ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE IN NURSING
PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND SUCCESS MEASURES
PROGRAM OUTCOME 1:
At least 85% of nursing graduates will meet or exceed the national mean of Puerto Rico licensure board passing rate for all first – time test –takers during the same twelve-month period.
In the last five years, the Aguadilla campus has exceeded the national mean of Puerto Rico licensure board passing rate for all first – time test –takers with a 96%.
*statistical report
PROGRAM OUTCOME 2:
Program Completion rate 85% of students complete their degree in 150% or less of the number of credit hours required to complete the degree.
100 % of the student’s complete in less than 150% of the time. Furthermore, in the last three years an average of 60% complete their degree in 2 years
PROGRAM OUTCOME 3:
Overall, 90% of Graduates, alumni and employers will indicate satisfaction with the AAS program of study as evidence by a rating of 3 (good) or 4 (excellent) on respective survey submitted.
| Years | Graduates
End of the program survey |
Overall Alumni Satisfaction | Employers survey*
(Employers survey every 5 years May 2022-2023) |
| 2020- 2021 | 100% (N= 38) | 100% (N= 21) | |
| 2018 – 2019 | 100% (N = 17) | 100% (N= 14) | |
| 2017 – 2018 | 100% (N =19) | 98.6% (N=73) |
- Employers survey every 5 years.
PROGRAM OUTCOME 4:
Minimum of 65% of AAS graduate will be employed 18 -24 months’ post-graduation.
| Employment | |||||
| Percentage of graduate employed 18 -24 months’ post-graduation. (Alumni survey) | 2016 – 17
Alumni response N = 45 |
2017-18
Alumni response N = 73 |
2018- 2019
Sent to 18 Alumni Alumni response N = 14 |
2019- 2020
Alumni response N = 8 |
2020-2021
Sent to 37 Alumni Alumni response N= 21 |
| 2 (4.4%) work full time in nursing, 1 (2.2%) work part-time. Employed in nursing 100%.
94% (42) are pursing BSN |
2 (2%) AAS work full time in nursing and are not studying. Employed 100%
1 (1%) part time in nursing not studying. 3 (4%) work part-time in nursing and are pursing BSN at the same time. 70 (96%) are pursing BSN |
2 (14.2%) work full time in nursing Employed 100%.
1 (7.1%) work part-time in nursing 11 (78.6%) students are pursing BSN |
66.6% of alumni responding that are working in nursing. | 73 % of alumni response are working fulltime in nursing.
0% work part- time in nursing 27% students are pursing BSN |
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PROGRAM OUTCOME 5:
85% of nursing students are satisfied (ranking 3 or more) with nursing program services.
| Years | Percent of Satisfaction |
| 2020- 2021 | 93% |
| 2019- 2020 | 100% |
| 2018 – 2019 | 91% |
| 2017 – 2018 | 98% |
| 2016 -2017 | 100% |
PROGRAM OUTCOME 6:
An average of 85% of students will agree that available physical facilities, material, supplies and equipment are appropriate to meet their learning outcomes by a rating of 3 (good) or 4 (excellent) on respective survey submitted.
| Percent of Satisfaction | ||
| Years | material, supplies and equipment | physical facilities |
| 2020- 2021 | 100% | 100% |
| 2019 – 2020 | 96% | 96% |
| 2018 – 2019 | 78% | 73% |
| 2017-2018 | 97.5% | 95% |
| 2016 -2017 | 100% | 100% |
NURSING PROGRAM BSN OUTCOMES AND SUCCESS MEASURES
PROGRAM OUTCOME 1:
At least 85% of nursing graduates will meet or exceed the national mean of Puerto Rico licensure board passing rate for all first – time test –takers during the same twelve-month period.
In the last five years, Aguadilla campus has exceeded the national mean of Puerto Rico licensure board passing rate for all first – time test –takers with an average of 92 %.
*Statistical report
PROGRAM OUTCOME 2:
Program Completion rate 85% of students complete their degree in 150% or less of the number of credit hours required to complete the degree.
100% of the student’s complete in less than 150% of the time. Furthermore, in the last two years an average of 48 % complete their degree in 4 years
*in process
PROGRAM OUTCOME 3:
Overall, 90% of Graduates, alumni and employers will indicate satisfaction with the BSN program of study as evidence by a rating of 3 (good) or 4 (excellent) on respective survey submitted.
| Years | Graduates
(End of the program survey) |
Alumni | Employers*
Employers survey every 5 years. (2022- 2023) |
| 2020- 2021 | 96% | 100% | |
| 2018 – 2019 | 96% | 100% | |
| 2017 – 2018 | 100% | 100% | A total of 6 agencies evaluate the clinical performance of 30 alumni* with an overall of 91.6%. Average per professional role fluctuates between 86.9 – 91.6% |
| 2016 -2017 | 100% |
- Employers survey every 5 years.
PROGRAM OUTCOME 4:
Minimum of 65 % of BSN graduate will be employed 18 -24 months’ post-graduation.
| Employment | ||||
| Percentage of graduate employed 18 -24 months’ post-graduation. (Alumni survey) | 2017-18
Alumni response = 23 |
2018-19
Sent to 12 Alumni response = 9 (75%) |
2019 – 2020
Alumni response = 17
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2020 – 2021
Alumni Response = 13
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| 87% (20) work full time in nursing
4% (1) work part-time in nursing 9% (2) Non nursing work |
5 (55.6%) work full time in nursing
1 (11.1%) work part-time in nursing 3 (33%) Non-working in Nursing |
76 % work full time and part time. | 75% work full time | |
PROGRAM OUTCOME 5:
85% of nursing students are satisfied (ranking 3 or more) with nursing program services.
| Years | Percent |
| 2020- 2021 | 100% |
| 2019- 2020 | 91% |
| 2018 – 19 | 100% |
| 2017 – 18 | 85% |
| 2016 -17 | 95% |
PROGRAM OUTCOME 6:
An average of 85% of students will agree that available physical facilities, material, supplies and equipment are appropriate to meet their learning outcomes as by a rating of 3 (good) or 4 (excellent) on respective survey submitted.
| Years | Satisfaction with
material, supplies and equipment |
physical facilities |
| 2020- 2021 | 100% | 100% |
| 2019- 2020 | 92% | 100% |
| 2018 – 19 | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 – 18 | 86% | 95.5% |
| 2016 -17 | 95% | 100% |
April. /2020/ADH