WWW Sites for Statistics and Institutional Research Information
The web sites listed below are excellent resources for national, state, regional, and local statistics and other useful information for planning and assessment. Most of these sites provide additional links to more resources.
| Website/Organization | Description | ||
| Association for Institutional Research | The Association for Institutional Research site provides support to members of AIR in their efforts to continuously improve the practice of institutional research for postsecondary planning, management and operations and to further develop and promote the institutional research profession. | ||
| American Association of Community Colleges | Great site for information and statistics on community colleges nationwide | ||
| COOL: College Opportunities Online Locator | This site is operated by the National Center for Education Statistics and allows you to view and compare profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and universities across the nation based on information reported by the institutions to IPEDS | ||
| Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System | Features links to several data analysis tools that may be used to retrieve statistical information | ||
| League for Innovation in the Community College | International Association dedicated to catalyzing community colleges. Site includes information on conferences, publications, and many resources concerning community colleges | ||
| National Center for Education Statistics | NCES is the primary Federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the U.S. and other nations | ||
| NC Community College Planning and Research Organization (CCPRO) | Official website for NC community college members of planning and research: includes information and links pertaining to NC community college planning and research topics | ||
| NC Community College System | Links to NCCCS statistical reports, publications, news, and other community college web pages, etc. Direct Link to Reports info: http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/Reports/index.html | ||
| NC Department of Labor | Information on workplace health and safety, workplace ergonomics, OSHA and labor standards | ||
| NC Department of Public Instruction | Everything you want to know about NC public schools as a citizen, parent and/or educator | ||
| NC Department of State Treasurer | Includes information pertaining to state retirement and state and local government finances | ||
| NCCCS Fact Book | A Matter of Facts: The North Carolina Community College System Fact Book | ||
| North Carolina Department of Commerce | Includes county and regional profiles and economic scans, NC economic trends, labor market information and population statistics | ||
| North Carolina Employment Security Commission | Good source for labor market information | ||
| North Carolina's Southeast | The economic development site for Southeastern North Carolina | ||
| Office of State Budget and Management | Best site for population estimates and projections, includes statistics, check under the heading of "Socio-Economic and Other Data" for related links | ||
| One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics | This is the gateway to statistics from over 100 US Federal agencies. Information includes profiles by county, state, congressional district and Federal judicial district and also covers national, state, county, and local statistics. There are also links to other useful sites available | ||
| Southern Association of Institutional Researchers | This site provides links to institutional research resources as well as information about SAIR membership, links to conferences, and links to various state organizations | ||
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) | Website for accreditation information | ||
| U.S. Department of Education | Provides the latest findings, statistics and information on education | ||
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Source: Sites researched and compiled by CFCC Research
Last updated: 11/11/08
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