Performance Metrics - City Colleges of Chicago - Graduation Rates

The U.S. Department of Education’s graduation rate, which is reported through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), is a nationally recognized and commonly used metric in higher education. Graduation rate is calculated as the percentage of first‐time, full‐time, degree/certificate seeking students that complete a CCC program within 150% of the estimated time it takes to complete the program.

美国教育部通过集成高等后教育数据系统（IPEDS）报告的毕业率，系国内高等教育领域广泛认可并普遍采用的指标。毕业率系指首次入学、全职学习并寻求学位或证书的学生在完成课程所需估计时间的150%内完成CCC项目的人数百分比。