Institutional Research & Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness provides data, analysis, and coordination for accreditation, assessment, planning, and reporting in support of Helena College's mission, guiding principles, and strategic priorities in a manner that promotes efficiency, integrity, broad-based participation, continuous improvement, and transparency.
Contact Information:Jessie Pate
Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
(406) 447-6951
Jessie.Pate@HelenaCollege.edu
Institutional Data
Institutional data are presented in dashboards, each showing approximately five years of information, disaggregated by enrollment status, gender, age, race/ethnicity, first generation status, financial aid, and other meaningful categories. Many dashboards also provide comparison to peer institutions.
Additional Dashboards (Login required)
Employees with appropriate permissions can access these dashboards with their UM Net ID.
- Academic Program Profile : Academic directors, faculty
- Dual Enrollment : K-12 Partnerships
- CCSSE 2025 : HC Employees
IPEDS Reports
IPEDS is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires institutions that participate in federal student aid programs report data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid.
IPEDS produces an annual report for participating institutions, with key metrics benchmarked against peer institutions .
External Data Sources
- Montana University System Data & Reports : Data for all institutions in the MUS, including student data, budget & finance data, and performance funding data metrics.