Statistical Methods for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in the Disclosure of Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Degree- or Certificate-Seeking Undergraduate Students by 2-Year Degree-Granting Institutions of Higher Education

Title:	Statistical Methods for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in the Disclosure of Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Degree- or Certificate-Seeking Undergraduate Students by 2-Year Degree-Granting Institutions of Higher Education
Description:	This Technical Brief provides guidance to Title IV 2-year degree-granting institutions in meeting the statutory disclosure requirement related to graduation rates while minimizing the risk of revealing the graduation status of individual students.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (313KB)
Cover Date:	October 2011
Web Release:	October 25, 2011
Publication #:	NCES 2012151
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Xianglei Chen and Vera Bersudskaya (MPR Associates, Inc.) and Archie Cubarrubia (NCES)
Type of Product:	Technical/Methodological Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Keywords:	Graduation Rates, Postsecondary Postsecondary Education Privacy Statistical Standards and Methodology
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