4R3 Employee Productivity and Effectiveness

• STI graduates continue to be employed at a high rate. For the 2009 graduates, 93% of graduates who returned the survey were employed within the first six months of graduation, with 91% working in field, meeting the mission of the institute.
• Even with increased enrollments, STI has been able to control institutional costs, thereby continuing to offer programs at tuition and fee rates about $100/credit hour less than other higher education organizations in Sioux Falls.
• STI’s Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory  results indicate that students believe they are receiving excellent educational, support, and academic services as indicated by ratings above the national mean.
• Instructional surveys, conducted each semester in the classroom, indicate that students are satisfied with their instructors and the services their instructors provide.
• STI has achieved and maintains 14 specialized program accreditations, and STI students have national pass rates above the national average (see 1R 6 ).