Institutional Effectiveness

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness assists FIDM in its efforts to improve the effectiveness of institutional processes by leading and facilitating initiatives and projects related to planning and research, advancing the mission and values FIDM.

Student Performance Assessment Results

In academic year summer 2018 to spring 2019, FIDM conducted 75 assessments of student performance for which rubrics were processed by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and results were reported. In terms of institutional achievement of learning outcomes overall, 92.2% of students performed at or above expected levels. Assessment at the academic program level is as follows:

Percentage of students who met expected levels of performance in their academic program.
Academic Program	% of Students Who Met Expected Levels of Performance
Adv Fashion Design	100.0%
Apparel Technical Design	93.9%
Beauty Industry Management	93.3%
Beauty Marketing & Product Development	100.0%
Business Management	86.8%
Business of Denim	95.8%
Design	94.7%
Digital Media	89.3%
Entertainment Set Design & Decoration	100.0%
Fashion Design	96.7%
General Studies	96.0%
Graphic Design	86.9%
International Manufacturing & Product Development	100.0%
Jewelry Design	100.0%
Menswear	100.0%
Merchandise Product Development	90.0%
Merchandising & Marketing	98.7%
Social Media	100.0%
Visual Communications	92.3%

Graduation Rate

Higher Education Act Information and Disclosures

FALL 2014 Cohort Published for July 1, 2021

The Fall 2014 cohort only includes first time, degree seeking, full-time students. Students enrolled in the Fall quarter who attended a postsecondary institution for the first time in the prior summer term are included (thus Summer 2014 first time starts who were registered for Fall 2014 are included in the cohort). Since only first time students may be included, students who attended prior college and students in Professional Designation programs may not be included in the cohort.

Students are allowed 150% of the normal time necessary to complete all requirements for a degree. Since the normal time for an associate degree is two years/bachelor’s four years, students must graduate within three years (associate)/six years (bachelor’s) to be included. Therefore, the Fall 2014 cohort had until June 2017 to graduate associate/June 2020 to graduate bachelors.

During this time period some students graduated from both an associate and a bachelor’s program. These students are to be reported only once, as a bachelor graduate.

FIDM's combined graduation rate for the Fall 2014 cohort.
IPEDS REPORTS FIDM’S COMBINED GRADUATION RATE ON THE COLLEGE NAVIGATOR. THIS RATE IS CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Fall 2014 cohort	719
Fall 2014 cohort graduated through June 2017 (associate)/June 2020 (bachelor’s)	517
Graduation rate:	517/719 = 71.9%
Male graduation rate:	38/64 = 59.4%
Female graduation rate:	479/655 = 73.1%

FIDM's combined graduation rate for the Fall 2014 cohort.
GRADUATION RATE BY RACIAL/ETHNIC:
Non Resident Alien	37/53 = 69.8%
Hispanic/Latino	131/189 = 69.3%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	2/3 = 66.7%
Asian	58/81 = 71.6%
Black or African American	25/35 = 71.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	11/13 = 84.6%
White	199/268 = 74.3%
Two or more races	17/24 = 70.8%
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	37/53 = 69.8%

Completion Rate by Financial Aid Type

Recipients of a Pell Grant 200/291 = 68.7%
Recipients of a federal subsidized Stafford loan who did not receive either a Pell grant or a federal unsubsidized Stafford loan: 2/5 = 40.0%
Recipients of a federal unsubsidized Stafford loan who did not receive either a Pell grant or a federal subsidized Stafford loan: 22/30 = 73.3%

Supplemental Rates

Graduation rate for Fall 2014 starts (including Summer 2014 starts registered for Fall 2014) enrolled in a two year AA program (regardless of having prior college):