About The Arch  The Completion Arch is a web based tool that
provides quick and easy access to national, state and
initiative-level data that describe the progress and success of
community college students.  About the Indicators  The
Completion Arch was conceived to consolidate a set of common
community college metrics and summarize the statistics in the
form of state- and initiative-level indicators of student
progress and success.  Download The Completion Arch  Download
The Completion Arch: Measuring Community College Student Success
2012 for a summary of The Completion Arch initiative, its
purpose and sample measures and indicators.  What is an Area?
The Completion Arch groups indicators into five topical areas
representing the progression of students into and through
community college and eventually into the workplace. The five
areas are as follows: Enrollment; Developmental Education
Placement; Progress; Transfer and Completion; and Workforce
Preparation and Employment Outcomes.  What is a Measure?  Eac