Student Achievement

Peer Institution Comparisons to Improve Institutional Effectiveness

Peer comparisons are an important part Student Achievement at Clark College. In the past, peer comparisons have focused on comparing Clark College to other technical and community college's within the state system. In an effort to make more meaningful comparisons, Planning & Effectiveness developed a Peer Selection methodology and selected five regional and five national peer institutions based on a set of shared characteristics.

View the Peer Selection Methodology here. 

Student Success Dashboard

Clark College institutional researchers use data from The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) to create a Student Success Dashboard which includes pages measuring retention, completions, transfers, credit milestones, and more. 

View the Student Success dashboard here. 

What is IPEDS?

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), is a system of 12 interrelated survey components conducted annually that gathers data from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. The data collections occur in fall, winter, and spring. Clark College institutional researchers use this data to create a dashboard that compares Clark College data against our national and regional peers

Clark College IPEDS Dashboard

View IPEDS data dashboard here. 

Questions?

For questions regarding the information on this page please contact the Clark College Instituional Research Team.