National Student Clearinghouse

TO SERVE EDUCATION & WORKFORCE COMMUNITIES WITH TRUSTED DATA, RELATED SERVICES & INSIGHTS.

EDUCATION DATA EXCHANGE SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION DATA EXCHANGE SERVICES: ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE PROVIDES A CENTRAL AUTHENTICATED DATA EXCHANGE PLATFORM AMONG PARTICIPATING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO MEET THEIR COLLECTIVE NEED FOR THE SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER AND ACCESS TO ACADEMIC DATA. NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE PROVIDES A TRANSCRIPT ORDERING PLATFORM, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, WHICH PROCESSED ORDERS FOR OVER 5.8 MILLION TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE INSTITUTION'S STUDENTS TO: 1) OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS. 2) EMPLOYERS SO THAT PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS CAN SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF STUDENTS TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ELIMINATING FRAUD.3) ADMISSIONS OFFICERS WHO HAVE A SIGNED STUDENT CONSENT MEETING THE FERPA CONSENT REQUIREMENTS TO ORDER TRANSCRIPTS FOR THEIR INSTITUTION'S ADMITTED STUDENTS AND APPLICANTS.

ENROLLMENT REPORTING SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE OENROLLMENT REPORTING SERVICES: ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ENROLLING 97% OF THE U.S. STUDENT POPULATION, NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED STUDENT LOAN ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES. ALL RELATED STUDENT VERIFICATION RECORDS WERE REPORTED TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ALL STATE AND NON-PROFIT GUARANTEE AGENCIES, AND THE STUDENT LOAN SERVICING ORGANIZATIONS.

DEGREE VERIFICATION SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE ODEGREE VERIFICATION SERVICES: ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ENHANCING THE ACCURACY OF EDUCATION INFORMATION AND ELIMINATING FRAUD, NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE DEGREE DATABASE AND IS AUTHORIZED AS THEIR AGENT TO PROVIDE LIMITED ACCESS IN THE PORTIONS OF THESE DATA VERIFYING DEGREE ATTAINMENT FOR: 1) OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT THEY COULD COMPLY WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MANDATED PERFORMANCE REPORTING. 2) EMPLOYERS SO THAT INSTITUTIONS CAN SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF STUDENT AND GRADUATES TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. 3) PROVIDERS OF BENEFITS TO GRADUATES DEPENDENT ON GRADUATE STATUS.

RESEARCH SERVICES:ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF THE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND DEGREE DATA FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,600 PARTICIPATING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHICH ENABLES ADMINISTRATORS AT HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS STUDENT DATA TO PERFORM EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSES. RESEARCH SERVICES ALSO PERFORMS ANALYSIS ON THESE DATA BASED ON CUSTOMER-DEFINED REQUIREMENTS TO FURTHER THE ASSESSMENTS MADE REGARDING THE SUCCESS OF VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS; ENABLE MANDATORY STATE AND FEDERAL OUTCOMES REPORTING; AND FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT TO THE QUALITY OF THE K-20 EDUCATION SYSTEM.ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION SERVICES:ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING POST- SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE AND IS AUTHORIZED AS THEIR AGENT TO PROVIDE LIMITED ACCESS IN THE PORTIONS OF THESE DATA VERIFYING STUDENT RECORDS TO PROVIDERS OF BENEFITS TO STUDENTS AND GRADUATES DEPENDENT ON ENROLLMENT STATUS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ELIMINATING FRAUD.