VCI has the following means to evaluate its educational effectiveness:

1. Student achievement of competencies
   • Student learning related to institutional mission
   • Integration of theological disciplines – Five strands
   • Achievement of educational objectives
   • Student grade distribution
   • Student average grades for each unit
2. Graduation rate & Transfer-out rate
3. Retention rate
4. Employment rate
5. Evaluation by churches and ministry organizations
   • Individual student growth
   • Student growth by categories
   • Average student change by categories
6. Student satisfaction surveys
   
   • Student evaluation of learning resources and content
   • Student evaluation of achievement of competencies
   • Student evaluation of faculty
   • Student evaluation of library
   • Other evaluations by students
7. Complaints received
8. Validation of assessment
9. Collation of staff observations