FACT SHEET

January 2015

Complete College America

LEVEL OF INFORMATION

www.completecollege.org
Established in 2009, Complete College America (CCA) is a national nonprofit
working to increase the number of Americans with a college degree or credential
of value and to close attainment gaps for traditionally underrepresented populations. To participate, a states governor must commit to making college completion a top priority.

Level of commitment
to initiative:

State

Level of data
submitted to initiative:

State or Institution

Level of data
reported publicly:

State

LEADERSHIP: President: Stan Jones | Vice President: Bruce Vandal

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PARTICIPATION

MT*

CO
28
OK
29

KY*

PA*
WV
21

TN
47

AR*

GA
65

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LA*
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HI
10

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FL*

530

MD*
DC*

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30
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MS*
TX
101

OH
60

IN
29

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NM*

MO
28

IL
60

IA*

CT
18

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UT
5

MA*

WI*

NV
7

SD
6

WY
8

OR

ID
8

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& TE RRIT

NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS BY STATE

ST

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10

million
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*These states report data

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

KEY RESOURCES

Data collection

Technical assistance

Data tools

Federal policy recommendations

Convenings

State policy recommendations

Best practices

Institutional policy recommendations

Technical Guide of Complete College America

Metrics, Updated April 2014
https://ccacollection.sheeo.org/cca/homeattach/2014%20Metrics%20
Technical%20Guide%20Final%2004022014.pdf

State-level data reports for all participating

states
http://completecollege.org/college-completion-data/

Reports, briefs and event materials

http://www.completecollege.org/resources.html

Data Measures in Complete College America

This is a summary of the measures included in Complete College Americas data collection (indicated by a check mark). Text
after a measure gives more specific information about the level of detail collected.

ACCESS

PRICE

Enrollment

Student prices

Grant aid

Debt

COMPLETION

PROGRESS
Persistence: Year-to-year

Credit accumulation

Graduation rates: 100%, 150%, 200%

Remedial course completion

Transfer-out: Two-year to four-year,

credits/credentials accumulated prior
to transfer

Time to degree

Gateway course completion

Other course completion

Still enrolled beyond graduation

timeframe

OUTCOMES

Credits to degree
Credentials conferred

OTHER

Employment rate

Contextual information about state

and/or service area

Earnings

Institution and/or program details

Repayment measures

Student experience, engagement,

satisfaction, and/or behavior
Faculty demographics, courseloads,
and/or student ratios

Course information

Learning outcomes

Academic and student support services

Continuing education outcomes

Student Characteristics
This list denotes which student characteristics this initiative uses to disaggregate the data measures listed above, although
not all measures are necessarily disaggregated by all characteristics noted here.
Enrollment status: First-time, continuing, transfer

Gender

Attendance pattern: Full-time, part-time

Age

Degree/certificate-seeking status

Program of study

Income: Pell receipt

Military status

Race/Ethnicity

Level of academic preparation: Remedial placement/enrollment

Notes
CCA's persistence metric follows students at 2-year institutions for four years and students at 4-year institutions for six years.

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