Comparisons of the quality indicators of institutions of professional higher education

As of 30.06.2011

Collection of data On agreement, 7 indicators were compared

1.Drop out rate of first year students

2.General drop out rate

3.Filling state commissioned student places

4.Outwards student mobility (Erasmus)

5.Inwards student mobility (Erasmus)

6.Students per lecturer

7.Qualification of the academic personnel

Each school entered their data into a table located in the google.docs environment – the respective school is responsible for the availability and the authenticity of the data

Abbreviations of the names of the schools (According to SHE)

Institution of higher education Abbreviation

Estonian Maritime Academy EMA

Estonian National Defence College ENDC

Lääne-Viru College LVC

Academy of Security Sciences EASS

Estonian Aviation Academy EAA

Tallinn Pedagogical College TPC

University of Applied Sciences UAS

Tallinn Health Care College THCC

Tartu Art College TAC

Tartu Health Care College THCC

Estonian-American Business College EABC

Estonian School of Hotel and Tourism Management

EHTE

Estonian Information Technology College EITC

Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences

EUAS

Drop out rate of first year students

% of the enrolled

students

Analysis of the academic year

2010/11 can be conducted at

the end of September (due to

methodology, September 30 is

deemed the end of a period)

High drop out rate – EITC

Upward trend EITC and TPC

(reasoning is related to

introduction of SIS)

Significant fluctuations in EAA,

UAS, health care colleges

Average drop out rate of first

year students in institutions of

professional education in the

academic year 09/10 is 13 % Average 13%

General drop out rate

% of the amount of the students

Upward trends in EITC, EAA, EASS, TPC, EUAS

Negative trend (decrease of drop out rate) ENDC

Average drop out rate in institutions of professional higher education in the academic year 2009/10 was10,1%

Average 10,1%

Comparisons of drop out rate with the average in the academic year 2009/10

Drop out rate of first year students

General drop out rate

Average 13% Average 10,1%

Filling of state commissioned student places (SCSP)

Percentage of graduates (SB+NSB) upon of the completion of the nominal study period

Problems may emerge on calculation of filling of state commissioned student places in the schools where the curricula are of different lengths (e.g. THCC)

Student mobility (outwards through)

Percentage of the students The number of mobile students

Students mobility (Erasmus, % of students)

academic year 2009/10 academic year 2010/11

Students per lecturers

Students per an ordinary lecturer

The problem is a lack of basis of calculation of a full work load

Students per lecturer

Both ordinary and guest lecturers have been taken into account (as November 2009 and 2010)

In the future, the need to introduce analysis into the calculation of full time work

Qualification of the academic personnel

% from the number of ordinary lecturers on the basis of the data of 2010 (10.11.2010) except ENDC and health care colleges

Diploma C – qualification between the Master’s and the Doctoral degree – a professional Master’s degree or a research Master’s degree