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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Labor &amp; Economic Analysis Division (LEAD), NC Department of Commerce</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">NC LEAD collects data, conducts research and analysis, and publishes reports about the state’s economy and labor market. This division consists of skilled researchers, statisticians, economists and policy analysts providing employment and labor market data, online data services, jobs and career data, demographic and economic data, and publications and studies.<br />
<a href="https://www.commerce.nc.gov/about-us/divisions-programs/labor-economic-analysis-division" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.commerce.nc.gov/about-us/divisions-programs/labor-economic-analysis-division</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Labor Data Search Tool (D4)</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">An online service of NC LEAD, this site provides access to official labor market data covering state and local industry, occupation, employment, unemployment, custom demographic reports, business data, and area maps from the Demand Driven Data Delivery System (D4).<br />
<a href="https://d4.nccommerce.com " target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://d4.nccommerce.com</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">The North Carolina Longitudinal Data Service (NCLDS)</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">NCLDS provides secure, privacy-protected access to data linked across time and data sources to help North Carolina address its most pressing questions via data-informed decision-making, continuous improvement, and performance management processes. <br />
<a href="https://nclds.nc.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://nclds.nc.gov</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">NC's Tool for Online Workforce and Education Reporting (NC TOWER)</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">NC TOWER is an online tool providing information from the Common Follow-up System (CFS), a longitudinal repository of training, education, and workforce data maintained by NC LEAD.  Information provided is focused on the outcomes of students in North Carolina’s public secondary and postsecondary institutions including programs of study, degrees attained, further enrollment, and wage and employment information. <br />
<a href="https://tower.nc.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://tower.nc.gov</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">The University of North Carolina System Interactive Data Dashboards</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The UNC Data Dashboards are interactive reports sourced from an online database that gives students, parents, policymakers, and taxpayers expanded access to detailed system data on selected core measures. <br />
<a href="https://www.northcarolina.edu/impact/stats-data-reports/interactive-data-dashboards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.northcarolina.edu/impact/stats-data-reports/interactive-data-dashboards/</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Data Tool</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as part of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. BLS collects, calculates, analyzes, and publishes data essential to the public, employers, researchers, and government organizations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.<br />
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.bls.gov/data/</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">DataUSA</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">A comprehensive website and visualization engine combining US Government data from multiple sources covering population and diversity, economy, education, housing and living, and health.<br />
<a href="https://datausa.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://datausa.io</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Institute of Education Sciences: What Works Clearinghouse</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">IES: WWC helps teachers, administrators, and policy makers make evidence-based decisions by reviewing the evidence of effectiveness of programs, policies, or practices and creating products that present what works in education. <br />
<a href="https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">IPEDS is the primary source for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions that includes data collections for fall, winter, and spring for all education institutions participating in the federal student financial aid programs.<br />
<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The Southern Regional Education Board works with states to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education and the workforce. (update link)<br />
<a href="https://www.sreb.org/fact-book-ed-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.sreb.org/fact-book-ed-data</u></a></div>
<div>One of the nation’s most comprehensive collections of comparative data, the Fact Book includes data on the population and economy, enrollment, degrees, student tuition and financial aid, faculty and administrators, revenue and expenditures.</div>
<div>https://www.sreb.org/fact-book-ed-data</div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">US Census Bureau</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">Use the Census Bureau’s Data Profiles to view statistics across a variety of topics at state, county, and town levels or use the Tables and Maps feature to add geographies, topics, or filters for customized data tables and maps. <br />
<a href="https://www.census.gov/data.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.census.gov/data.html</u></a> <br />
Use the Census Bureau’s Educational Topics to access information on a variety of topics from educational attainment and school enrollment to school costs and financing.<br />
<a href="https://www.census.gov/topics/education.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.census.gov/topics/education.html</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Advance CTE</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">Non-profit representing state directors and leaders in CTE. The Advance CTE’s Learning that Works resource center serves as a repository for high-quality resources to support Career and Technical Education policy and practice at the local, state, and national level.<br />
<a href="https://careertech.org/resource-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://careertech.org/resource-center</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">American Association of Community Colleges</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges. The AACC’s research website serves as a resource for community college statistics, historical information, and facts.<br />
<a href="https://www.aacc.nche.edu/research-trends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.aacc.nche.edu/research-trends</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Aspen Institute</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The College Excellence Program aims to strengthen higher education leadership and practice to improve student outcomes- with the ultimate goal of advancing economic mobility and developing talent for the good of each individual and society as a whole. Focus Areas include Workforce, Dual Enrollment, Transfer, Completion, Teaching and Learning, Access, Leadership, and Equitable Outcomes. <br />
<a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/college-excellence-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/college-excellence-program</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The Belk Center serves North Carolina’s community colleges by creating tools, convening leaders and catalyzing social and economic mobility for learners. The Belk Center develops reports and recommendations aimed to assist executive leadership with evidence-based decision-making. <br />
<a href="https://belk-center.ced.ncsu.edu/research-and-insights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://belk-center.ced.ncsu.edu/research-and-insights</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Community College Research Center (CCRC)</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The CCRC conducts research helping community colleges strengthen opportunities and improve outcomes for their students, particularly those from underserved populations. <br />
<a href="https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">CCRI at University of Washington</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The Community College Research Initiatives (CCRI) group conducts research on equitable college access, progression and transfer, degree completion, and employment in living-wage careers for underserved students and diverse learner populations throughout the United States. <br />
<a href="https://www.washington.edu/ccri" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://www.washington.edu/ccri</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) is a research and policy institute within Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy. CEW studies the links between education, career qualifications, and workforce demands. <br />
<a href="https://cew.georgetown.edu/research/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://cew.georgetown.edu/research</u></a></div>
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<summary class="wp-accordion-summary">National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center</summary>
<div class="wp-accordion-panel">The National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center™ is the research arm of the National Student Clearinghouse. The Research Center works with higher education institutions, states, districts, high schools, and educational organizations to better inform practitioners and policymakers about student educational pathways. Through accurate longitudinal data outcomes reporting, the Research Center enables better educational policy decisions, leading to improved student outcomes. <br />
<a href="https://nscresearchcenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>https://nscresearchcenter.org</u></a></div>
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