Thirty percent of PCC teacher education students seeking an associate's degree graduated on time within two years¶
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q2 i? Of 109 teacher education students enrolled at PCC during 2019/20–2021/22, 33 (30 percent) graduated within two years, which PCC considers on time for full-time students. → Rentz 2024
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Rentz 2024¶
Rentz, B., Soalablai, S., Saelua, N. A., & McCarthy, A. (2024). Teacher certification, retention, and recruitment in Palau: Understanding graduation patterns of teacher education students at Palau Community College (REL 2025-008). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/pacific/Publication/108210
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Observational analysis of institutional data from 109 teacher education students at PCC across academic years 2019/20–2021/22, with graduation rates calculated by the study authors. The report states "Thirty-three of the 109 teacher education students" graduated within two years, and notes the result is similar to PCC's IPEDS 2019 overall graduation rate of 34 percent.
"Thirty-three of the 109 teacher education students enrolled at PCC seeking associate’s degrees during 2019/20–2021/22 graduated within two years6 (six terms), which PCC considers on time for full-time students."
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Related Claims¶
- The overall estimated average graduation time for PCC teacher education students was at least 2.6 years — related
- Students with prior college experience graduated faster, averaging at least 0.9 years after re-enrolling versus at least 4.8 years for students without prior college experience — related
- Only 12.9 percent of students without prior college experience graduated within five years, putting them at risk of credit expiration — related
- Estimated average graduation time differed by major, from 2 years for secondary/special education to 3.8 years for non-education majors — related
- Ministry of Education-affiliated students averaged 2.3 years to graduation, faster than PCAA (Head Start) and unaffiliated students — related
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Thirty percent of PCC teacher education students seeking an associate's degree graduated on time within two years |
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Thirty percent of PCC teacher education students seeking an associate's degree graduated on time within two years |
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