IPEDS Changes and Updates Michigan Community Colleges Data Workshop, August 2, 2013 PRESENTED BY: Eileen Brennan, Oakland Community College 1

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Primary Source of Information 2

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Data Collection Schedule

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Reminders - General IPEDS Tips Read instructions carefully. Make corrections in the Prior Year Revision System when necessary rather than trying to make corrections to prior year data in the current survey. Use the Glossary available on the IPEDS site. Refer to the New Keyholders Handbook which includes detailed instructions. Contact the IPEDS Help Desk. Begin early! 4

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Resources Access the IPEDS Help Desk IPEDS listserv Registered keyholders and other data providers can access the Message Center 5

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Resources 6

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Reminder About Context Boxes Differ from explanations in that they allow the institution to provide more information about the data reported. Some context box information is posted to College Navigator, so the content should be easily understood by students, parents, and the general public, and free from grammatical and spelling errors. NCES staff will not publish information that doesnt correspond with the data, or is not appropriate for public consumption. 7

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Reminder About FTIACs Clarification for reporting Early College students. – Defined as students earning Associate degrees or credits while in high school. – Classified as FTIACs with advanced standing upon High School Graduation. 8

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Changes for Move Graduation Rates and 200% Graduation Rates Components to the Winter Collection. – GR and GR200 data will be due in February, rather than April. Move the Revision of Prior Year Cost of Attendance Data to the Student Financial Aid Component – A new screen will be added to the SFA component. Clarifications to HR screens and instructions 9

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Feedback on Changes Distance Learning Changes Human Resources 10

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Changes for Preview screens will be available in the collection. Surveys affected: – Institutional Characteristics (Fall) – Student Financial Aid (Winter) – Outcome Measures (New in Winter) – Academic Libraries (New in Spring) 11

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Changes for NEW ELEMENTS – Academic Libraries – Data on Veterans – Outcome Measures DELETED ELEMENTS (Still must be collected ) – Estimated Enrollment as of October 15 – Admissions Information (for open admission institutions) 12

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Changes for ACADEMIC LIBRARIES – Screening question in Institutional Characteristics regarding annual total library expenditures – If there are expenditures, Academic Libraries Survey in Spring will include Library completely electronic? Collection counts: physical and digital/electronic Number of branches Expenditures Some transactions (interlibrary loans and exchanges) 13

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Changes for DATA ON VETERANS – Institutional Characteristics listing of services available to veterans, military service members and their families, and tuition policies for this group – Student Financial Aid Survey: Number of students receiving Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and total benefits awarded Number of students receiving Department of Defense assistance and total benefits awarded 14

IPEDS Changes and Updates – 2013 Changes for OUTCOMES MEASURES (New Survey) – Report on: Full-time, first-time students Part-time, first-time students Full-time, non-first-time entering students Part-time, non-first-time entering students – Measures: Received award Still enrolled, did not receive award Enrolled at another institution, did not receive award Did not receive award, subsequent enrollment unknown 15

16 QUESTIONS??? Eileen Brennan Research Analyst Office of Institutional Research Oakland Community College (248)