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Tony Chiles Joins the Clearinghouse as CTIO
The National Student Clearinghouse recently welcomed Tony Chiles as its new Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO). As CTIO, Tony leads the Clearinghouse’s data and technology teams as well as oversees the organization’s digital transformation to become a primary trusted data source for the nation’s education and workforce data ecosystem.
3 Key Questions Our Research Center Reports Can Help You Answer
Learn how you can use information in National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports to help you answer key questions
Community College Enrollment & Other Mobility Trends in Fall 2023
Community college students drove the growth in transfer students enrolling in college, the first since before the start of the pandemic, according to the Fall 2023 Transfer and Progress report.
StudentTracker Helps Shasta County Increase Enrollment by 46% at Top Colleges Graduates Attend
Watch our on-demand webinar, “How Shasta Reduced Barriers to College Enrollment Success” to learn how the Shasta County Office of Education and North State Together used StudentTracker for High Schools helped them reduce barriers to student enrollment success.
StudentTracker 3.0 Delivers! Data Visualizations, On-Demand Reporting & More
StudentTracker 3.0, a major upgrade to StudentTracker for High Schools, will make it simple for users — high schools, districts, consortiums, and state departments of education — to access and interact with student data and quickly obtain learner insights.
Recognizing the Tremendous Strides Women Have Made in Higher Education
During Women’s History Month, the National Student Clearinghouse celebrates women’s accomplishments and advancements in higher education.
College Transfer Enrollment Grew by 5.3% in the Fall of 2023
Transfer enrollment, which represents 13.2% of non-freshman undergraduates, grew 5.3% last year, according to the most recent Transfer and Progress report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
New PDP Insights Dashboard Reveals the Pandemic’s Effect on First-Year Momentum Toward College Degree Completion
Our new PDP Insights dashboard can help institutions understand the impact of the pandemic on students’ first-year momentum toward degree completion.
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.
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.
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.
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.