This Week In IPEDS (TWII)

Proposed Changes for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 Data Collections Open for 30-Day Comment Period

See the Federal Register posting [Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122, Pages 41300-41301] opening the 30-day public comment period on the request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 IPEDS data collections (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-14937).Detail on the proposed changes can be found in the Supporting Statements posted on the www.regulations.gov website (go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for IPEDS), including an updated Part A detailing the proposed changes, and a document indicating the “Changes since the 60-day Public Comment Period.” Comments should be submitted through the site linked above and are due by July 25, 2016.

College Navigator Updated

College Navigator (http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/) has been updated to include data reported to IPEDS during Winter 2015-16. This includes Graduation Rates 2015, Student Financial Aid 2014-15, Admissions 2015, and Net Price data for 2014-15. In addition, prior years Cost of Attendance (2012-13 through 2015-16) have been updated with student expense data collected through the Student Financial Aid survey component.

College Affordability and Transparency Center (CATC) Lists

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) will publicly release this year’s College Affordability and Transparency Center (CATC) Lists on June 29, 2016. The lists will be posted in the College Affordability and Transparency Center (http://collegecost.ed.gov/). The College Affordability and Transparency Center lists will include several lists of institutions based on tuition and fees and average net price (the cost of attendance after considering all grant and scholarship aid) charged to students. The 2016 lists are based on data collected during the 2014-15 IPEDS data collection cycle. Information on the methodology for creating the lists is included in the College Affordability and Transparency Center.

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