500-yard Dashboard
Counting students individually rather than by enrollment as one student might be taking more than one class
Unduplicated
Student's first term as an enrolled student pursuing a degree or certificate, who transferred from another institution.
New Transfer
Student's first term as an enrolled student pursuing a degree or certificate, who came from another institution.
Transfer
A program for Davidson County residents that provides eligible part-time students with financial and academic support.
NashFlex
The student status once they have completed and submitted the application in Slate.
Applied
The dashboard associated with a student's course taking behavior.
Enrollment Dashboard
At NSCC, First-time, full-time Fall students who enroll in the subsequent Fall semester or graduate in their first year
Retention
A student who has been enrolled at NSCC before, but not in the previous year
Readmit
Students participating in the Tennessee Promise program, a last-dollar scholarship and mentoring program focused on increasing the number of students who attend college in our state.
TN Promise
The student has submitted all admissions documents and is now ready to register.
Accepted
The trend of data over range of time. Can be presented as headcount or percentage of students
Distribution
Students that self-identify that neither parent or legal guardian is known to have earned at least a bachelor's degree from an institution located within the US
First generation
The age range of someone that is considered an adult learner.
Students 25+
A program for Davidson County residents that provides eligible students with financial and academic support.
NashGRAD
Desired number of students enrolled by 2030.
10,000
The number of student credit hours taken by students divided by 15. The metric standardizes enrollment across the total full-time and part-time student enrollment
Full-time Equivalence (FTE)
First-time, full-time Fall students who enroll in the subsequent Spring semester or graduate in the Fall
Persistence
High school students taking college courses for high school and college credit
Dual Enrollment
Students participating in the Tennessee Reconnect program, a last-dollar grant that pays the remaining balance of tuition and mandatory fees after other state and federal financial aid have been applied.
TN Reconnect
60%
Allocates students according to the service department/campus/school that is responsible for enrollment engagement activity. The ownership entity is determined by a combination of course enrollment, zip code, and major.
Student Responsibility
Students who are enrolled in college for the first time, degree-seeking, and enrolled in at least twelve credits
First-time Full-time (FTFT)
A student not pursuing a degree or certificate at NSCC
Special Credit/Non-Degree
Students with money given to them by the Federal government to attend college. This money does not have to be paid back.
Pell Recipient
Desired percentage of students that persist by 2030.
90%