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Accountability Information for Our Students and Graduates
LBCC stays in touch with the opinions, success, and needs of our students, graduates and employers. In this spirit, we routinely gather information for your use and ours.
Below please find information on graduate success, on-time completion rates/time to completion, cost/debt information, occupational information, and other information.
Gainful Employment Information (GE)
The Federal Government requires colleges to report the following information on our Certificate programs that are not part of an Associate degree program. Click on the following link to review information on occupations associated with the programs, cost of attendance, loan debt for completers, on-time completion rates, and employment placement.
Gainful Employment Information
Graduate Follow-Up Results - Opinion of Educational Benefit, Employment Placement, and Ongoing Education
By using the following methods, LBCC knows a great deal about the success of graduates after LBCC - their employment, wage gains, transfer to a four-year school and graduate perception of educational benefits from their time at LBCC:
- a rigorous graduate follow-up survey 9 months post LBCC graduation;
- Oregon Employment Department data; and,
- enrollment and graduation data from the National Student Clearinghouse.
For overall information on employment and transfer of LBCC's graduates, please use the following link:
http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/graduate-follow-up
For program specific results for 2008-2009's graduates, please click on the following file. You will find information on perceived educational benefits, employment, wages and information about living wage. The results for our 2009-2010 graduates will be available soon.
Follow-Up in 0910 on the 0809 Grads
LBCC Awards History by Major
This document shows a five year history of awards by LBCC. Please remember that this is simply a count of awards and is not a reflection of "graduation rates" or a count of all students participating in these programs. While certificate and/or degree completion is highly valued and encouraged, it is not required that students at LBCC apply for an award and many have success using their training-to-date to enter the job market prior to fully completing their degree requirements. LBCC also values transfer to a four-year institution. Many student attain credits and degrees which position them well to transfer to a four-year program of study.
Five Year History of Awards by Major
Learner Engagement - "A college where engaged learning is intentional, inescapable, and the norm for all students."Student Engagement Benchmark Results
Active and Collaborative Learning
College Contribution to Student Development
High Expectations and Aspirations
Effective Track to College Readiness Fact Sheet
Academic & Social Support Network Fact Sheet
Student Satisfaction and Campus Climate at LBCC
Every few years, in collaboration with 60+ faculty, LBCC conducts a survey of credit students to learn how they experience our academic and campus environment. Questions focus on the following core service areas: registration and enrollment; business services; student support; campus climate; publications and communications; and, overall impressions of LBCC. A brief state of overall findings can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
Overall Cost and Debt History for Programs
Click on the following links to learn more about the costs of our programs and our financial aid.
Tuition and Fees - http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/tuitionandfees
Cost of Attendance - http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/financial-aid/cost-of-attendance
Net Price Calculator - http://po.linnbenton.edu/institutionalresearch/netpricecalculator/npcalc.htm
Summary Financial Aid Information - A View of LBCC's Aid Support
Industry and Occupational Employment Projections
When it comes to knowing where the jobs are, which programs are the best fit for your educational interests, and which occupations certain programs are meant to train for, LBCC's Career Services is very helpful as well as the webpage with direct links to our programs of study.
Career Services at LBCC - http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/careerservices
Programs of Study - http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/majors
The following links can be used to look up very detailed information about occupational employment projections of interest. This helps you know where the jobs are in our area and in Oregon.
Region IV Occupational Projections 2010-2020
Oregon Occupational Projections 2010-2020
Oregon State Perspective on Priority Education and Training Needs
This is an excellent site to find more information on a specific occupation - information such as employment outlook, current job openings, license information, wage data, regional employment projects, industries of employment, skills, educational requirements, and where to find schools and training.
Wage Detail by Occupation: This spreadsheet has wage information for almost all the occupations included in the Oregon Employment Department occupational projections.
"Living Wage:" Those with an interest in having a better understanding of "living wage" for a region and whether or not the typical hourly wage rates for various professions in a location are above or below the "living wage" should look here.