Institutional Research

College & Regional Data

Cathy Smith-Cox, Institutional Research & Assessment

Tazewell Hall, Room T-340
276-964-7338, cathy.smith-cox@sw.edu

Welcome to Southwest Virginia Community College’s Institutional Effectiveness Data Center.  Measuring institutional effectiveness is the purview of the College’s Institutional Research and Assessment office. The Institutional Research Office is the College’s reporting hub, providing accurate reports and data to both internal and external constituencies.  The paradigm that denotes the cycle used by Southwest to ensure institutional effectiveness and the basis for this plan is graphically represented below.

PLANNING

• Opportunity 2027 Strategic Plan
• SWCC Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2022-2027

ACCREDITATION

Institutional

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Programmatic Accreditation

• Automotive Diagnostics and Repair
• Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
• Nursing (formerly the Appalachian Tri-College Nursing Program)
  To view accreditation: go to https://www.acenursing.org/, in the top menu bar click “Search Accredited Programs”, in Search by Governing Name enter Southwest Virginia Community College.
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Radiography

State Agency Programmatic Approval

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Licensed Practical Nursing
• Pharmacy Technician

INSTITUTIONAL DATA

• 10-Year Annual Data FTE
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• State Council for Higher Education in Virginia
• Economic Impact Study

Assessment

• Program Assessment Report 2023-2024
• Unit Assessment 2022-2023

Student Achievement and Institutional Effectiveness

• Student Achievement Report 2023-2024

General Education Competency Assessment

• General Education Competency Written Communication
• General Education Competency Critical Thinking SWCC Final
• General Education Competency Quantitative Literacy

EMPLOYMENT/OCCUPATIONAL DATA

• Virginia Employment Commission
• O-NET Online
• Career Finder

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

• Community Profiles by County, Planning District, Virginia Community College Service Region, etc

HEALTH INFORMATION

• Health Statistics by Planning District
• COVID-19

GENERAL INFORMATION

• US Census Department
• US DOE Research & Stat
• SNAP Participation Reports
• Weldon-Cooper Center for Public Service
• Education Research

Students and prospective students may find the information resources of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) of use in planning for college and careers. SCHEV has created an institutional profile for each Virginia public college and university and for each independent college or university participating in the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Our profile is available at http://research.schev.edu/iprofile.asp?UID=233648