Charting Student Success through Data and Research

About Data Spotlight

Data Spotlight, a publication of NOVA’s Office of Strategic Insights, is a quarterly newsletter that makes institutional research easy to understand by presenting data regarding NOVA’s student achievement criteria, key performance indicators, regional labor market, and other important metrics in a visual format.

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

Assessment

The assessment of student learning outcomes in higher education began during the 1980s in response to public criticism of both poor program and student performance at the college and university levels. The assessment movement officially began in…[MORE]

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

NOVA Advising

The student experience starts when prospective students first make a connection with the institution, and it continues until the students complete their goal. Academic advising is a critical part of a student’s experience…[MORE]

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

Northern Virginia Labor Market

The service area of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is comprised of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties, as well as the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. NOVA’s service area makes up 30% of Virginia’s population and a third of its employment…[MORE]

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

fall-to-fall retention fall 2018 to fall 2019

NOVA Student
Transfers

Many students who start at a community college intend to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree, but most of them are not successful. Only 40 percent achieve that goal within nine years of community college entry in the U.S. compared to 55 percent of students at NOVA. One area for improving …[MORE]