Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness

Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science is:

Approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN)
General Information: www.nursing.ohio.gov
Student Resources: complaints@nursing.ohio.gov
Approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE):
General Information: www.ohiohighered.org.
Student Resources: https://www.ohiohighered.org/students/complaints.
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
General Information: www.hlcommission.org.
Student Resources: https://www.hlcommission.org/Student-Resources/student-resources-index.html

The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411
Phone: (800) 621-7440 / (312) 263-0456

The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program, located in Cincinnati, OH, is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the associate program is Continuing Accreditation.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, located in Cincinnati, OH, is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the baccalaureate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Phone: (404) 975-5000
Link to ACEN Website

The Associate of Science in Surgical Technology at GSC is in the process of seeking initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) 9355 – 113^th St. N, #7709 Seminole, FL 3375, 727-210-2350. mail@caahep.org.

Memberships

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
• Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities (GC3)
American Health Science Education Consortium (AHSEC)
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
Ohio Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (OACRAO)
Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. (OASFAA)
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN)
Ohio Council of Associate Degree Nursing Educator Administrators (OCADNEA)
Ohio Council of Deans & Directors of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs (OCDD)
Ohio Association for College Admissions Counseling (OACAC)
Ohio Private College Admissions Directors (OPCAD)

Institutional Assessment

GSC provides data and other types of information services to its various stakeholders to support external reporting, internal decision-making and planning, and overall institutional effectiveness. This section contains information that the College is required to disclose to any potential students, in addition to as well as additional information GSC offers to provide context for someone making the decision to enroll. Specifically, this section includes data regarding the following:

IPEDS Annual Reporting*

Student Diversity Information: Gender & Race/Ethnicity
Total Pell Grant Recipients
Retention Rates: IPEDS Measure
Graduation, Completion and Transfer Out Rates
Calculation of Graduation and Transfer Out Rates
Graduates Receiving Pell Grants/Subsidized Stafford Loans
4-Year Average Rates Completions/Transfers

*GSC does not participate in Title IV, HEA student financial aid programs that enroll students who receive athletics-related student aid.

Higher Education Title IX Training Materials

GSC Evidence of Achievement

Retention Outcomes
NCLEX-RN Exam First-Time Pass Rates
Program Completion Rates
Program and Institutional Retention Rates
Program and Institutional Job Placement Rates
Program and Institutional Continuing Education Rates

Student Diversity Information: Gender & Race/Ethnicity

2023-24 IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey: Student Diversity Information-Gender
	Full-Time Students		Part-Time Students		Total Students
	Count	Percentage *	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
Male	15	3%	21	4%	36	8%
Female	141	31%	280	62%	421	92%
Total	156	34%	301	64%	457	100%
*Percentage of Total Reported Population:457 First-time in college only
*Source: IPEDS 2023-24 Fall Enrollment Survey–Part A*

2023-24 IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey: Student Diversity Information-Race/Ethnicity
	Full-Time Students		Part-Time Students		Total Students
	Count	Percentage*	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
Nonresident Alien	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Hispanic/Latino	7	1.53%	22	4.81%	29	6.35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.21%	0	0%	1	0.22%
Asian	3	0.65%	6	1.31%	9	1.97%
Black or African American	30	7%	98	21.44%	128	28.01%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
White	94	20.57%	146	31.95%	240	52.52%
Two or More Races	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown	21	4.6%	29	6.35%	50	10.94%
Total	156	35%	301	66%	457	100%
*Percentage of Total Reported Population: 457 First Time in College
*Source: IPEDS 2023-24 Fall Enrollment Survey–Part A*

Total Pell Grant Recipients

Total Pell Grant Recipients
	Count	Percentage
Fall 2023 Source: IPEDS 2023-24 Student Financial Aid Survey-Part B	147	43%

Disclaimer:
GSC does not participate in Title IV, HEA student financial aid programs that enroll students who receive athletics-related student aid.

Retention Rates: IPEDS Measure

GSC is required by federal regulations to make available to current and prospective students the retention rate of certificate- or degree-seeking first-time, undergraduate students as reported to IPEDS. IPEDS calculates retention based on the first-time, full-time students in the highest degree conferred; however, the BSN program is an RN-to-BSN completion program, meaning that all students in the BSN are excluded from the IPEDS formula since they have already graduated from an associate’s programs and become licensed RNs.

IPEDS First-Time Student Retention Rate for Highest Degree Conferred*
First-time, Full-time Bachelor’s Cohort Fall 2020	0
Exclusions and Inclusions from Cohort	0
Adjusted Fall 2020 Cohort	0
First-time Students still enrolled as of Fall 2021	0
Fall 2020 bachelor’s cohort retention rate Fall 2021	0%
*Source: IPEDS 2023-24 Fall Enrollment Survey–Part E*

Graduation, Completion and Transfer Out Rates
The IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) survey component collects data on the cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students and tracks their completion status at 150% of the normal time to complete all requirements of their program of study. This information is collected to assist institutions in complying with the requirements of the Student Right-to-Know Act.

Completers Within I50%: 2015 Cohort
Cohort 2017	Other Degree / Certificate Seeking Cohort	Completers of programs of less than 2 academic years	Completers of programs of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years	Completers of bachelor’s or equivalent programs	Total Completers within 150%
Men
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0	0	0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	0	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Total Men	0	0	0	0	0
Women
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0	0	0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	2	0	2	0	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	2	0	1	0	1
Two or More Races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Total Women	4	0	3	0	3
Total Men + Women	4	0	3	0	3
*Source: 2023-24 IPEDS Graduation Rates Survey–Section III*

Transfers/Exclusions: 2017 Cohort
Cohort 2017	Other Degree / Certificate Seeking Cohort	Total Completers within 150%	Total transfer-out students	Total Exclusions	Still Enrolled
Men
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0	0	0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	0	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Total Men	0	0	0	0	0
Women
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0	0	0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	2	2	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	2	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Total Women	4	0	1	0	0
Total Men + Women	4	0	1	0	0
*Source: 2023-24 IPEDS Graduation Rates Survey–Section III*

Calculation of Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates

Calculation of Graduation and Transfer-out Rates: 2015 Cohort
	Graduation Rate	Transfer Out Rate
Overall Rates	75	25
Men	0	0
Women	75	25
*Source: 2023-24 IPEDS Graduation Rates Survey–Section III*

Graduates Receiving Pell Grants/Subsidized Stafford Loans

IPEDS: Graduates Receiving Pell Grants/ Subsidized Stafford Loans Within the Entering Year*
	Number In Cohort	Total Exclusions	Completed bachelor’s or equivalent within 150%	Total Completers within 150%
Other degree / certificate-seeking cohort	4	0	0	3
Graduates Receiving the Pell Grant	0	0	0	0
Graduates Receiving Subsidized Stafford Loans, but not Pell	0	0	0	0
Graduates who did received neither Pell Grants nor a Subsidized Stafford Loan	4	0	0	3
*Source: 2023-24 IPEDS Graduation Rates Survey–Section III*
* IPEDS measures include only first time, full-time students.

4-Year Average Rates Completions/Transfers

4-Year Average Rates Completions / Transfers
	2014	2015	2016	2017	4 Year Total
Men
Adjusted cohort	2	1	0	0	3
Total completers within 150%	1	1	0	0	2
Total transfer out students	0	0	0	0	0
Women
	2014	2015	2016	2017	4 Year Total
Adjusted cohort	12	17	22	4	55
Total completers within 150%	3	14	9	1	27
Total transfer out students	3	14	9	0	0
Total Men + Women
	2014	2015	2016	2017	4 Year Total
Adjusted cohort	14	18	22	4	58
Total completers within 150%	4	15	9	3	31
Total transfer out students	0	0	0	0	1
4-Year AVE Student Right-to-Know Completion Rate Calculation (Total Completers within 150% / Adjusted Cohort)					53
4-year AVE Student Right-to-Know Completion Rate Calculation (Total Transfer-out Students / Adjusted Cohort)					2

GSC Evidence of Achievement

GSC utilizes a combination of programmatic and institutional-level measures as evidence of achievement that include, but are not limited to, the following:

NCLEX-RN Exam First-Time Pass Rates
Nursing Program Outcomes Measures: Completion
Retention Rates: GSC Measure
Graduate Employment Rates
Continuing Education Rates

NCLEX-RN Exam First-Time Pass Rates

AASN NCLEX-RN Exam Pass Rates
Year	# Passed	# Eligible	GSC Pass Rate³	Ohio Pass Rate¹	National Pass Rate^2>
2023	75	64	89.29%	86.73%	88.56%
2022	87	111	78.38%	75.83%	79.91%
2021	77	89	86.52%	79.07%	82.48%
2020	81	98	82.65%	84.41%	86.58%
2019	80	99	80.81%	86.25%	88.18%
2018	71	86	82.56%	86.88%	88.30%
2017	82	99	82.83%	84.96%	87.12%
2016	88	111	79.28%	81.12%	84.56%
2015	81	96	84.38%	81.27%	84.51%
2014	88	108	81.49%	77.18%	81.79%
*AASN only
¹NCSBN. (2023). Report 1–Number and Percent Passing of First-Time Candidates Educated in BON/RB Jurisdictions, 2. Retrieved from https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/nursing.ohio.gov/uploads/NCLEX%20Reports/NCSBN%20NCLEX%20Reports/2023%20RN%20NCSBN%20NCLEX%20Reports.pdf
²NCSBN. (2023). Report 1–Number and Percent Passing of First-Time Candidates Educated in BON/RB Jurisdictions, 3. Retrieved from https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/nursing.ohio.gov/uploads/NCLEX%20Reports/NCSBN%20NCLEX%20Reports/2023%20RN%20NCSBN%20NCLEX%20Reports.pdf
¹NCSBN. (2023). Report 4–Jurisdiction Program Summary of all first-Time Candidates Licensed in All Jurisdictionss, 44. Retrieved from https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/nursing.ohio.gov/uploads/NCLEX%20Reports/NCSBN%20NCLEX%20Reports/2023%20RN%20NCSBN%20NCLEX%20Reports.pdf

Nursing Programs Outcomes Measures: Completion

The following table represents the program completion rates for the AASN and RN to BSN completion rates, using the calculation formula required by ACEN in each program’s annual report.

	AASN		RN to BSN Completion
Academic Year	# Graduates	Completion Rate*	# Graduates	Completion Rate
2022-23	88	81%	21	76%
2021-22	82	70%	15	76.4%
2020-21	88	93%	17	66%
2019-20	113	74%	16	94%
2018-19	107	73%	19	88%
2017-18	88	76%	26	90%
2016-17	102	83%	15	67%
2015-16	109	83%	2	44%
2014-15	103	76%	2	100%
2012-13	76	62%
*ACEN. (2023) 2022-23 Annual Report, Section 4: Outcomes Tracking information from GSC Student Information System.

Retention Rates: GSC Measure

In addition to calculations required by IPEDS and programmatic accreditors, the College also the retention rate of all students by program and across the institution in order to gauge the efficacy of retention strategies for all students. This retention calculation is based on the number of students in an incoming fall cohort who return to the institution the following fall term.

Term Intake	New Starts	Cont. / Grads	Drops	Annual Retention Rate
Fall 2023	181	TBD	TBD	TBD
Fall 2022	115	87	28	76%
Fall 2021	101	77	24	76%
Fall 2020	135	81	54	60%
Fall 2019	62	51	11	82%

Post-Graduation Outcomes: Employment and Continuing Education

As a part of its mission to support the lifelong development of health care, the College tracks certain post-graduation outcomes: First, the College tracks the number of graduates who are employed in their field of study. Secondly, the College tracks the number of students in each graduating cohort who continue their formal education in a degree program. These outcomes are tracked institutionally and by program.

Graduate Employment: Nursing Programs
	AASN			RN to BSN Completion
Cohort Intake Date	# Grads	# Employed	Rate*	#Grads	# Employed	Rate*
2022-23	88	83	93%	21	19	90%
2021-22	85	80	94%	12	10	83%
2020-21	41	36	88%	17	16	94%
2019-20	98	97	99%	24	24	100%
2018-19	106	92	87%	19	17	89%

Graduate Employment: Health Sciences Programs
	AAS-ST			AS-RT			ASHS/MA
Academic Year	# Grads	# Employed	Rate*	# Grads	# Employed	Rate*	# Grads	# Employed	Rate*
2022-23							14	14	93%
2021-22							3	3	100%
2020-21							6	6	100%
2019-20							6	4	67%
2018-19							2	2	100%

Graduation Employment: All Programs
Academic Year	# Grads	# Employed	Employment Rate*
2022-23	123	115	93%
2021-22	100	94	94%
2020-21	113	104	92%
2019-20	128	126	98%
2018-19	127	111	87%
*GSC Employment Tracking