Public Information for ACBSP Accredited Programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville

Public Information for ACBSP Accredited Programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) As part of our ACBSP accreditation, we are required to provide information to the public on the performance of our programs, including: Student Demographics Graduation Rates & Job Placement Rates Student Achievement Assessment and Program Results

Student Demographics, Enrollments, and Completion College-wide statistics on Student Demographics, Enrollments, and Completion can be found at the following locations: College-wide link to most recent FSCJ Annual Fact Book: http://www.fscj.edu/discover-fscj/aboutus/facts-figures/ College-wide link to FSCJ Consumer Information, including graduation rates, transfer-out rates, and job placement rates for graduates: http://fscj.edu/discover-fscj/consumer-information

Student Demographics: Between Summer 2013 and Spring 2015, there were 40 graduates from the A.S. in Accounting Technology degree. Of the 40 graduates, 31 were female and 9 male.

Student Demographics: Between Summer 2013 and Spring 2015, there were 40 graduates from the A.S. in Accounting Technology degree. Of the 40 graduates, the following reflects the ethnic diversity: African American 10 Asian 1 Caucasian 25 Native American 0 Pacific Islander 0 Unreported - 4

Graduation Rates Employment & Continued Education Each year, each of the 28 Florida College System institutions are required to report student outcomes to the Florida Department of Education. This data includes information on programspecific graduation, employment, earnings, and continued education rates. The source of this data is the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP), which provides follow-up statistics on students. The data reported lags two years behind, but is collected in a consistent manner and can be located online at: http://smart-collegechoices.com/

Assessment: Each program develops learning outcomes, targets, and measures annually. As part of the outcomes assessment, each program analyzes and provides findings related to each outcome, target, and measure set forth. The findings indicate whether the target related to a particular outcome and measure was either: met, partially met, or not met. In 2014-2015, the AS in Accounting Technology program either met or partially met each of the outcomes and measures.

Assessment: In the program, incoming and outgoing students are tested on the Accounting section of Peregrine Common Professional Component (CPC) Comprehensive Exam. Results are compared to other ACBSP programs. The outbound results over the past 3 years are graphed below.

Assessment: In the program, incoming and outgoing students are tested on the Accounting section of the Peregrine Common Professional Component (CPC) Comprehensive Exam. Results are compared to other ACBSP programs. The outbound results for two specific sections (i.e., Overview of Management Accounting and Master Budget and Responsibility Accounting) for the past 3 years are graphed below.

Student Satisfaction Results: The A.S. in Accounting Technology degree culminates with a Capstone course (ACG2030). The course is offered in the Fall and Spring terms only. Between Fall 2012 and Spring 2015, the students enrolled in ACG2030 were surveyed. The survey focused on key student satisfaction factors as it related to the course, including instructor availability, instructional quality, and instructor engagement. The students rated 20 statements on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). For each of the terms, the mean scores ranged from 3.4 (lowest) to 4.8 (highest). The results are graphed below.

Student Satisfaction Results: The A.S. in Accounting Technology degree culminates with a Capstone course (ACG2030). The course is offered in the Fall and Spring terms only. In Spring 2015, the instructor administered a survey requesting feedback from students regarding their overall program experience. The two areas of focus included: overall program satisfaction and facilities satisfaction. The survey results are graphed below.