Department of Institutional Planning & Research

Resources

This page lists several resources relevant to Snow College, higher education in Utah, and the general community. 

• College Navigator: This is a comprehensive resources page on all US colleges and universities. Data on this site is taken directly from federally mandated institutional data reporting system, known as IPEDS. Parents, students, and other individual may search information on various colleges and universities through a variety of search items and terms (i.e. by state, by program, by degree awards, by 2-year or 4-year status, or by public versus private status). Comparative information is also available depending on the search criteria.
  
  
• FedStats: This resources has been available to the public since 1997 and provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capablilties to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more, FedStats is your one location for access to the full breadth of Federal statistical information.
  
  
• Utah System of Higher Education: This is the official site for Utah higher education, which contains relevant news articles, conferences, links to all state colleges and universities, and contact information. For research or statistical information, visitors are encouraged to follow the Comissioner's Office link to the Research and Data page.
  
  
• CIP Code Database: The purpose of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is to provide a taxonomic scheme that will support the accurate tracking, assessment, and reporting of fields of study (majors) and program completions activity. CIP was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1980, with revisions occurring in 1985 and 1990. The 2000 edition (CIP-2000) is the third revision of the taxonomy and presents an updated taxonomy of instructional program classifications and descriptions. Printable tables as well as full-text searches are available through this site.
  
  
• Accreditation Information: This link provides information the purpose of post-secondary accreditation for traditional and on-line institutions. Additional links on the policies and processes of program accreditation as well as searchable databases of on-line and traditional accredited institutions are available on this site.
  
  
• Staff Information: This page provides contact information for office staff.