The University of Wyoming prepares an annual report to the Governor and Legislature on progress made on certain institutional performance benchmarks, including student enrollment, retention, and graduation; student satisfaction with academic, administrative, and student support services; student performance on national examinations; external research funding and technology transfer; and private fundraising. These data are made available through the annual strategic planning report required of state agencies by statute, but are also reviewed with the Governor and the Legislature by the University President on an annual basis prior to each legislative session. The Wyoming Community College Commission (WCCC) coordinates with the seven community colleges to track students across the state’s system. The community college system has adopted 13 indicators of institutional effectiveness recommended by the American Association of Community Colleges Council on Vocational Education, including: student goal attainment; persistence; degree completion rates; placement rate in the workforce; employer assessment of students; licensure/certification pass rates; client assessment of programs and services; demonstration of critical literacy skills; number and rate who transfer; performance after transfer; success in subsequent related coursework; participation rate in the service area; and, responsiveness to community needs. Every other year when the Wyoming legislature approves budgets, the WCCC uses a base plus funding allocation model to distribute the funds. (Last updated 2008)