v48n3).
Please take a minute to read the Assessment Newsletter or the Fast Facts Summary for GSC.
The following 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.
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.
Enrollment Profile, 2011-2012 academic year
The average age of our students is 25.2.
88% of our students are female.
143 new students enrolled during the 2011-2012 academic year.
The average SAT score (math and verbal) of new students is 960.
The average ACT Composite score is 21.
The average high school GPA of new students is 3.10.
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Graduation Rates
The federal government requires disclosure of graduation rates based upon completions by full-time, first-time-in-college students within three years (for two year programs) of initial enrollment. The National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission requires disclosure of graduation rates within three years of first enrollment in a nursing course. The Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science (GSC) rate is based upon completion of the program within six years of entry.
| Graduation Rates & Cohort |
Cohort # |
Graduated |
Withdrew |
Still Enrolled |
| Federal Rates: Fall 2009 |
9 |
55.6% |
22.2% |
22.2% |
| NLNAC Rates: Fall 2009 |
61 |
78.7% |
21.3% |
0.0% |
| GSC Rates: Fall 2006 |
47 |
66.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
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Nursing Achievement
At the end of the curriculum, students take two comprehensive standardized tests.
ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Test
| Graduation Date |
GSC Group Mean |
Percentage Ranking - National |
Percentage Ranking - Progam |
| December 2008 |
72.0% |
69 |
67 |
| May 2009 |
71.7% |
41 |
35 |
| December 2009 |
70.7% |
29 |
223 |
| May 2010 |
73.3% |
73 |
70 |
| December 2010 |
72.3% |
62 |
59 |
| May 2011 |
% |
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| December 2011 |
74.7% |
94 |
98 |
| May 2012 |
71.3% |
62 |
60 |
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* ATI no longer reports percentile ranks on this test report
Percentile Rank - National: The national percentile rank refers to the proportion of groups from all types of RN nursing programs (within a specified sample from the ATI data pool) whose scores are the same as or lower than your group score.
Percentile Rank - Program: A program percentile rank refers to the proportion of groups from your specific type of RN nursing program (within a specified sample from the ATI data pool) whose scores were the same as or lower than your group score.
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ATI Critical Thinking Assessment Test
| Graduation Date |
GSC Group Mean |
Percentile Rank - National |
Percentile Rank - Program |
| December 2008 |
71.3% |
52 |
39 |
| May 2009 |
70.9% |
50 |
35 |
| December 2009 |
72.3% |
62 |
50 |
| May 2010 |
72.1% |
60 |
48 |
| December 2010 |
72.1% |
60 |
48 |
| May 2011 |
72.2% |
62 |
50 |
| December 2011 |
76.4% |
90 |
94 |
| May 2012 |
70.8% |
48 |
32 |
Percentile Rank - National: The national percentile rank refers to the proportion of groups from all types of RN nursing programs (within a specified sample from the ATI data pool) whose scores are the same as or lower than your group score.
Percentile Rank - Program: A program percentile rank refers to the proportion of groups from your specific type of RN nursing program (within a specified sample from the ATI data pool) whose scores were the same as or lower than your group score.
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R.N. Licensing Results
Graduates must pass an examination - the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) - to practice as Registered Nurses (R.N.).
NCLEX Results
| Year |
Graduates Tested |
Pass Rate* |
| 2006 |
96 |
88.5% |
| 2007 |
103 |
82.5% |
| 2008 |
97 |
87.6% |
| 2009 |
99 |
79.8% |
| 2010 |
94 |
75.5% |
| 2011 |
89 |
83.1% |
| 2012 |
90 |
96.7% |
*First-time examinees; data are directly from NCLEX Quarterly Reports.
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Program Satisfaction
Graduates and employers have the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the nursing program outcomes.
Rating of nursing program outcomes*
| Graduation Date |
Graduates |
Employees |
| December 2007 |
4.36 |
4.01 |
| May 2008 |
4.51 |
3.99 |
| December 2008 |
4.26 |
4.28 |
| May 2009 |
4.44 |
4.39 |
| December 2009 |
4.23 |
3.83 |
| May 2010 |
4.32 |
4.59 |
| December 2010 |
4.52 |
4.12 |
| May 2011 |
4.50 |
3.70 |
*Figures represent overall average rating (18 items rated); the rating scale is 1 = lowest to 5 = highest.
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Reasons for Leaving the Program
| Academic Year |
Graduation |
Academic |
Medical |
Financial |
Personal |
| 2006 - 2007 |
106 |
34 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
| 2007 - 2008 |
94 |
21 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
| 2008 - 2009 |
99 |
27 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
| 2009 - 2010 |
92 |
25 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
| 2010 - 2011 |
92 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
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Employment Rates of GSC Graduates
| Graduation Date |
Percent Employed |
| May 2008 |
90 |
| December 2008 |
73 |
| May 2009 |
79 |
| December 2009 |
76 |
| May 2010 |
88 |
| December 2010 |
86 |
*within one year of graduation
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