Colleges and universities outsource enrollment and degree verifications and high schools outsource diploma verifications to the National Student Clearinghouse for the following categories of requestors:
- Employers, so that their alumni can be quickly and efficiently verified for jobs
- Student service providers, so that their students can take full advantage of the many discounts and services available only to students or graduates
- Students or graduates who need certification of their own enrollment or degree
- Student lenders, including loan servicers and guaranty agencies, so eligible students will continue to receive student loan deferments
- Schools, states and local educational authorities to determine the current and historical enrollment status of students
Users of our online verification portal who seek to verify postsecondary enrollment, degrees, and/or dates of attendance or high school diplomas must certify that their request fits into one of these categories.
Frequently, the Clearinghouse is directly approached for postsecondary verifications by members of the media or private investigators. We refer these requestors to the institution so that the institution can directly handle these sometimes sensitive inquiries.