National Student Clearinghouse NASGAP Presentation June 6 2006

National Student Clearinghouse NASGAP Presentation June 6, 2006 National Student Clearinghouse

Overview • Who we are. • Current enrollment records for 91% of the nation’s postsecondary students. • Enrollment and degree records on 75 million current and former students. • Student Outcomes Studies. • Support grant making activities. National Student Clearinghouse

Clearinghouse Background • Founded in 1993 as an independent non-profit, 501(c) (6) Organization. • 16 member Board of Directors representing Clearinghouse stakeholders– colleges, guarantors, lenders, and servicers. • Our original mission was to act as the central repository and single point of contact for the timely exchange of student enrollment records between colleges and student loan administrators. • Our current and expanded mission is to serve as the central repository and single point of contact for the collection and timely exchange of accurate, comprehensive student records. National Student Clearinghouse

Schools as Enrollment Data Providers • Post-Secondary institutions appoint the Clearinghouse as their agent, making us responsible for student enrollment reporting activities they had previously conducted themselves. • 2, 800 schools, representing 91% of the nation’s enrollment provide enrollment data on all enrolled students. • Data is provided about once a month. • Data reported includes: name, birthdate, ssn, enrollment status (full-time, etc. ), effective date of status, address, school of attendance, expected graduation date, term begin and end date, etc. • The Clearinghouse maintains current and/or historical enrollment records for over 75 million students. National Student Clearinghouse

Clearinghouse Process School A’s List Compare Member List Susan Smith 666 -66 -6666, HT John Jones 123 -45 -6789, W Charlie Brown 987 -65 -4321, FT Susan Smith 666 -66 -6666 Enrolled at School B John Jones 123 -45 -6789, Enrolled at School A Charlie Brown 987 -65 -4321 Not Enrolled Clearinghouse Reports Students: • Returning to school • Transferring to another school • Changing enrollment status, AGD, or address Sammy Hagar 777 -77 -7777, L • Maintaining current status Student Enrollment History Susan Smith 666 -66 -6666, HT Jo Weekly Notification Report Susan Smith 666 -66 -6666, HT School A John Jones 123 -45 -6789, Withdrawn, school A Charlie Brown 987 -65 -4321, FT School A Members may choose to receive all enrollment notices or only notices of status changes

Guarantor Participants

Borrower Accounts (Millions) Servicer Participation HSBC Chela Penn State Perkins Yale Perkins Panhandle Plains Co. STEP Direct Loan Program Montana SA NJ CLASS Student Loan Finance Corp MOHELA Nellie Mae Iowa SLL Sallie Mae AFSA Citibank UNIPAC SW Student Svcs OK SLA Regions Bank NORWEST Montana HEAC Sun Trust IDAPP Bank of ND 1 st Tennessee U of IL ECU EFS PHEAA SLC U of NC-Chapel Hill WY SLC FEF U MN Perkins SUNY Perkins In. Tuition CB & T Ed. South ECSI Corus Bank Loan. Star MOHELA MESA KHESLC EFG Technologies University Accounting Service U of WI Perkins Arvest Bank Banc. First Auburn Perkins Mn. SCU Perkins Educaid Granite State Mgmt

Core School Participation # Schools 2, 777 Schools Clearinghouse member schools represent 91% of the nation’s college enrollment As of April 30, 2006

Schools as Degree Data Providers • Post-Secondary institutions appoint the Clearinghouse as their agent, making us responsible for verifying their graduates’ degrees to employers and others. 1, 075 schools representing 55% of the nation’s enrollment provide degree conferral data to the Clearinghouse. • A historical file of all degree data maintained electronically by the school is provided at the school’s initial participation and is updated as new degrees are conferred. • Data reported includes: name, birthdate, ssn, school conferring degree, degree title, date of award, major, minor, honors, etc. • The Clearinghouse maintains degree records for 11 million students. National Student Clearinghouse

You’ve Always Wanted To Know • Did my grant recipients stay enrolled in school? • If they didn’t– did they drop out or transfer? • Did they graduate– either at the original institution or somewhere else? • What degree(s) did they earn? • Did they go to graduate school? National Student Clearinghouse

Student. Tracker Is Our Research Resource • Allows Researchers to tap into Clearinghouse’s database of 60 million current and former students. • You identify the cohort– name , ssn, and DOB. • We respond with a data file. • File provides individual “unit record” detail. • “Aggregate report” also provided. National Student Clearinghouse

Sample Student. Tracker Detail Report National Student Clearinghouse

Sample Student. Tracker Aggregate Report

Student. Tracker for High Schools • High School Districts send a data file for high school graduates. • Clearinghouse adds to our database. • We periodically send a detailed and aggregate report of college attendance. • These reports are available for sponsoring organizations. National Student Clearinghouse

Sample Student. Tracker for High Schools Initial Enrollment Report

Sample Student. Tracker for High Schools Student Detail Report

Support for Grant Making Operations Once the grant has been made to a student: • Is there an operational need for enrollment tracking? • Degree Tracking? National Student Clearinghouse

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