Transparency by Design

Excelsior College is the founder and a member of The Presidents' Forum, a consortium of colleges and universities that are regionally accredited, serve adult students, and provide education at a distance. Consortium members joined together in a project called Transparency by Design to provide information that would help students make informed decisions about their educational investment. When the project concluded at the end of 2012, Excelsior College chose to continue providing data on important topics such as student engagement, student satisfaction, and alumni satisfaction.

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Student Engagement

Did your Excelsior College experience contribute to your ability to...

Acquire job or work-related knowledge and skills	67%
Write clearly and effectively	85%
Think critically and analytically	88%
Use computing and information technology	86%
Work effectively with others	66%
Solve complex real-world problems	60%
Learn something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept	73%
Work harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations	60%

Rate Excelsior College on the following:
Quality of relationships with other students	81%
Quality of relationships with faculty members	83%
Quality of relationships with administrative personnel and offices	81%
Providing the support you need to help you succeed academically	80%
Providing prompt written or oral feedback on your academic performance	79%

How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?	95%
If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?	93%

Student Satisfaction

*How satisfied were you with your Excelsior College undergraduate* experience in the following areas?**
Instructional Services	95%
Academic Services	94%
Institutional Perceptions	92%
Student Services	93%
Enrollment Services	93%

*Please rate your satisfaction with your Excelsior College undergraduate* experience.**
So far, how has your college experience met your expectations	89%
Rate your overall satisfaction with your experience here thus far	91%
All in all, if you had to do it over, would you enroll again?	88%

*How satisfied were you with your Excelsior College graduate* experience in the following areas?**
Instructional Services	97%
Academic Services	96%
Institutional Perceptions	94%
Student Services	93%
Enrollment Services	96%

*Please rate your satisfaction with your Excelsior College graduate* experience.**
So far, how has your college experience met your expectations	91%
Rate your overall satisfaction with your experience here thus far	91%
All in all, if you had to do it over, would you enroll again?	91%

Undergraduate Student General Education Learning Outcomes

Alumni Outcomes by Degree Level (where applicable)

The graphs display the percentage of students giving a positive response to each survey item.

Associate
Overall satisfaction with your experience at this institution	94%
Is the education you received relevant to your current career?	99%
Would you recommend this institution to others?	91%
How satisfied are you that this institution helped you meet your program outcomes?	96%
Baccalaureate
Overall satisfaction with your experience at this institution	95%
Is the education you received relevant to your current career?	98%
Would you recommend this institution to others?	97%
How satisfied are you that this institution helped you meet your program outcomes?	97%

Meeting Higher Education Act Requirements

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) requires all colleges participating in Federal Student Aid to disclose certain data about the college to current and future students.

Read Excelsior's HEOA requirement responses.

Institutional Effectiveness Plan

Excelsior College maintains detailed plans for the assessment of institutional effectiveness.

Institutional Effectiveness Plan (PDF)

Assessment of Student Learning

Excelsior College maintains detailed plans for the assessment of student learning.

Institutional Assessment Plan for Student Learning (PDF)

Celebrate the U.S. Constitution

Excelsior College is proud to join educational institutions throughout the United States in honoring the document which is the foundation of our freedoms and protects our rights.

Learn more about Constitution Day

Student Feedback at Excelsior

Surveys across a variety of topics help us continually improve the Excelsior student experience.

Learn more about the positive results of student feedback

Presidents' Forum

The Presidents' Forum, is a collaboration of accredited, national, adult-serving institutions and programs which have embraced the power and potential of online education. The Mission of the Presidents' Forum is to advance the recognition of innovative practice and excellence in online learning.

More about the Presidents' Forum

Taking Root

The Ford Foundation has funded initiatives that strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement for over 70 years. Excelsior College, with its record of service to minority students, is proud to have the opportunity to support the Ford mission by teaching strategies to help immigrant families succeed in their new schools and communities.

More about Taking Root

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