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The NCCBP is the national data collection and benchmarking consortium for two year institutions. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10"><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:solid white 1.0pt;ih-name:;display:table;BACKGROUND- BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 1px 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target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>Find out which of your peers have joined the NCCBP</span></a>.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#336699'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#004F8C'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4"><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK6></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:solid white 1.0pt;ih-name:;display:table;BACKGROUND- BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 1px solid;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6"><tr><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0057A8'>Membership Benefits</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0057A8'> </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004F8C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The NCCBP provides more than 150 nationally accepted benchmarks ranging from student learning outcomes to community and workforce involvement to HR data (see the benchmark summary below). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0057A8'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0057A8'>As a member you will receive the following reports:</span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Aggregate Report<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>State/District Aggregate Report<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Peer Comparison Tools <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best Practices Report Tool<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strengths Report<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4"><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK17></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:solid white 1.0pt;ih-name:;display:table;BACKGROUND- BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 1px solid;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17"><tr><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0057A8'>Benchmarks </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#004F8C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#004F8C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109404064610&s=50220&e=001H8UEK0HhwbzgXcdzVcMou5MrwPCOiZokDzhVocdzAC8V12HQ0XfD433kuku24HDSX_p4_5kL5aWaci244H6FG5swEjh_WLu30TMCukDxbMbtWD0ho0ocd0C9Rn5hCChScLC33uHRxy4=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>NCCBP benchmarks</span></a> have aided institutions in their efforts to increase performance and delivery of services, accreditation processes and in accountability reports to the community.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'>A quick overview of the NCCBP's benchmarks:</span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'>Students</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Credit Student Enrollment</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Student Satisfaction and Engagement</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Minority Participation Rates</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>High School Graduate Enrollment</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'>Student Learning Outcomes</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Student Completion and Transfer</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Student Performance at Transfer Institutions</span><span 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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Career Program Completers</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Retention/Success in Core Academic Courses</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Institution-wide Credit Grades</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Distance Learning Grades</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'>Faculty and Staff</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Student/Student Services Staff Ratio</span><span 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