Public Education Records Overview

If you are pursuing a path in higher education, it is important to be prepared with the information that can help you decide on things ranging from your top college choice to the most profitable major. In many cases this information is not available on college websites. Fortunately for you, every public university is required to be transparent and provide most information when it is requested due to public record laws. This ensures that most information at public institutions of higher education is available for public access.

Public Libraries

A good place to begin searching for information about colleges and universities is your local public library. You can use their computers and wifi for free and librarians tend to be well trained when it comes to navigating government databases. They can help you access public education records on government websites and also point you to local sources of information that are more difficult to find.

United States Census Bureau

The next place (or first place if you don't want to visit a library) you will want to look is the United States Census Bureau. This organization has compiled a thorough overview of higher and other education statistics that can be beneficial to potential students and people performing research. The Census Bureau breaks the information down into various categories.

This information can be utilized to analyze demographics as they related to grades and various other topics. Overall, the United States Census Bureau provides an excellent and thorough compilation of public records that can serve a variety of purposes.

National Center for Education Statistics

The National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, is a high-quality source for both general and specific information concerning formal education and related topics. NCES also regularly releases documents that detail issues ranging from the quality of schooling to overviews of annual statistics. Documents also outline data concerning school safety and student discipline, as well as longitudinal studies. One of the most useful documents released by the National Center for Education Statistics is the annual report "The Condition of Education". Due to a congressional mandate, this document is legally required to be published to the public domain each year. The 2015 issue details the year's most important developments and changes in both university and secondary schooling. Using 42 indicators, "The Condition of Education 2015" provides a glance at the status and trajectory of educational institutions and trends. The most up to date information is used to form an informed outlook on these issues. This information is primarily used for policy makers to make appropriate decisions, but it can also serve useful to researchers and other people who require accurate education data. "The Condition of Education" and other information from the National Center for Education Statistics are available to the general public at no cost.

Public College & University Data

Now there is a place to help you find out more information about the various public colleges and universities out there. There is a wide variety of statistics and data available on the various higher education systems across the country. Sometimes the data is collected nationally and sometimes it is local to each state. We provide our analysis of the education data that is available on higher education systems in the USA.

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