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Current Term Enrollment Estimates Report Shows Slight Gains for Higher Education
Undergraduate enrollment grew 1.2% and graduate enrollment grew 0.6%, according to the fall 2023 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report.
Exploring the College Closures & Student Outcomes Dashboard
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s interactive College Closures and Student Outcomes dashboard enables a closer view of the impact of college closures on student education pathways.
Happy Season of Giving!
Watch the National Student Clearinghouse 2023 holiday ecard.
Progress in National College Completions Remain Stalled
The Completing College 2023 report, from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, found that the six-year completion rate for the fall 2017 cohort was 62.2 percent, essentially unchanged since 2015.
New & Improved Compliance Central Is Here!
Our redesigned Compliance Central site is here providing your with 24/7 one-stop access to the compliance and Enrollment Reporting information and resources you need.
Learner Insights Case Study: Surry Community College Turns to StudentTracker to Help Improve Student Success
Michael Faulkner, Executive Director of Institutional Research, and Dr. Katie Bowman, Director of Institutional Research at Surry Community College, share how StudentTracker for Colleges and Universities helped their college cut the non-success rate of its students by 48%.
Learner Insights Case Study: Northeast Lakeview Constantly Looks for New Ways to Use PDP Data
Northeast Lakeview College depends on the Postsecondary Data Partnership to help build and manage its academic service delivery and meet the dynamic needs of its diverse student body.
Black Learners in IT Associate’s Degree and Credential College Programs
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center collaborated with Jobs for the Future on a new report on Black learners in IT.
Using PDP to Enable Student Success
Community colleges across Achieving the Dream’s national network are turning to the Postsecondary Data Partnership to identify ways to improve student success.
Leveraging the High School Benchmarks Report: A Guide for High School Administrators & Counselors
Here are four ways high school administrators can leverage the High School Benchmarks report to make data-driven decisions, improve outcomes, and support their students’ educational journeys.
Stay Informed Report: Undergraduate Enrollment Grows for the First Time Post-Pandemic, Despite Freshmen Declines
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released its fall 2023 Stay Informed Report, showing gains in higher education enrollment.
Coming Soon: The New & Improved Compliance Central!
The National Student Clearinghouse is redesigning our Compliance Central site to provide users at participating Enrollment Reporting institutions with one-stop access to all our compliance and Enrollment Reporting resources.
How George Mason University Is Changing Students’ Lives Through Reverse Transfer
In May 2023, George Mason University awarded associate degrees to its first cohort of students as part of the university’s reverse transfer program.
2023 High School Benchmarks Report: Immediate College-Going Rate Improves for the First Time Since Beginning of the Pandemic
The 2023 High School Benchmarks Report reveals the first improvement in immediate college enrollment rates for high school graduates since 2020. The report includes a special analysis of the enduring impact that the pandemic has had on college enrollment.
Spotlight on Latinx Higher Education Trends
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re proud of the role that the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center plays in advancing Latinx higher education through the insights on postsecondary access and success its national reports provide to education leaders and policymakers.
Achieving the Dream’s Postsecondary Data Partnership Courses Are Back!
Achieving the Dream is offering free online Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) courses for fall 2023.
Final “A Dream Derailed” Report on College Closures Released
SHEEO has released the final of a three-part report series on college closures, called A Dream Derailed,” on which it collaborated with the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Cristo Rey Network Prepares Students with Limited Economic Means for College Success with StudentTracker
Mosie Duhe, Director of Data & Tech Strategy, at Cristo Rey Network discusses how their organization leverages StudentTracker to develop postsecondary pathways tailored to their unique student population.
StudentTracker Helps Surry Community College Decrease the Non-Success Rate of Its Students By 48%
In a webinar, now available on demand, Michael Faulkner, Executive Director of Institutional Research at Surry Community College, shared how StudentTracker for Colleges and Universities helped his college cut the non-success rate of its students nearly in half.
DiplomaVerify: Saving Schools Time & Money – Part Two
Phil Smith & Kathryn Pearlman discuss how DiplomaVerify helps educators keep up with the demand for diploma verifications in the second of a two-part interview.
Get to Know the Data Reporting Dashboard
Our Data Reporting Dashboard helps streamline the way you manage your compliance data reporting and reminds you of time-sensitive tasks.
StudentTracker Empowers High Schools to Assess the Postsecondary Pathways of Their Graduates
In an interview with StudentTracker for High Schools product manager, Michele Gralak, we explore how high schools and districts use StudentTracker to enhance performance.
Update to CIP Year 2020 Requirements
Has your institution updated to the CIP Year 2020 requirements? If not, make sure you read our key takeaways from the FSA and NSLDS announcement on their requirements for the 2020 Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code reporting.
DiplomaVerify: Saving Schools Time & Money – Part One
Phil Smith, a senior manager with the Clearinghouse’s Business Development Team, and Kathryn Pearlman, the DiplomaVerify product manager, discuss how DiplomaVerify helps educators keep up with the demand for diploma verifications in the first part of a two-part interview.
College Student Persistence Rate Rises for the First Time Since the Start of the Pandemic
Our latest “Persistence and Retention” report shows that 76 percent of the 2.4 million students who started college in fall 2021 returned for their second year. This persistence rate marks a one-year increase of 0.9 percentage points and a return to pre-pandemic levels.
Learner Insights Case Study: SLCC Uses PDP to Develop High Impact Student Retention and Completion Strategies
South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) uses Postsecondary Data Partnership’s interactive dashboards and analysis-ready files to access the student momentum and outcomes data it needs to develop high-impact student retention and completion strategies.