Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
A measure of student achievement of the Nursing Program is through the analysis of the results on the first intent of the Puerto Rico Nursing Board Licensure Examination for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The next table summarizes the pass rates of GC graduates for academic years 2019, 2020, and 2021. These demonstrate that GC graduates surpassed the 80% expected outcome.
BSN Puerto Rico Licensure Rates on the First Intent
Academic Years: 2019-2021
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
Number of students who took the test | Number of students who passed | Passing rate percentage | Number of students who took the test | Number of students who passed | Passing rate percentage | Number of students who took the test | Number of students who passed | Passing rate percentage |
23 | 20 | 87% | 40 | 32 | 80% | 29 | 28 | 97% |
Source: Puerto Rico Nursing Licensure Board Report (2019-2021)
Pharmacy Licensure Examination
A measure of student achievement of the Pharmacy Technician Program is through the analysis of the results on the first intent of the Puerto Rico Pharmacy Licensure Examination for the Associate of Science in Pharmacy Technician (ASP). The next table summarizes GC graduates pass rates for academic years 2021 and 2022. These demonstrate that GC graduates surpassed the 75% expected outcome.
ASP Puerto Rico Licensure Rates on the First Intent
Academic Years: 2021-2022
Description | Average | ||||
2021 | Expected outcome | 2022 | Expected outcome | Average | |
No. of students approving | 6 | 7 | |||
No. of students taking the exam | 6 | 10 | |||
Pass rate | 100% | 75% | 70% | 75% | 85% |
Source: ASP Puerto Rico Pharmacy Licensure Board Report (2021-2022)
Teacher Education Program
Student Achievement: Teacher Education Program
The Department of Education of Puerto Rico requires that the completers of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) pass the Teacher Certification Test, administered by College Board, in order to be employed by the agency. Therefore, the test results are a bonafide indicator of student achievements. The following table 2 summarizes the pass rates results obtained for AYs 2017-18 to 2021-22.
Teacher Certification Test Results (PCMAS Spanish Acronym)
Guayama Campus Academic Years 2017-2018 to 2021-2022
Guayama Campus | PCMAS Approval Rate: Cohorts 2017-2018 to 2021-2022 | ||||||
2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | Average of PCMAS | ||
94 | 100 | *N/A | 100 | 100 | 98.5** |
*Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Teacher Certification Test Results were not administered during the Academic Years of 2019-2020.
** Guayama Campus did not renew the CAEP accreditation. For this reason, the pass rate dos not receive 30 points (30%). The composite summary pass rate is 68.5.
Retention Rate
The following tables show the retention rates for full-time and part-time undergraduate students respectively.
Cohort | Base | Retained Students | Percent of retained students |
2017 | 174 | 128 | 74% |
2018 | 159 | 124 | 78% |
2019 | 196 | 146 | 74% |
2020 | 140 | 87 | 62% |
2021 | 135 | 101 | 75% |
Source: IPEDS-Enrollment Survey (Cohort 2017-2021)
Graduation Rate
The following table presents the graduation rates for Guayama Campus.
Guayama Campus Graduation Rate 4th, 5th & 6th year of studies Undergraduate Level
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Cohort | Base | Graduates in four years or less | Graduates in five years or less | Graduates in six years or less |
2012 | 110 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
100% | 8% | 21% | 29% | |
2013 | 218 | 31 | 66 | 81 |
100% | 14% | 30% | 37% | |
2014 | 191 | 36 | 59 | 65 |
100% | 19% | 31% | 34% | |
2015 | 153 | 32 | 63 | 73 |
100% | 21% | 41% | 48% | |
100% | 12% | 33% | 39% |
Source: IPEDS-Graduation Survey (Cohort 2012-2016)
Professional Accreditations As part of the academic priorities, established in the Guayama Campus Strategic Plan, it aspire to achieve the professional accreditations of the following academic programs: Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technician. In addition, it continue working to achieve the re-accreditation of the Teacher Education Program. Table 6 shows the Professional Accreditation Plan. The Following table shows the profesional accreditation plan.