The following table illustrates the performance of each NCCCS college in the twelve "critical success" performance measures used for the NCCCS to evaluate and report its performance to the legislature. The first five columns list the required five that every college must meet in order to be eligible for "superior performance funding." To be eligible for that funding, a college must achieve one of the following:

• Meet the performance standard in each of the required five.
• Meet the performance standard in four of the required five, plus one other of the college's choosing.
• Meet the performance standard in four of the required five plus "significant improvement" in one of the required five.

A mark of 5S or 6S in the last column indicates whether a college is eligible for "superior performance funding" (if funds are available).

Source: Reprinted from the 2002 Critical Success Factors for the North Carolina Community College System.