Highlights
Record Level: Entity by year
Record Count: 9,500 institutions
Years Covered: 2008-Present
Population Coverage: Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) in the United States
The Postsecondary Entity researcher file contains information about higher education institutions such as physical address, level (two-year or four-year), and control (publicly or privately owned). This includes both Michigan IHEs and out-of-state institutions. Michigan institutions comprise around 3% of the data. Data from the EOY 2008 collection forward are available. Data are collected annually, and are regenerated in entirety annually, merging all previously reported data with the most current reporting year’s data.
Some fields (HIGHER_ED_CODE, OPEN_DATE and physical address) are only provided for Michigan institutions. Data available for out of state institutions include state, IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) code, level, and control. For the 2018-2019 school year, 44% of observations represent four-year institutions.
Data for Michigan entities are sourced from the Educational Entity Master (EEM). Data for out-of-state entities are sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Codebook
Category Sort descending | Variable | Description |
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Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_NT |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a NT focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_IT |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an IT focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_HEALTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Health focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_CTE |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a CTE focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FACE_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL |
Description: Virtual with face to face options; the school focuses on a systematic program of virtual instruction but includes some physical meetings among students or with teachers. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_08_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Eighth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_08_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Eighth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: DELINQUENT_INSTITUTION |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a Delinquent Institution setting. A public or private residential facility that is operated primarily for the care of children who have been adjudicated as delinquent or in need of supervision. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_07_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Seventh grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_07_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Seventh grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_06_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Sixth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_06_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Sixth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_05_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Fifth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_05_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Fifth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_04_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Fourth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_04_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Fourth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_03_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Third grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_02_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Second grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE_GROUP |
Description: Identifies whether the entity is a school, district, unique education provider, or non-instructional ancillary facility. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FAITH_BASED_INSTITUTION |
Description: Flag denoting a faith based institution. A faith based institution has a religious aspect or focus. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FAMILY_RESOURCE_CENTER |
Description: Flag denoting a family resource center. Department of Human Services workers deliver services on-site at school. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FULL_TIME_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL |
Description: Full Virtual; the school has no physical building where students meet with each other or with teachers, all instruction is virtual. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GENERAL_EDUCATION |
Description: Flag denoting this school provides general education in grades K-12. A public elementary/secondary school that does NOT focus primarily on vocational, special or alternative education, although it may provide these programs in addition to a regular curriculum. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GEO_DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The Local Education Agency (LEA) District Code in which the entity is located. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GEO_DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: The Local Education Agency (LEA) District Name in which the entity is located. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_01_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of First grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_01_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of First grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_02_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Second grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_03_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Third grade students. |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: MTTC_INSTITUTION_NAME_3 |
Description: Institution 3 that the examinees had their scores sent to (MI Examinees only) |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: SCALED_SCORE |
Description: Scaled Score |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: FIELD_NAME |
Description: Field name corresponding to the test code |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: TESTING_DATE |
Description: Date the MTTC test was taken |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: PASS_FAIL |
Description: P (Pass), F (Failed) |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: GRADE_LEVEL_DESC | Description: |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: TEST_CODE |
Description: MTTC Test Code |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: GRADE_LEVEL_CODE |
Description: A (Elementary), B (Secondary) |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: MTTC_INSTITUTION_NAME_2 |
Description: Institution 2 that the examinees had their scores sent to (MI Examinees only) |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: STATE |
Description: State for out of state examinees only |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: MTTC_INSTITUTION_NAME_1 |
Description: Institution 1 that the examinees had their scores sent to (MI Examinees only) |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: MAJOR_OR_MINOR_DESC | Description: |
Category: Michigan Test for Teacher Certification | Variable: MAJOR_OR_MINOR_CODE |
Description: A (Major), B (Minor) |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_7 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_4 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_TYPE_2 |
Description: The code to identify the reason a modification was made to the student’s curriculum. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_6 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_TYPE_1 |
Description: The code to identify the reason a modification was made to the student’s curriculum. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_2 |
Description: The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_TYPE_3 |
Description: The code to identify the reason a modification was made to the student’s curriculum. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_2 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_1 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_1 |
Description: The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_5 |
Description: The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_3 |
Description: The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_6 |
Description: The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_5 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_4 |
Description: The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student. |
Category: Personal Curriculum Modification | Variable: PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_3 |
Description: The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_PHYS_ADD_LINE_TWO |
Description: The second line of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_PHYS_STATE |
Description: The state of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_PHYS_CITY |
Description: The city of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: SNAPSHOT_DAY |
Description: The date in which the snapshot was created. These static 'Snapshots' of data are what is loaded to the MSLDS |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: HIGHER_ED_CODE |
Description: The unique identifier of the IHE entity in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_CONTROL |
Description: Designates whether an IHE is publicly or privately controlled. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IS_OPEN |
Description: A Y or N flag stating the Open Status of most Michigan Institutions. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IPEDS_CODE |
Description: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems) IHE identification code. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_NAME |
Description: The official or legal name of the institution. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_LEVEL |
Description: Designates whether an IHE is a 2-year or 4-year institution. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_PHYS_ZIP_LINE_ONE |
Description: The zip code of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: Postsecondary Building | Variable: IHE_PHYS_ADD_LINE_ONE |
Description: The first line of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: HOURS_ENGAGED |
Description: Number of hours of training. Semester credit hours are converted to hours here using this formula: one semester credit hour = 25 education-related professional learning hours. Similarly, # of days of PD from REP is converted to hours by multiplying #of days by 6. |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: PROF_DEV_CATEGORY |
Description: The District Provided Professional Development (DPPD & those for the new teachers) training categories. For other types of training N/A is entered. |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: PROF_DEV_TYPE |
Description: The type of training the staff have received. There are three types of training: State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) are organized professional development activities that teachers use for progression. District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) could also be used by educators to renew their certificate or progression.College Credits are also used for professional development and certificate renewal/progression. Please note that in order to distinguish DPPD information entered by the educators from the DPPD offered to new teachers by the districts, a fourth PD type is created here, called DPPD-New Teacher Training. |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: ENTITY_CODE |
Description: Code of the facility that the staff received training. The IPEDS are extracted from EEM and NCES IPEDS datasets by joining the MOECS data with those two datasets on the entity name. So, if the college name was abbreviated or misspelled, N/A is entered. |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: PD_TRAINING_COURSE_NUMBER |
Description: The college credit course number. For other training types, "N/A" is entered. |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: PD_TRAINING_NAME |
Description: Name of the training received by the staff |
Category: Professional Development | Variable: ENTITY_NAME |
Description: Name of the college, district, or other facilities that the staff received training (as entered by the educator) or offered the training (as entered in REP by the districts). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: PROGRAM_CIP_DESCRIPTION |
Description: The description of the discipline or field of study of the student's program, as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: PROGRAM_CIP_CATEGORY |
Description: The high-level category description of the discipline or field of study of the student's program, as defined in the 2-digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: PROGRAM_TYPE |
Description: The type of academic program the student is working toward at the IHE during the session. Examples: Major, Minor, SecondMajor, Concentration. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: PROGRAM_NAME |
Description: The institution's internal name of the program, major, minor or field of study the student is working toward at the IHE during the session. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: PROGRAM_CIP_CODE |
Description: The code indicating a discipline or field of study for the academic program the student is working toward. As submitted by the IHE, sourced from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_STARR_PROGRAM |
Description: Designates if the session record came from the STARR collection. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_INTERNATIONAL_STUDENT_PROG |
Description: Indicates student is an international student participating in a foreign exchange program. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: HOMELESS |
Description: Indicates if the student is homeless. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: MIGRANT |
Description: Indicates if the student is a migrant student. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION |
Description: Indicates this student is currently participating in an alternative education program (including seat-time waiver programs). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_IMMIGRANT_PROGRAM |
Description: Indicates the student has immigrated to the United States from another country and is aged 3 through 21 years, was not born in any state in America and has not attended one or more schools in any one or more states for more than three full academic years. NOTE: The United States Department of Education (USED) includes foreign exchange students as eligible for Title III immigrant programs. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_AT_RISK_PROGRAM |
Description: Flag indicating a student is eligible for at-risk (section 31a) funding. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_SEAT_TIME_WAIVER |
Description: Indicates this student is receiving his/her instruction for three or more courses through a virtual education program. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_MIGRANT_ELIGIBLE |
Description: Flag indicating if the student was eligible for Migrant services. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_ENGLISH_LEARNER |
Description: Flag that indicates if the student was eligible to receive Limited English Proficient (LEP) services. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_TITLE_I_TAS_PROGRAM |
Description: Student participated in a targeted assistance school (TAS) program. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: SPECIAL_ED |
Description: Indicates that the student is in a special education program. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_HOMELESS_PROG |
Description: Flag indicating that the homeless code field has a value greater than 0 for the student. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_SECTION_504_PROGRAM |
Description: Indicates this student is considered disabled under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_DEVELOPMENTAL_KINDERGARTEN |
Description: Indicates this student participated in a Developmental Kindergarten program (a defined two-year Kindergarten program that precedes entry into first grade). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_OUT_OF_STATE_RES_PROGRAM |
Description: Indicates the student attends the district from a state or a province other than Michigan. |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION |
Description: Indicates this student is currently participating in an alternative education program (including seat-time waiver programs). |
Category: Program Participation | Variable: IS_EARLY_MID_COLLEGE_PART_PROG |
Description: Indicates the student is enrolled in an early/middle college program. This program could reside at a public high school, community college or a state public university. Students may attend as early as ninth grade. |