Guayama Campus Student Achievement

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

 

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%
2016 147 18 48 58
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.

Acreditaciones (Accreditations)
Desde – Hasta
Date

Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico (CEPR)

 06/30/2016 – 06/29/2021

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

 2013 – 2023 | Statement of Accreditation Status 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico- Guayama Campus is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. IAUPR- Guayama Campus accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on 2013 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). 07/01/2013 – 06/20/2023

Centro de Estudios Cibernéticos (Orlando Cyber Study Center)
Florida Department of Education Commission

 05/31/2019
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) 12/2023
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) Initial Accreditation: February 17, 2022; Next Evaluation: 2027

Source: Strategic Planning and Evaluation Office, 2018

Información de Contacto
Dr. Angela de Jesús Alicea (Chancellor)