National Student Clearinghouse

1. National Student Clearinghouse National Student Clearinghouse NASGAP Presentation June 6, 2006

2. Who we are. Current enrollment records for 91% of the nation’s post-secondary students. Enrollment and degree records on 75 million current and former students. Student Outcomes Studies. Support grant making activities. National Student Clearinghouse Overview

3. Founded in 1993 as an independent non-profit, 501(c) (6) Organization. 16 member Board of Directors representing Clearinghouse stakeholders– colleges, guarantors, lenders, and servicers. Our original mission was to act as the central repository and single point of contact for the timely exchange of student enrollment records between colleges and student loan administrators. Our current and expanded mission is to serve as the central repository and single point of contact for the collection and timely exchange of accurate, comprehensive student records. National Student Clearinghouse Clearinghouse Background

4. Post-Secondary institutions appoint the Clearinghouse as their agent, making us responsible for student enrollment reporting activities they had previously conducted themselves. 2,800 schools, representing 91% of the nation’s enrollment provide enrollment data on all enrolled students. Data is provided about once a month. Data reported includes: name, birthdate, ssn, enrollment status (full-time, etc.), effective date of status, address, school of attendance, expected graduation date, term begin and end date, etc. The Clearinghouse maintains current and/or historical enrollment records for over 75 million students. Schools as Enrollment Data Providers National Student Clearinghouse

5. Clearinghouse Process Compare School A’s List Member List • Clearinghouse Reports Students: • Returning to school • Transferring to another school • Changing enrollment status, AGD, or address • Maintaining current status Susan Smith 666-66-6666 Enrolled at School B Susan Smith 666-66-6666, HT John Jones 123-45-6789, Enrolled at School A John Jones 123-45-6789,W Charlie Brown 987-65-4321 Not Enrolled Charlie Brown 987-65-4321, FT Sammy Hagar 777-77-7777, L Student Enrollment History Weekly Notification Report Susan Smith 666-66-6666, HT Jo Susan Smith 666-66-6666, HT School A John Jones 123-45-6789, Withdrawn, school A Charlie Brown 987-65-4321, FT School A Members may choose to receive all enrollment notices or only notices of status changes

6. Guarantor Participants

7. Servicer Participation Borrower Accounts (Millions) HSBC Chela Penn State Perkins Yale Perkins Panhandle Plains CoSTEP U of WI Perkins Arvest Bank BancFirst Direct Loan Program Auburn Perkins MnSCU Perkins Educaid Granite State Mgmt Montana SA NJ CLASS Corus Bank LoanStar Student Loan Finance Corp MOHELA MESA KHESLC EFS EFG Technologies PHEAA SLC U of NC-Chapel Hill NORWEST Montana HEAC MOHELA Nellie Mae Iowa SLL University Accounting Service InTuition CB & T Sun Trust WY SLC FEF U MN Perkins SUNY Perkins EdSouth ECSI UNIPAC SW Student Svcs OK SLA Regions Bank IDAPP Bank of ND 1st Tennessee U of IL ECU Sallie Mae AFSA Citibank

8. Core School Participation # Schools 2,777 Schools Clearinghouse member schools represent 91% of the nation’s college enrollment As of April 30, 2006

9. Post-Secondary institutions appoint the Clearinghouse as their agent, making us responsible for verifying their graduates’ degrees to employers and others. 1,075 schools representing 55% of the nation’s enrollment provide degree conferral data to the Clearinghouse. A historical file of all degree data maintained electronically by the school is provided at the school’s initial participation and is updated as new degrees are conferred. Data reported includes: name, birthdate, ssn, school conferring degree, degree title, date of award, major, minor, honors, etc. The Clearinghouse maintains degree records for 11 million students. Schools as Degree Data Providers National Student Clearinghouse

10. Did my grant recipients stay enrolled in school? If they didn’t– did they drop out or transfer? Did they graduate– either at the original institution or somewhere else? What degree(s) did they earn? Did they go to graduate school? National Student Clearinghouse You’ve Always Wanted To Know

11. Allows Researchers to tap into Clearinghouse’s database of 60 million current and former students. You identify the cohort– name , ssn, and DOB. We respond with a data file. File provides individual “unit record” detail. “Aggregate report” also provided. National Student Clearinghouse StudentTracker Is Our Research Resource

12. National Student Clearinghouse Sample StudentTrackerDetail Report

13. Sample StudentTrackerAggregate Report

14. High School Districts send a data file for high school graduates. Clearinghouse adds to our database. We periodically send a detailed and aggregate report of college attendance. These reports are available for sponsoring organizations. National Student Clearinghouse StudentTracker for High Schools

15. Sample StudentTracker for High SchoolsInitial Enrollment Report

16. Sample StudentTracker for High SchoolsStudent Detail Report

17. Once the grant has been made to a student: Is there an operational need for enrollment tracking? Degree Tracking? National Student Clearinghouse Support for Grant Making Operations

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