Tex.
Educ. Code Section 51A.103
Institution Resume for Prospective Students, Parents, and Other Members of the Public
(a)
The coordinating board shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective students of the institution, their parents, and other interested members of the public.(b)
The resume must identify:(1)
the institutional grouping to which the institution is assigned under the coordinating board’s higher education accountability system; and(2)
the institution’s in-state peer institutions.(c)
For purposes of this section, information required to be included in the resume regarding the institution’s in-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rule.(d)
The resume must include the following information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is available:(1)
under the heading “ENROLLMENT”:(A)
the total number of students enrolled during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume:(i)
at the institution; and(ii)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions; and(B)
a clearly identifiable link to information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;(2)
under the heading “DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED”:(A)
the number of degrees or certificates awarded for each level, type, or other category of degree or certificate specified by the coordinating board for purposes of this paragraph:(i)
by the institution; and(ii)
by the institution’s in-state peer institutions; and(B)
a clearly identifiable link to the information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;(3)
under the heading “COSTS,” the average annual total academic costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an in-district and out-of-district student, for a student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree:(A)
at the institution; and(B)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions;(4)
under the heading “FINANCIAL AID”:(A)
the percentage of students who receive need-based grants or scholarships:(i)
at the institution; and(ii)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions;(B)
the percentage of students who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study funds:(i)
at the institution; and(ii)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions;(C)
the average amount of a student’s need-based grant and scholarship package:(i)
at the institution; and(ii)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions; and(D)
the average amount of a student’s need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package:(i)
at the institution; and(ii)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions; and(5)
under the heading “STUDENT SUCCESS”:(A)
the retention rate of first-time, full-time, credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:(i)
enrolled in the institution after two academic years; and(ii)
enrolled in the institution’s in-state peer institutions after two academic years;(B)
the percentage of students requiring developmental education who, after three years from entering the institution, have graduated from or are still enrolled in:(i)
the institution; and(ii)
the institution’s in-state peer institutions;(C)
the three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates of full-time degree-seeking students:(i)
at the institution; and(ii)
at the institution’s in-state peer institutions;(D)
the percentage of students who transferred to a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution of higher education, as determined using the accountability system definition of a transfer student:(i)
from the institution; and(ii)
from the institution’s in-state peer institutions; and(E)
the percentage of graduates from the preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution of higher education for:(i)
the institution; and(ii)
the institution’s in-state peer institutions.
Source:
Section 51A.103 — Institution Resume for Prospective Students, Parents, and Other Members of the Public, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51A.htm#51A.103 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
