About

Seattle Colleges Institutional Effectiveness team engages in applied research and analysis to inform the decision-making of the Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees, leadership, and staff. These efforts are coordinated with Seattle Central, North Seattle, and South Seattle Colleges’ institutional effectiveness staff.

• Seattle Central College Institutional Effectiveness
• North Seattle College Institutional Effectiveness
• South Seattle College Institutional Effectiveness

Research Publications

Seattle Colleges institutional effectiveness team develops and maintains strategic plan measures, manages IPEDS, coordinates the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, and produces as-needed analyses on topical issues.

• Seattle Colleges Strategic Plan Data Dashboard (updates expected Fall 2018)
• IPEDS Feedback Reports 2015 Central IPEDS Feedback Report 2015 North IPEDS Feedback Report 2015 South IPEDS Feedback Report 2016 Central IPEDS Feedback Report 2016 North IPEDS Feedback Report 2016 South IPEDS Feedback Report 2017 Central IPEDS Feedback Report 2017 North IPEDS Feedback Report 2017 South IPEDS Feedback Report
• IPEDS College Navigator Central North South
• Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) 2011 Central CCSSE Exec Summary 2011 North CCSSE Exec Summary 2011 South CCSSE Exec Summary 2014 North CCSSE Exec Summary 2014 South CCSSE Exec Summary
• External Community Survey 2016

Data Dashboards

Seattle Colleges institutional effectiveness team develops and maintains measures as part of the Seattle Colleges Strategic Plan. The data dashboards highlight priority measures, historical trends, baselines, and targets. They are dynamic and encourage users to customize their inquiries. Select dashboards display enrollment by FTES and headcount and show trends compared to state targets.

• Seattle Colleges Strategic Plan Data Dashboard

Additional dashboards that provide overviews, such as Academic Year Reports, and progress on statewide initiatives can be found at the SBCTC site.

• SBCTC Data Dashboards – Academic Year Reports
• SBCTC Data Dashboards – Student Achievement Initiative (college access only)
• SBCTC Data Dashboards – Guided Pathways (college access only)

Enrollment Trends

Quarterly enrollment reports provide the board of trustees and leadership overviews of district and college trends. Comparisons are made to state targets as well as past years. Additional focus is given to select student types (i.e. state funded, international, and running start).

• 2018 Winter Quarter Enrollment Report
• 2018 Spring Quarter Enrollment Report
• (future quarter reports forthcoming)

Conducting Research with Seattle Colleges

Seattle Colleges institutional effectiveness team, in coordination with Seattle Central, North Seattle, and South Seattle Colleges, facilitates districtwide data requests on behalf of external researchers and institutional partners.

• Seattle Colleges Policies and Procedures: database access, records, research, human subjects review
• FERPA Notices: District, Central, North, South

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