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    Student Outcomes - Baccalaureate Level Program

    Enrollment & Graduation Data

    HSDA Majors and Minors

    The following table presents data on the number of HSDA majors and minors between fall 2017 and fall 2022.

    This table presents data on the number of HSDA majors and minors between fall 2016 and fall 2020.

    • Fall 2018: 104 Majors, 37 Minors
    • Fall 2019: 94 Majors, 40 Minors
    • Fall 2020: 69 Majors, 37 Minors
    • Fall 2021: 67 Majors, 43 Minors
    • Fall 2022: 58 Majors, 47 Minors

    HSDA Graduates

    The following table presents aggregate data on the number of HSDA degrees conferred in from 2018-2022 with average GPA per calendar year.

    This table presents data on the number of HSDA graduates (2018-2020) with average GPA per calendar year.

    • 2018: 25
    • 2019: 44
    • 2020: 41
    • 2021: 32
    • 2022: 26
    Enrollment Overview 2018-2022
    Term Avg. Enrolled Hours Avg. Age Pell Grant First Generation Avg. GPA

    Fall 2018

    12.94 28.4 66 42 3.13

    Fall 2019

    12.33 26.1 45 31 3.13

    Fall 2020

    12.59 25.4 37 23 2.97

    Fall 2021

    12.13 24.3 35 22 3.04

    Fall 2022

    11.65 23.4 30 17 3.01
    Demographic Data Overview
    Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022

    Asian or Pacific Islander

    4 4% 5 5% 2 3% 5 7% 0

    Black

    1 1% 10 11% 7 10% 6 9% 8 14%

    Black or African American

    11 11% 0

    Hispanic

    21 21% 28 31% 17 25% 13 19% 20 34%

    Multiracial

    2 2% 2 2% 3 4% 1 2% 1 >1%

    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

    1 2% 1 2%

    Unknown

    1 2%

    White

    60 61% 44 49% 38 56% 41 61%29 29 48%

    Total

    99 90 68 67 58

    Human Services - Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) Exam Data

    HS-BCP Pass Rate

    The following table presents aggregate HS-BCP pass rate data by academic year.This table presents aggregate HS-BCP pass rate data by academic year.

    • 2017-2018: 42.9%
    • 2018-2019: 63.16%
    • 2019-2020: 45%
    • 2020: n/a - Testing center closed
    • 2021: 33.3%

    HS-BCP Results by Content Area

    The following table presents data on student performance on the HS-BCP by content area (2020-21 data has not been provided by the Center for Credentialing and Education):

    Content Area 2017-2018
    Mean (n=7)
    2018-2019
    Mean (n=19)
    2019-2020
    Mean (n=20)
    Assessment, Service Planning and Outcome 17.08 18.61 17.11
    Theoretical Orientations/Interventions 13.16 22.89 14.33
    Case Management, Professional Practice and Ethics 24.34 22.5 22.0
    Administration, Program Development, Evaluation and Supervision 9.7 9.81 8.67

    Comparative Overall Means

    The following table compares the overall means for UNG students to other CSHSE programs, Non-Accredited Programs, and Others (usually professionals). 2020-21 data has not been provided by the Center for Credentialing and Education.

    2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
    UNG 64 66.62 62.11
    CSHSE Accredited Programs 57.32 63.36 63.56
    Non-Accredited Programs 59.5 62.23 59.00
    Others (usually professionals) 65.05 66.15 66.15

    Job Placement

    Employers

    • Gainesville Housing
    • Hall County DFCS
    • Legacy Link
    • Supporting Adoption and Foster Families Together (SAFTT)
    • Hall County Schools
    • Gateway Domestic Violence Center
    • Jackson County High School
    • The Summit Wellness Group
    • A Better Way Recovery
    • Mt. Judicial Circuit Accountability Courts
    • Goodwill
    • Morgan Stanley
    • City of Gainesville

    Types of Positions

    • Executive Director
    • Community Manager
    • Employment Assistant Coordinator
    • Case Manager
    • Design Assistant
    • College Access Coach
    • Administrative Assistant
    • Alternative Sentencing Specialist
    • Child Advocate
    • School Counselor
    • Community Outreach Director
    • Aging & Disability Resource Counselor
    • Housing Specialist
    • Child Protective Services Investigator

    Community Partner Feedback

    In fall 2020 the HSDA program surveyed community partners in order to gain feedback on the field practicum curriculum and students. Key results related to student performance are presented in the below table.

    Feedback on Students

    Community partners who had hosted an HSDA students within the past five years were asked to assess student performance. Results are indicated in the table below:

    Statements Strongly Agree/Agree Somewhat Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree/Disagree
    I would hire an HSDA student. 87.5% 6.25% 0 0 0
    HSDA students are professional. 90.63% 3.13% 6.25% 0 0
    HSDA students are prepared to work in human services settings. 90.63% 0 6.25% 3.13% 0

    Student Alumni Feedback

    In fall 2022 an alumni survey was conducted for the Department of Sociology and Human Services. The survey was sent to roughly 500 alumni who graduated between 2013 and 2022. The following data represents HSDA alumni graduating between 2017-2022. The HSDA program has conferred 184 degrees during that time and 36 surveys were completed for a 28% response rate.

    Employment – Highlights:

    • 91.67% are employed full-time
    • 36.1% had a job at graduation, 69% had a job within five months, and 86% had a job within a year of graduating
    • Students are also finding jobs in a wide variety of settings, with the majority working in non-profit (38.9%) and public/government (33.3%) settings
    Employment Sector Percentage
    Self-employed in own business or professional non-group practice 5.6%
    For-profit corporation/group-practice 16.7%
    Government or other public institution or agency, including military 33.3%
    Non-profit organization, institution or NGO 38.9%
    Other 5.6%
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