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THEC Performance Funding Goal: Increase the Percent of Freshmen Students Served by Programs Designed to Enhance Student Engagement and Academic Success (2.5 pts.)

Measurable Objective:
Increase the percent of freshmen students served by first-year study programs and learning communities*. Increase the percent of freshmen students served by these programs to 80% by the end of cycle.
*Percent of students served = ((Number of freshmen student students served by first-year study programs and learning communities)/(first time freshmen fall enrollment)) * 100.
Annual Benchmarks for Objective:
Baseline:
Thirty-five percent of the freshmen students were served.
Year 1: 2005-06
Increase number of students served to 40%.
Year 2: 2006-07
Increase number of students served to 50%.
Year 3: 2007-08
Increase number of students served to 60%.
Year 4: 2008-09
Increase number of students served to 70%.
Year 5: 2009-10
Increase number of students served to 80%.