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 2017 to spring 2018, FIDM conducted 54 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, 94.7% 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
Apparel Technical Design	100.0%
Business Management	89.2%
Design	94.4%
Digital Media	100.0%
Entertainment Set Design & Decoration	100.0%
General Studies	100.0%
Graphic Design	100.0%
Jewelry Design	95.8%
Merchandise Product Development	98.5%
Merchandising & Marketing	95.0%
Social Media	100.0%

Graduation Rate

Higher Education Act Information and Disclosures

FALL 2012 Cohort Published for July 1, 2019

The Fall 2012 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 2012 first time starts who were registered for Fall 2012 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 2012 cohort had until June 2015 to graduate associate/June 2018 to graduate bachelor’s.

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 2012 cohort.
IPEDS REPORTS FIDM’S COMBINED GRADUATION RATE ON THE COLLEGE NAVIGATOR. THIS RATE IS CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Fall 2012 cohort	983
Fall 2012 cohort that graduated through June 2015 (associate)/June 2018 (bachelor’s)	649
Graduation rate:	649/983 = 66.0%
Male graduation rate:	57/100 = 57.0%
Female graduation rate:	529/883 = 67.0%

FIDM's combined graduation rate for the fall 2012 cohort.
GRADUATION RATE BY RACIAL/ETHNIC:
Non Resident Alien	49/68 = 72.1%
Hispanic/Latino	188/295 = 63.7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1/6 = 16.7%
Asian	80/109 = 73.4%
Black or African American	48/73 = 65.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	9/17 = 52.9%
White	207/306 = 67.6%
Two or more races	21/41 = 51.2%
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	46/68 = 61.3%

Completion Rate by Financial Aid Type

Recipients of a Pell Grant 257/426 = 60.3%
Recipients of a federal subsidized Stafford loan who did not receive either a Pell grant or a federal unsubsidized Stafford loan: 1/2 = 50.0%
Recipients of a federal unsubsidized Stafford loan who did not receive either a Pell grant or a federal subsidized Stafford loan: 49/61 = 80.3%

Supplemental Rates

Graduation rate for Fall 2012 starts (including Summer 2012 starts registered for Fall 2012) enrolled in a two year AA program (regardless of having prior college):