NC-SARA's Annual Data Report
Featuring Fall 2020 exclusively distance education enrollment and 2020 out-of-state learning placement data as well as a survey about institutions' perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are pleased to share the NC-SARA Annual Data Report, which features Fall 2020 exclusively distance education enrollment and calendar year 2020 out-of-state learning placement data. This year, our Annual Data Report also includes findings from a special SARA-participating institution survey, Perspectives on the Pandemic.
These reports, along with an accompanying set of interactive data dashboards, analyze and make available exclusively distance education enrollment data from more than 2,200 SARA participating institutions. Collectively, the findings provide insight into the ways higher education continues to evolve and change in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn More & Read the Reports
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Watch our short video that summarizes NC-SARA's Annual Data Report.
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Read our Executive Summary, a 2-page infographic that summarizes the key takeaways.
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Dive deep into the NC-SARA Annual Data Technical Report - Fall 2020 Exclusively Distance Education Enrollment & 2020 Out-of-State Learning Placements.
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Reflect on SARA-participating institution's perspectives about the COVID-19 impact in the NC-SARA Institution Survey Report - Perspectives on the Pandemic.
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Explore the enrollment and out-of-state learning placement data in our new interactive data dashboards.
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Reference prior years' annual data in our collection of archived data reports.
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View the NC-SARA Annual Data Report Release Webinar from October 20, 2021.
Why is NC-SARA's Annual Data Collection Important?
Collecting, reporting, and analyzing data about the interstate delivery of distance education are important parts of NC-SARA's mission. Data collection and reporting help measure the impact of SARA.
- Distance Education Enrollment: These data help us understand which institutions are enrolling students exclusively at a distance and where those students are located.
- Out-of-State Learning Placements: These data help us know how many students are participating in learning placements covered by SARA in other states, what programs of study are represented by learning placements, and in which states those placements occur. OOSLP reporting includes learning placements related to on-ground and distance learning programs.
The reports that NC-SARA produces yearly on these topics are available to the public, as are the raw data.