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Make the Clearinghouse connection at AACRAO 2026

We’ve made it easy to find the sessions, new solutions, and resources the Clearinghouse is bringing to this year’s AACRAO annual meeting. Stop by booth #207 and let’s connect!

Make the Clearinghouse connection at AACRAO 2026

We’ve made it easy to find the sessions, new solutions, and resources the Clearinghouse is bringing to this year’s AACRAO annual meeting. Stop by booth #207 and let’s connect!

Is this your first time at AACRAO?

We invite you to attend Experience AACRAO on Sunday, April 19 at 3:15 pm

Sponsored by the Clearinghouse

If this your first time at AACRAO?

We invite you to attend
Experience AACRAO on Sunday, April 19 at 3:15 pm

Sponsored by the Clearinghouse

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Detect questionable enrollment signals before aid is disbursed

“Ghost students” are draining staff time and aid dollars. Our new Sentinel 360SM platform ─ debuting this summer ahead of fall 2026 disbursements ─ can reveal unusual cross-campus patterns you would otherwise miss before aid is awarded.

For a firsthand look at our new Sentinel 360SM platform, don’t miss …

Prevention Before Payment: How the Clearinghouse’s New Sentinel 360 SM Platform Proactively Addresses Financial Aid Fraud

Monday, April 20, 10:15-11:00 am    View description

Sean McTighe, VP, Compliance, Data Reporting, and Strategy


Presented by

Sean McTighe, VP, Compliance, Data Reporting & Strategy 

Discover the latest transfer & completion trends

Our Research Center’s reports offer timely insights into how students are moving through higher education—and where your institution can focus to support persistence, completion, and access. 

Learn about the latest trends directly from members of our research team at …

Tracking Transfer & Bachelor’s Completion: Insights from the National Student Clearinghouse

Monday, April 20, 1:30-2:20 pm   View description

Beatrix Randolph, Research Associate, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center   Matthew Holsapple, Ph.D., Senior Director of Research

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Bea Randolph, Research Associate, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center 

Matthew Holsapple, Senior Director, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center 

The Clearinghouse Connected Advantage

One Connection, Infinite Solutions

    Your Clearinghouse partnership works as a connected ecosystem — from the enrollment data that powers compliance, to the verification engine and 24/7 transcript services that save your team time, to the strategic insights that inform your institution’s future. We call this the Clearinghouse Connected Advantage — and your institution is already part of it.

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        Let’s Connect at AACRAO 2026

        Let’s Connect at AACRAO 2026

        Visit the National Student Clearinghouse in booth #207 at the AACRAO Annual Meeting in New Orleans on April 19-22. And join us for our sessions, including a look at our new and innovative solution for proactively detecting suspicious enrollment and a discussion on the transfer and completion insights revealed in two of our latest research reports.

        See How the Clearinghouse Makes Transcripts Easy at Ellucian Live

        See How the Clearinghouse Makes Transcripts Easy at Ellucian Live

        Stop by the Clearinghouse booth #119 at Ellucian Live in Denver on April 19-22 to talk to us about our time-savings transcript and data exchange services and other ways we can help you and your students. Plus, enter to win a pair of Ray-Ban® Meta (Gen 2) sunglasses! And don’t miss our sessions on how Ellucian eTranscripts can revolutionize your transcript management and drive efficiency and student success and our ETX Plus Solution Showcase.

        Grant from Ascendium Helps Advance Clearinghouse Research

        Grant from Ascendium Helps Advance Clearinghouse Research

        Having resources through grants gives the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center the capacity to invest in strong methodology, thoughtful analysis, and effective dissemination. A new grant from Ascendium’s Education Philanthropy is helping the Research Center broaden its work to better understand and elevate the experiences of students from low‑income communities.

        Fewer than One in Five Students Who Began at Community Colleges Earned a Bachelor’s Degree Within Six Years

        Fewer than One in Five Students Who Began at Community Colleges Earned a Bachelor’s Degree Within Six Years

        Community colleges serve as a key entry point to higher education, yet fewer than one in five students who start at community colleges earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Tracking Transfer report provides detailed insights into the transfer pathways and degree completion outcomes of community college students from the 2018 cohort.

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