At Central Carolina Community College, we create transformative lifelong learning opportunities! We expect all employees to find ways to remove barriers to student success and provide all students a pathway to achievable dreams. Our employees are charged to recognize the challenges we face and to respond to them with empathy, understanding, and a willingness to help. 

In alignment with the College’s Strategic Plan, the Institutional Research Analyst works to support institutional efforts to maintain and enhance a data-informed environment. The Institutional Research Analyst will be responsible for summarizing College data gathered from multiple sources and analyzing both numerical and qualitative data to create and distribute reports to College departments, leadership, and accreditation agencies. The Institutional Research Analyst is a member of the Institutional Research team and works collaboratively with all divisions and college partners.   

This position may be eligible for full-time remote work on the condition the employee resides in the state of North Carolina. This position will have an expected presence at certain required in-person college events/activities throughout the year.

This position is 30 hours weekly.

 Diversity Policy:  Central Carolina Community College believes the college experience is greatly enriched through diversity; therefore, the college encourages diversity of thought within the student body and staff. Furthermore, the college seeks to promote awareness of diversity and the respect for all individuals, and the college pledges to adhere to this mission in its relationship with the community.    

Essential Duties

Complete Ad hoc and Re-occurring Data Requests

• Prioritize, complete and present scheduled and annual data requests;
• Receive, prioritize and complete ad hoc data requests in a timely manner;
• Coordinate, train colleagues and complete all required data submissions for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys which occur multiple times per year;
• Provide strategic plan support by providing data for key performance indicators as well as assisting teams with data that may inform their ongoing strategies for improvement;
• Produce charts, tables, and other data visualizations as well as written evaluations and summaries, from data analyses;
• Collect and prepare numerical and narrative data that supports grant proposals, institutional and programs accreditation, institutional planning, and other special data requests and projects

 Provide Professional Development

• Develop, modify and provide professional development sessions on data literacy;
• Assist in training data liaisons in appropriate departments; 

Create and Maintain Institution-wide Data

• Collect, verify, clean, analyze, and report data for reports on items such as the NC Community College System Performance Measures, institutional/departmental performance indicators for planning and review cycles, environmental scanning, demographic and economic data, etc.;
• Develop and maintain institution-wide, as well as department level dashboards and fact sheets;
• Prepare and distribute monthly “data bytes” to the college community;
• Assist in software integration and customization for Title III;
• Assist in compiling and reporting for Title III requirements;
• Verify and ensure the accuracy of data collected and assembled for staff and public usage, for publications, and for inclusion in higher education databases;
• Provide ongoing monitoring and data testing to verify the accuracy and timeliness of products, and reports

 Other

 Maintain necessary levels of confidentiality and security of all institutional and system data extracted and grant projects;

• Perform related work as assigned.

• Recognizing and respecting the variety of experiences and contributions represented by all of our students, employees, and community, the Institutional Research Analyst  will encourage a learning environment where everyone is supported and valued for their unique perspectives and experiences and will foster and promote the participation of all members of our diverse communities.