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
ACCREDITATION
Institutional
Programmatic Accreditation
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Radiography
- 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.
State Agency Programmatic Approval
INSTITUTIONAL DATA
- 10-Year Annual Data FTE
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- State Council for Higher Education in Virginia
- Economic Impact Study
Assessment
Student Achievement and Institutional Effectiveness
General Education Competency Assessment
- General Education Competency Written Communication
- General Education Competency Critical Thinking SWCC Final
EMPLOYMENT/OCCUPATIONAL DATA
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
HEALTH INFORMATION
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
Assessment
Program Assessment Report 2021-2022
Unit Assessment Report 2021-2022
SWCC Institutional Effectiveness Plan May 2020
Unit Assessment Report 2020-2021
Program Assessment Report 2020-2021
Program Assessment Report 2019-2020
Unit Assessment Report 2019 2020
2020-21 Student Achievement Report
Student Achievement 2019-2020
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