{"id":4,"date":"2019-02-08T20:22:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/institutional-effectiveness\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:50:16","slug":"institutional-effectiveness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/institutional-effectiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Research &amp; Effectiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of institutional effectiveness at Â鶹Éç is to foster a data-informed culture, emphasizing the collection of data for decision-making and systems performance evaluation leading to strategic planning and continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/graduation-1.png\" alt=\"Accreditation\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/hlc\/\">Accreditation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/hlc\/\">Institutional Accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/hlc\/academic-program-accreditation\/\">Program Accreditations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/hlc\/accreditation101\/\">Accreditation 101<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"59\" src=\"\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/academic.png\" alt=\"academic\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"\/institutional-research\/\">Institutional Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/institutional-research\/enrollment-data\/\">Enrollment Data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/institutional-research\/ecc-archived-factbooks\/\">Fact Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/institutional-research\/student-outcomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"59\" src=\"\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/checks-1.png\" alt=\"checks\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"\/assessment\/\">Assessment &amp; 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