Detroit Drives Degrees Data Collaborative

The Detroit Drives Degrees Data Collaborative is an initiative that leverages the National Student Clearinghouse’s Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) and regional colleges to enhance educational outcomes. By offering in-depth insights into student progress and achievements from a regional perspective, it aims to drive meaningful improvements in education and student success.

How Does It Work?

This initiative enables Detroit Drives Degrees and participating colleges to analyze data effectively, highlighting areas that require attention and improvement. By identifying trends and gaps in student performance and success, it helps determine the strategic allocation of resources to focus on initiatives with the greatest impact. This data-driven approach fosters accountability and encourages collaboration across various sectors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the importance of the Detroit Drives Degrees Data Collaborative?

The Detroit Drives Degrees Data Collaborative represents a significant partnership between colleges and the Detroit Regional Chamber. The Chamber produces the annual State of Education and Talent report, which provides context centered around key data indicators that illustrate how the Detroit Region’s education institutions are preparing students for the jobs of the future through education. While data is available from multiple sources, it is not possible to measure the work of all colleges in the Region as a collective group.

By participating in the Data Collaborative, the participating colleges have signaled their dedication to student success and their commitment to the goals of the Detroit Regional Talent Compact.

As partners in this work, each participating college will submit robust data to the National Student Clearinghouse Postsecondary Data Partnership platform, which will allow for regional analysis and help Detroit Drives Degrees measure and monitor the impact of the Regional Talent Compact’s implemented strategies and policies on removing barriers to post-high school education and student success.

What is Detroit Drives Degrees?: Detroit Drives Degrees is the Detroit Regional Chamber’s collective impact initiative that brings together stakeholders from business, philanthropy, government, K-12, and higher education. The rapidly evolving economy of the Detroit Region requires strengthening the talent pipeline. Detroit Drives Degrees seeks to increase the proportion of individuals with college degrees and high-skill credentials in the Region. With only 53% of adults having attained this level of education within the Region, Detroit Drives Degrees’ primary goal is to increase the postsecondary attainment rate to 60% by 2030 and cut the racial equity gap in half.

What is the Detroit Regional Talent Compact?: The Detroit Regional Talent Compact is the vision and blueprint to act upon specific strategies designed to create a Region with systems, policies, and resources that allow every resident to access and succeed in post-high school education, leading to careers that fill the Region’s talent needs.

What is the Postsecondary Data Partnership?: The Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) is a nationwide effort from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to help colleges and universities understand student educational progress and outcomes. The objective is to provide easier access to better data to enhance knowledge and facilitate more informed decisions to support student success.