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Collecting Data in Higher Education

Collecting Data in Higher Education. Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research University of Illinois at Chicago. Road Map. Institutional Research at UIC Local Common Data set VSA/UCAN State-wide Higher Education IBHE ILDS Federal Higher

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Collecting Data in Higher Education

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  1. Collecting Data in Higher Education Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research University of Illinois at Chicago

  2. Road Map • Institutional Research at UIC • Local • Common Data set • VSA/UCAN • State-wide Higher Education • IBHE • ILDS • Federal Higher • NCES • IPEDS A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  3. Institutional Researchat UIC A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  4. Information Support Circle A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  5. Common Data Set (CDS) A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  6. What Data are Available in the CDS? • General Information • Enrollment and Persistence • Admissions Data (Transfer and First-Year) • Academic Offerings and Policies • Instructional Faculty and Class Size • Student Life • Financial Aid • Degrees Conferred • Annual Expenses

  7. Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA ) “A collective, voluntary response to the contention from government officials that a lack of useful data hinders policymakers, students and the public from making informed decisions” (http://www.voluntarysystem.org) A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  8. VSACollege Portrait • Consumer information • Student experiences and perceptions • Student learning outcomes A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  9. Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) • Data Book • Resource Allocation and Management Program (RAMP) • Cost Studies • Institutional Profiles • Enrollments & Degrees System • The Public University Administrator and Faculty Salary and Benefits Database • Degree Program Inventory A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  10. Illinois Longitudinal Data System (ILDS) • Track the outcomes of Illinois students • ILDS is defined by Public Act 96-0107 and enabled through federal funding • Links student test scores, length of enrollment and graduation records over time. A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  11. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) • Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. • U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. • Fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  12. Key Resources

  13. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

  14. What Data are Available in IPEDS? • Institutional characteristics • Enrollment • Student financial aid • Degrees conferred • Student persistence • Human resources

  15. Other Sources of Data • Specialized Consortia/Associations • The Association of American Universities Data Exchange: http://aaude.org/ • Council of Independent Colleges (CIC):http://www.cic.edu/makingthecase/index.asp • Accountability tools • Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) • University and College Accountability Network (UCAN) • Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) • Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP)

  16. Questions A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

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