Institutional Effectiveness

Outcomes & Assessments for LBC | Capital

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness presents the following information as measurable evidences of the college’s outcomes and assessment.

Information Posted January 5, 2024

Our Mission

Lancaster Bible College exists to educate Christian students to think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving him in the Church and society.

Our Vision

Lancaster Bible College will be a premier learning community that intentionally develops the head, heart, and hands of servant ministry leaders for global impact.

Our Core Values and Goals

Lancaster Bible College has established a set of core values to serve as the compass for fulfilling its mission. The LBC experience is an important factor in the development of ministry leaders. LBC’s core values are as follows:

1. Committed to premier biblical higher education as evidenced by the encouragement of a Christ-centered learning community.

2. Committed to institutional excellence as evidenced by providing and maintaining God-honoring resources.

3. Committed to institutional distinctiveness as evidenced by preserving the integrity of our mission and legacy while planning for the future of the college.

4. Committed to a biblical foundation as evidenced by the teaching of sound doctrine and the proper interpretation of Scripture in accordance with our statement of faith.

5. Committed to a spiritual foundation as evidenced by providing an environment which encourages spiritual life and growth.

6. Committed to developing students for a ministry and service mindset as evidenced by preparing them both academically and experientially to serve Christ in the Church and society.

7. Committed to exemplifying a ministry and service mindset as evidenced by exerting a positive Christian influence both locally and globally.

Institutional Evidences

The following are the primary means used to measure institutional attainment of objectives and to document student success.

1. Graduation/Completion Rates

A chart comparison of LBC's Graduation Rates 2013-2017

Cohort Total Graduates
2017 Cohort 154 88
2016 Cohort 164 89
2015 Cohort 174 99
2014 Cohort 211 153
2013 Cohort 134 83
2. Retention Rates

chart of student retention rates

Full-time Student Retention Part-time Student Retention
Cohort total Returning students Cohort total Returning students
Fall 2021 140 113 6 2
Fall 2020 154 123 5 1
Fall 2019 163 132 5 1
Fall 2018 171 128 2 2
Fall 2017 151 123 5 1
Fall 2016 164 124 7 3
Fall 2015 174 135 6 3
3. Employment & Continuing Education Rates
Department Program Graduation Year # of graduates Employed in field and/or pursuing further education within one year of graduation+
Arts & Sciences Criminal Justice 2021-2022 16 50%
2020-2021 5 80%
2019-2020 7 43%
Bible & Theology Bible & Theology programs 2021-2022 188 49%**
2020-2021 196 *
2016-2017 216 *
Business Administration Business Administration programs 2021-2021 87 71%
2020-2021 46 100%
2018-2019 50 100%
Church & Ministry Leadership All CML programs 2021-2022 126 85%
2020-2021 94 *
2016-2017 105 *
Communication & Media Arts Communication & Media Arts Production 2021-2022 26 80%
2020-2021 24 71%
2019-2020 18 78%
Counseling & Social Work Counseling programs 2021-2022 47 55%
2020-2021 8 100%
2016-2017 10 100%
Social Work 2021-2022 12 100%
2020-2021 14 86%
2016-2017 16 100%
Education All Education programs 2021-2022 39 83%
2020-2021 24 83%
2016-2017 17 82%
Music, Worship & Performing Arts All MWPA programs 2021-2022 11 40%
2020-2021 17 71%
2019-2020 6 83%

* Employment data not collected for these years
** Includes graduates who earned degrees for personal enrichment rather than for a career
+ Based on survey responses

chart showing employment one year after graduation

2021-2022 Graduates Surveyed one year after graduation
Employed full-time in a position related to my college major 111
Employed full-time in a position NOT related to my college major 67
Employed part-time in a position related to my college major 28
Employed part-time in a position NOT related to my college major 6
Unemployed and seeking employment 15
Unemployed, not seeking employment (including retired) 19
Other 7
Total 253
4a. Student Satisfaction - I feel that the program . . .

chart showing how students felt their program prepared them
Source: Survey of 2022-2023 graduates

2022-2023 Graduate Responses
Strongly Agree 41
Agree 48
Unsure/NA 7
Disagree 5
Strongly Disagree 3
Total 104
4b. Student Satisfaction - I feel LBC prepared me . . .

chart of student response to how LBC prepared them
Source: Survey of 2022-2023 graduates

2022-2023 Graduate Responses
Strongly Agree 36
Agree 49
Unsure/NA 12
Disagree 5
Strongly Disagree 3
Total 105
4c. Student Satisfaction - Please rate your overall experiences . . .

chart of overall evaluation of LBC
Source: Sophomore Experiences Survey 2022

2022 Sophomore Responses
Very Satisfied 20
Satisfied 26
Somewhat Satisfied 18
Somewhat Dissatisfied 12
Dissatisfied 4
Very Dissatisfied 1
Total 81
4d. Student Satisfaction - I feel proud of the college . . .

chart showing how proud students were of their college
Source: Sophomore Experiences Survey 2022

2022 Sophomore Responses
Strongly Agree 26
Agree 31
Somewhat Agree 19
Somewhat Disagree 6
Disagree 2
Strongly Disagree 2
Total 86
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