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 6.2 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.

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:THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE IS AUTHORIZED BY PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE. AS THEIR AGENT, IT PROVIDES LIMITED ACCESS TO VERIFY STUDENT RECORDS TO PROVIDERS OF BENEFITS TO STUDENTS AND GRADUATES DEPENDENT ON ENROLLMENT STATUS. THIS HELPS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ELIMINATING FRAUD. THE PROCESS AUTOMATES ALL ENROLLMENT VERIFICATIONS FOR CREDIT GRANTORS, TRAVEL COMPANIES, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RESELLERS. THIS IMPROVES EFFICIENCY AND STUDENT SERVICE AND REDUCES FRAUDULENT STUDENT STATUS CLAIMS. THE SERVICE IS FREE FOR INSTITUTIONS AND IS FERPA COMPLIANT.

ENROLLMENT REPORTING SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE OENROLLMENT REPORTING SERVICES: THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 TO MEET A SPECIFIC NEED IN THE US EDUCATION SYSTEM. SINCE THEN, ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ENROLLING 97% OF THE US STUDENT POPULATION, THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE HAS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED STUDENT LOAN ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES. ALL RELATED STUDENT VERIFICATION RECORDS WERE REPORTED TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ALL STATE AND NON-PROFIT GUARANTEE AGENCIES, AND THE STUDENT LOAN SERVICING ORGANIZATIONS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A REDUCED ADMINISTRATIVE WORKLOAD, MORE PROMPT AND ACCURATE REPORTING OF DEFERMENTS, IMPROVED SERVICE TO STUDENTS AND FINANCIAL AID PROVIDERS, ELIMINATION OF MANUAL STUDENT LOAN-BASED VERIFICATIONS, GREATER ENROLLMENT REPORTING AND RECORD-KEEPING EFFICIENCY, AND DECREASED LOAN DELINQUENCY AND DEFAULT RATES.

DEGREE VERIFICATION SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE ODEGREE VERIFICATION SERVICES:PARTICIPATING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS HAVE AUTHORIZED THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE DEGREE DATABASE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING EDUCATION INFORMATION ACCURACY AND ELIMINATING FRAUD. AS AN AGENT OF THESE INSTITUTIONS, THE CLEARINGHOUSE IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE LIMITED ACCESS TO THE PORTIONS OF THIS DATA THAT VERIFY 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 STUDENTS AND GRADUATES TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.3) PROVIDERS OF BENEFITS TO GRADUATES THAT IS DEPENDENT ON A GRADUATE'S STATUS.