Each year, we coordinate and produce the following external reports:
- Four submissions for the federal government's Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDS) and are regularly selected for NPSAS, the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
- Eight submissions for the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Higher Education Institutional Reporting System (HEIRS)
- One submission to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection about commuting habits of our community and reducing drive-alone-commuter trips
- Sixteen external surveys to participate in national and regional benchmarking, peer comparisons, and city/ New England compliance including AICAD, College Board, Princeton Review, Petersons, New England Board of Higher Education, COF, and the City of Boston
- We produce two external publications annually, the Performance Report and Vital Signs, and update the graduate outcomes publications cyclically (every two-three years)
- We coordinate national benchmarking surveys administration to the college community, including this spring's National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
- We submit annual report updates to our institutional program accreditors, including NC-SARA, NECHE and NAAB, and partner with Art Ed. on DESE data needs
We also provide internal support on planning, college-wide internal surveys, survey user support for area instruments and forms, program review instruments and focus groups, ad hoc research requests, five and ten-year accreditation cycle supports and systems, FOIA assistance, and special projects.
