Performance Funding: Graduate Placement Rates

Defined as graduates who are employed or continuing their education in the year following graduation.

Performance Funding: Licensure Exam Pass Rates

Defined as aggregate pass rates for first time testers only. Data comes from the Commission on Higher Education (CHE).

Performance Funding: Fall-to-Spring Persistence Rates

Defined as fall to spring retention.

Performance Funding: Progression Rates

Defined as a culmination of positive student outcomes (still enrolled, graduated, transferred, enrolled in CE) for all degree-seeking students enrolled in an academic year.

Source: SC Technical College System (SCTCS) Performance Funding Indicators. Updated May 18, 2026