Clearinghouse Today Blog
October Schedule of Live Webinars
Check out the live webinars available from the Clearinghouse Academy in October 2023.
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.
September Schedule of Live Webinars
Check out the live webinars available from the Clearinghouse Academy in September 2023.
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.
Four Things to Know about the Clearinghouse’s PDF-to-Data Solution
Here are four things you should know about our PDF-to-Data solution, which automates PDF transcript processing using the latest machine learning technology.
PDF-to-Data’s Big Impact on School Efficiency and Learner Success
PDF-to-Data, which automatically converts PDF transcripts to data, has the potential to transform the admissions process for learners while freeing up admissions and registrar staff for higher-level work.
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.