Understanding Student Success with the PDP Analysis-Ready Data

Thursday, May 22, 2025

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Sebastian I3

Speaker(s)

Monte Schaff

Dean of Enrollment Management
United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Darlena Jones

Senior Director of Analytics, Research & Education
Association for Institutional Research
Annalice Walker (she/her/hers)

Senior Project Manager
Association for Institutional Research, Georgia, United States

Session Abstract: Institutions participating in the National Student Clearinghouse’s Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) gain access to powerful student-level datasets known as Analysis-Ready (AR) files. These files combine insights from PDP course and cohort submissions with Clearinghouse enrollment and degree data, making them a rich resource for exploring student success. In this session, we introduce these AR files and their structure, purpose, and potential use cases. We then demonstrate a Power BI dashboard built using the Cohort AR file, featuring interactive visualizations on institutional characteristics, Gateway Course attempts and completions, credits earned, and time to completion. This session will help participants better understand how to use PDP data to inform decisions and improve student outcomes.