Learning Outcomes

To assess student learning, Albertus Magnus College administers the Educational Testing Service (ETS) instrument Measuring Academic Proficiency and Progress when the student enters the College, at the conclusion of the first year and at the conclusion of the senior year.  The ETS Business Major Field Test. is used to measure learning outcomes for students majoring in business-related disciplines.  Assessment of learning is also done by in-the-field-supervisors of the student internships.  At the conclusion of each course, a statistical rating occurs which measures the learning accomplished by each student during the term.  Appropriate alterations and new initiatives are instituted upon analysis of these instruments. 

Student Satisfaction is measured by use of the Noel Levitz instrument, the UCLA HERI surveys for first-year students, and the NCHEMS instrument Student Outcomes Information Services for our graduating seniors. 

Annually, each academic department and program conducts a descriptive and statistical review of its course of study.   Appropriate alterations and new initiatives are instituted upon analysis of these reviews.  Results and recommendations are referred to the Strategic Planning Committee.  The new major of Criminal Justice and the Teacher Preparation Program are two examples of initiatives based upon program review results. 

Course objectives and methods of assessing these objectives for each course are determined at the beginning of each term.  Upon conclusion of the term, the results and accomplishments are assessed and indicated alterations  are made.

Placement Success Record for the Class of 2017

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2017 Destination Survey was shared with all Albertus Magnus College graduates who completed their degree between August 2016 and July 2017.

Through detailed research, 68% of the graduates were located.

63% are currently working full-time

33% are currently continuing their education at the graduate level or higher

3% are currently seeking full-time employment

The national results for the Class of 2017 are not published, but last year NACE reported that 81% of the Class of 2016 at the national level were employed or in graduate school six months after graduation.

Albertus Magnus College has found that 96% of our graduates for the Class of 2017 were employed full-time or are in graduate school six months after graduation.

91% also reported that they were employed in a career related to their academic major.

Year 2016-2017

Overall Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate 61%

Total number of students in the Adjusted Cohort 150

Total number of completers within 150% of normal time 92

Graduation Rate for students pursuing Bachelor's Degrees

Graduation Rate for Bachelor's Cohort 57%

Total number of students in the Adjusted Cohort 148

Total number of bachelor's degree completers within 150% of normal time 85