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Learning About the PDP
Learn the benefits of the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP), how it works for other institutions, and how your institution could benefit from joining the PDP.
Starting mid-November, PDP will be transitioning to a new and improved data submission process.
Users will need to submit any course, cohort, and financial aid files through our new Data Provider Intake Platform. Note: the file formats for your course, cohort, and financial aid files ARE NOT changing. Only the steps to submit your files are changing.
Download the quick start user guide for the new submission process.
When the new process is released, any files that have not been certified or that have data quality checks to acknowledge or correct, will be automatically rejected, and users will need to resubmit those files in the new interface. Because of that, we recommend that you do not submit any files on or after November 10 until the new interface has been released.
Please be on the lookout for communication and outreach from the PDP team if your files need to be resubmitted.
Additional content and resources regarding the new data submission process will be updated when the new process is available.
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Enhancements & Updates
Newest PDP Improvements: Read Flyer
We’ve made major improvements to PDP’s look-and-feel and functionality to enhance your experience.
Newest PDP Improvements: Watch Video
This video explores the updates and improvements for the Postsecondary Data Partnership dashboards.
Help
Get Help
Questions? Issues? We’re here to help!
Guide to Finding the Right Tutorials
This resource provides an overview of some of the PDP’s key tutorials.
PDP Use Cases & Potential
Leveraging Partnerships: How Nebraska Indian Community College got on Board with the Postsecondary Data Partnership
In the fall of 2019, Nebraska Indian Community College became the first tribal college to participate in the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
What is the PDP & its Benefits
About the PDP
Learn about the benefits of using the PDP, its purpose, time commitment, data privacy, and more.
Introduction to the PDP
This course is designed to provide staff at postsecondary institutions with an overview of the PDP and things to know to get started.
PDP Partners
Discover the education organizations that are using the PDP to help institutions and learners succeed. Once your institution signs up for the PDP, you can easily share your interactive dashboards and analysis-ready files with any of these partners.
PDP Service Updates
Find the latest enhancements, upgrades, and improvements to the Postsecondary Data Partnership.
Better Data, Better Decisions
The Postsecondary Data Partnership helps states and institutions understand data and turn it into action, making it a vital tool to ensure more students complete college.
Better Data, for Better Decisions: HBCUs & PDP Video
How HBCU’s can use the Postsecondary Data Partnership to unleash data-driven decision-making at your college.
“Where Do We Start?” An Interview About PDP Implementation
Using the PDP provides a wealth of benefits, but the process of getting started can sometimes feel daunting to institutional research staff responsible for managing large amounts of data. The good news: onboarding is easier than you think.
Postsecondary Data Partnership
Achieving the Dream’s introduction to the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).