Department of Counselor Education 2020 – 2021 Vital Statistics and Program Outcomes Report Overview:
The Counselor Education Department at Missouri Baptist University offers two CACREP-Accredited counseling degrees: A Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA-CMHC; 60 credit hours), and a Master of Arts in School Counseling (MA-SC, Traditional [51 credit hours] or Licensure track [60 credit hours]). Courses are offered across three delivery formats: Main Campus, Online Synchronous (Livestream), and Online Asynchronous. Students may fluctuate between delivery methods throughout the program. Students seeking licensure may not complete courses asynchronously. Field-experience courses must be completed synchronously via Livestream or on Main Campus.
Total Student Enrollment by Program Track (Individual Student Count):
Clinical Mental Health School - Licensure School - Traditional Total CACREP Degree Students Post Master’s Certification MAC* TOTAL STUDENT COUNTS
Fall 2020 CACREP Degree Students 44 55 58 157 Other Enrollments 4 8 169
Spring 2021
Summer 2021
48 52 62 162
42 40 36 118
4 2 168
1 1 120
*Individual Student Count represents maximum static enrollment count across any semester for the 2020-2021 Academic Year.
Student and Faculty Full-Time-Equivalent Counts and Ratios by Delivery Method:
Average FTEs / Ratios Fall 2020-Spring 2021: Main Campus Online Synchronous (Livestream) Online Asynchronous TOTAL PROGRAM:
Average Student FTE*
Average Faculty FTE
18.44 69.82 17.99 106.25
1.93 5.74 1.99 9.67
Faculty-to-Student Ratios (faculty count for every one student) 9.55 12.16 9.04 10.99
Full-time-equivalent (FTE) student enrollment is calculated by dividing the number of credits completed by students in each delivery method and dividing by a full-time credit load of 9 credit hours. Faculty FTE is calculated using contracted graduate teaching load of 9 credits fall/spring and 3 credits summer. FTE Student to FTE Faculty ratio is calculated by dividing FTE students by FTE faculty assigned to each delivery method, each semester. Source: CAMS Student Enrollment Reports
Retention Rates: Retention Rate School Counseling – Traditional Track School Counseling – Licensure Track Synchronous (Main Campus or Livestream) Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track Synchronous (Main Campus or Livestream) TOTAL PROGRAM: Retention statistics represent all students enrolled from Summer 2017 through Spring 2021.
Published December 2021
68.47% 73.81% 74.12% 71.79%
Department of Counselor Education 2020 – 2021 Vital Statistics and Program Outcomes Report Graduation/ Completion Rates (2020-2021 CACREP Program Graduates):
School Counseling – Traditional Track School Counseling – Licensure Track Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track TOTAL PROGRAM:
# of Grads
On-Time Grad Rate (3 yrs.)*
Total Grad Rate
Avg Time to Complete Degree
36
96.77%
69.64%
2.81 yrs.
10
42.11%
69.70%
2.72 yrs.
9
57.14%
66.67%
2.72 yrs.
55
71.43%
68.80%
2.75 yrs.
Employment Rates: CMHC Employment Rate
25.0%
School Counseling - School Counseling TOTAL Certification Licensure 73.91% 57.14% 57.89%
Chart depicts the rates of Spring and Summer 2021 graduates employed or contracted to begin employment in counseling or a closely related field at graduation, broken down by program track. Source: Recent Graduate/ Graduating Student Survey, graduate self-report
Credentialing (Exit) Exam Scores: Exam Missouri Content Area – School Counselor Exam (MoCA) Counselor Preparation Competency Exam (CPCE)*
Score Required to Pass
# of Students Completing Exam
National or State Average
MBU Average Score
220
69
237.1
236.3
84.0%
87.0.0%
varies
16
varies
78.08
unknown
83.3%
State Pass MBU Rate Pass Rate
* To pass the CPCE exam, MBU students must score a nine or higher on each of the eight competency sections, and/or at least .25 standard deviations below the mean for the corresponding version of the exam.
Published December 2021