Institutional Research and Business Intelligence
The Office of Institutional Research & Business Intelligence (IRBI) at Henry Ford College strives to provide accurate, timely, and actionable data-informed insights to support decision-making toward the continuous improvement of our college. Through effective and efficient use of data analytics and evidence-based practices, we seek to directly contribute to efforts that increase equitable student access and success, institutional effectiveness, and the overall advancement of our learning community.
We serve as a leader in institutional research expertise and strategic business intelligence within the community college sector. We aspire to cultivate and influence a culture of evidence-based decision-making that empowers stakeholders and inspires innovation throughout our college.
HFC employees can learn more information by visiting the IRBI SharePoint site.
Compliance Reports
To maintain accreditation and good standing with state and federal agencies, Henry Ford College reports a variety of data and measures.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Per Federal requirements, Henry Ford College is required to participate in IPEDS annual reporting. IPEDS is the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. It is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs, such as Pell grants and Federal Student Loans (Source: NCES website).
- NCES maintains IPEDS. The IPEDS website has several useful resources. HFC IRBI recommends the “Use the Data” tab to begin exploring a wealth of information about all the nearly 6,000 institutions in the U.S. eligible to award federal student financial aid. Contact our team for tips on using the site.
- Explore Henry Ford College data pertaining to enrollment, retention, outcome measures, and more!
If you would like assistance with IPEDS data, please contact us via email at IRR@hfcc.edu.
Perkins Postsecondary Career and Technical Education
Henry Ford College has long participated in the Perkins Postsecondary Career and Technical Education State Grant program. Program participants are required to submit Core Performance Indicators data.
National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute (NHEBI)
The National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute organizes data across multiple institutions to create benchmarks. Henry Ford College participates two benchmarking projects:
- National Community College Benchmarking Project (NCCBP)
- The National Community College Benchmarking Project (NCCBP) is a benchmarking initiative for two-year institutions in the United States. HFC participates in NCCBP to examine how we compare to community colleges across the country on a variety of student, institutional, administrative, and fiscal indicators.
- For more information or data on NCCBP, email us at IRR@hfcc.edu.
- National Community College Cost & Productivity Project (NCCCPP)
- The National Community College Cost & Productivity Project was created to gather discipline-level data and benchmarks about academic programs, faculty and staff, and institutional resources.
Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI)
- The Center for Educational Performance and Information manages and reports educational data in Michigan. MI School Data is a resource that can be used to access and explore the educational data submitted to CEPI.
- Postsecondary Landing Page: View reports from colleges and universities in Michigan to see who postsecondary students are and how they are performing.
Student Statistics and Dashboards
Henry Ford College is committed to transparency and student success by making meaningful data readily available through our interactive dashboards.
- Student Access
- HFC will increase enrollment and improve college readiness especially for underrepresented and historically undeserved student populations.
- Student Retention
- HFC will achieve improved and equitable retention rates for all students through proactive, student-focused supports and intervention programs.
- Student Completion
- HFC will increase credential attainment and close completion equity gaps across all student populations.
- Student Transfer
- HFC will achieve improved and equitable results for all students regarding successful and seamless transfer to either advanced study or career.
One of Henry Ford College’s most valuable assets is the student body’s diversity, which is documented annually in our Student Profile. You can learn more about our students, including gender, race/ethnicity, average age, enrollment status, and residency.
Henry Ford College Fast Facts is an annual publication containing information on the College’s mission statement, strategic plan, student enrollment, faculty, operating budget, and economic impact.
If you have difficulty accessing any of these dashboards, please contact us at IRR@hfcc.edu.
Institutional Review Board
For those interested in conducting human subjects research at Henry Ford College, please visit the Institutional Review Board page. IRB related questions can be emailed to hfcirb@hfcc.edu.
Contact Us
The Institutional Research and Business Intelligence Office is located on the third floor of L-building. If you have any questions, please contact us at IRR@hfcc.edu.