Institutional Effectiveness and Research

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research provides timely and accurate data and information designed to meet the needs of the institution and provides guidance for the institutional effectiveness process.

Data Integrity Statement:

Approach all research objectively with an unbiased attitude
Strive to achieve accuracy in all activities
Use accepted technical standards of the institutional research profession
Provide complete data with no intentional omissions of relevant information
Protect confidentiality
Ensure, to the best of our ability, that data utilized from secondary sources is accurate

Types of DATA Institutional Research governs

Enrollment data
Graduation and completion rates
Licensure pass rates
Grade distributions and course success rates
Student demographic data
Retention data
Employee demographic and faculty information
Financial aid data

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Data requests should be submitted via email to Natalie Bryant, Director of Institutional Research, at nbryant@kilgore.edu.

Types of PROCESSES Institutional Research governs

Strategic Planning updates and information
Program Review
Annual Planning and Outcomes Assessment
Core Curriculum Assessment
Course Evaluation administration and instructor analysis
Survey administration and dissemination of results

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Enrollment Snapshot Data and Student Quick Facts

Kilgore College Research Protocols

Research is a systematic investigation or experimentation, including research development and methodology, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Generalizable knowledge typically indicates that the results will be included in a thesis or dissertation, published, or presented at a conference.

Any activity meeting the definition of research above and that involves human subjects attending or employed by Kilgore College (i.e., human beings or data related to human beings), excluding certain exemptions, is subject to College approval. While KC has no formal institutional review board (IRB) process, all requests will be evaluated by College personnel who have expertise in research and/or the research topic, under the guidance of the Director of Institutional Research and the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

Determination of approval will be made by the Director of Institutional Research and/or Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research. In instances that require review at a more in depth level prior to approval determination, the Directors may assemble a committee of individuals with subject matter expertise. The committee will be charged with review and recommendation for the request. Final approval will be determined by the Director of Institutional Research and/or Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

IRB approval requests should be submitted in email to iresearch@kilgore.edu.

Annual Planning & Assessment Process Information

All departments and programs participate in the Kilgore College Annual Planning Process as part of our commitment to continuous improvement.

Academic departments, student service areas, and non-academic departments such as Human Resources, Institutional Effectiveness, and Marketing, engage in the Annual Planning process by completing an Annual Improvement Plan (AIP). AIPs are designed to identify, achieve, and measure the success of goals in an ongoing manner. Educational programs awarding an AAS or a Certificate of Completion also engage in the Assessment Process which includes completing an AIP to set program-level goals based on prior year assessment results, as well as measuring program student learning outcomes through the Assessment Process.

The entirety of the KC Annual Planning and Assessment Process occurs in alignment with the academic year in the following manner:

Fall – Planning phase (begins Sept. 1 and ends Sept. 15)
Fall, Spring, Summer semesters – Data and Information collected as assessments take place.
Spring – Mid-Year Progress Update provided (due Feb. 15)
Summer – Reporting phase (begins Aug. 31 and deadline for final reporting submissions is Sept. 15)

For questions or support related to the KC Annual Planning and Unit/Program Outcomes Assessment Process, please contact Parisa Naghshpour, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research at pnaghshpour@kilgore.edu.

Need data? make a request!

Data requests should be submitted via email to Natalie Bryant, Director of Institutional Research, at nbryant@kilgore.edu.

Accreditation

Kilgore College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the associate degree. Questions about the accreditation of Kilgore College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

Kilgore College student achievement

Student Achievement data is presented to inform the Kilgore College community, as well as prospective students, parents, stakeholders and other interested parties about the success of KC students in meeting specific achievement measures that are relevant to KC’s mission of providing a learner-centered environment that focuses on student access, success and completion via collaborative partnerships. The Student Achievement data includes thresholds below which the college does not want to fall and goals that the college wants to reach.

The achievement measures, thresholds and goals are determined by KC administrators and the Institutional Effectiveness Committee, which is comprised of a representative group of faculty, staff and administrators from across the institution. Data is compiled and maintained by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.