Classification of industrial engineering programs in Colombia based on state tests

Adel Mendoza-Mendoza; Enrique De La Hoz-Domínguez; Delimiro Visbal-Cadavid

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16002

Classification of industrial engineering programs in Colombia based on state tests

Heliyon. 2023 May 5;9(5):e16002. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16002. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Adel Mendoza-Mendoza¹, Enrique De La Hoz-Domínguez², Delimiro Visbal-Cadavid³

Affiliations

¹ Program of Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia.
² Productivity and Innovation Department, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia.
³ Program of Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.

Abstract

This article proposes an approach for the classification of industrial engineering programs offered by different higher education institutions (HEIs) in Colombia, using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and validating the results with cluster analysis. To perform this classification, data from 5318 industrial engineering students from 93 higher education institutions are used as a basis for classification based on the Saber11 and SaberPro state tests. The state tests are used to measure graduates' academic performance in the data envelopment analysis. With the efficiency results it was possible to classify higher education institutions (HEIs) into three large groups. Subsequently, this classification was validated through cluster analysis. The results show a correct classification of 77%.

Keywords: Classification; Cluster analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Higher education institutions.