Highlights
Record Level: Student by award by institution
Record Count: 186,208 observations/year beginning in 2010
Years Covered: 2010-present*
Population Coverage: Students enrolled in or receiving an award from a Michigan public institution (see base file for details)
The awards dataset includes one record per student, for each award granted at all institutions. The dataset includes the reporting category of the award, such as Bachelor’s degree. Additionally, it includes award date, description, and CIP-code.
* Years covered includes any year for which there is data available in this file. However, researchers should note that these data encompass the academic histories of any student receiving an award beginning with the 2010 school year. As such, the base file “years covered” encompasses 2010, but all other files may include earlier records as well.
At the broadest level, student award levels are broken down into the following categories:
Award Level Category | Total observations/year |
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Associate Degree | 35,692 |
Bachelor's Degree | 80,380 |
Certificate | 11,552 |
Doctoral Degree | 6,936 |
Graduate Certificate | 556 |
Intermediate Graduate Degree | 91 |
Master's Degree | 25,845 |
Other | 17,328 |
Post-Master's Certificate | 228 |
Postbaccalaureate Certificate | 1,136 |
Postsecondary award, certificate | 5,352 |
Professional Degree | 1,002 |
Professional or Technical Credential | 110 |
Researchers should note the following about the datafile: During one or two of the earliest reporting years, the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) reported an inordinate quantity of awards with the award date 01/01/2000. For many cases, there is an identical award in the file with a more legitimate date in a later academic year, but for some students the erroneous 01/01/2000 date remains. For this reason, the number of awards in 2000 can be inaccurate.
CEPI conducts some deduplication of award records, as follows:
- Award Levels of Bachelor's Degree and Baccalaureate Degree are treated the same, kept as Bachelor's Degree, and deduplicated if all other key fields are identical. From 2017-18 on, all Baccalaureate Award Levels are recoded to Bachelor's Degree in the source data for these files.
- For awards with an award level that is not equal to 'Other': Drop records with a null award CIP code if there is a corresponding record with matching IPEDS code, award date and award level, and an award CIP code value is present.
- For awards with an award level that is equal to 'Other': Drop records with a null award CIP code if there is a corresponding record with matching IPEDS code, award date, award level and award description, and an award CIP code value is present.
Codebook
Category Sort descending | Variable | Description |
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Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_PHYS_ZIP_LINE_ONE |
Description: The zip code of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_PHYS_STATE |
Description: The state of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_PHYS_CITY |
Description: The city of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_PHYS_ADD_LINE_TWO |
Description: The second line of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_PHYS_ADD_LINE_ONE |
Description: The first line of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_NAME |
Description: The official name assigned to a School or Facility (Building) type of entity in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_CODE |
Description: The five-digit code assigned to the building in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_BASED_HEALTH_CENTER |
Description: Flag denoting that this entity has a school-based health center. School-Based Health Centers are comprehensive primary health care clinics operating on school property for children and youth. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SAT_TEST_CENTER |
Description: Flag to specify if the entity is authorized to offer the SAT test. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: RCCI_OR_YOUTH_HOME |
Description: Flag denoting if the entity is a residential child care institution or youth home. A child-care facility which provides 24-hour care. These are residences for neglected or delinquent children |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: PROSPERITY_REGION_NAME |
Description: The name of the region to which the county belongs. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: PROSPERITY_REGION_CODE |
Description: The code corresponding to the region the county belongs within for the purposes of the Regional Prosperity Initiative. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: PRE_KINDERGARTEN |
Description: Flag denoting if the entity provides Pre-K. Pre-kindergarten is a national technical term for a state, local or privately funded preschool program for children one or two years before kindergarten entry. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION |
Description: Flag denoting schools and unique education providers that provide alternative education programs for suspended and/or expelled students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: OUT_OF_SCHOOL_TIME_PGM_SVS |
Description: Flag denoting that this entity has programs offered/paid for by school or district during the time regular school is not in session for K-12 students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: OTHER_BEFORE_AFTER_SCH_PGM |
Description: Flag denoting that this entity has programs for K-12 students offered at times when school is not in session and funded through sources other than the school/district and not fee-based. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOL_PHYS_ZIP_LINE_TWO |
Description: The +4 zip code of the physical address for the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SCHOOLS_OF_CHOICE_OFFERED |
Description: Flag denoting that this entity participates in schools of choice. The schools of choice provisions in Section 105 and 105c of the State School Aid Act are designed to allow local school districts to enroll nonresident students and count them in membership without having to obtain approval from the district of residence. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SPECIAL_EDUCATION |
Description: Flag to specify if the entity provides special education programs. Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique educational needs of the student with a disability and to develop the student’s maximum potential. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SPECIAL_EDUCATION_CENTER_PGM |
Description: Flag to specify if the entity provides special education center programs. “Center program” refers to a program operated by a district or intermediate district for special education pupils from several districts in programs for pupils. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SUPPLEMENTAL_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL |
Description: Supplemental virtual; the school offers virtual courses but virtual instruction is not the primary means of instruction. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: TUITION_BEFORE_AFTER_SCH_PGM |
Description: Flag denoting that this entity has programs for K-12 students offered at times school is not in session for which a fee is charged. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: TWENTY_FIRST_CENTURY_COMM_CNT |
Description: Flag denoting this entity is used as a 21st century community learning center. The purpose is to create community learning centers for those times when school is not in session that provide K-12 students with activities designed to complement their regular academic program, as well as additional enrichment opportunities. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ACTIVELY_EDUCATING |
Description: A District-level flag identifies entities that are actively engaged in educating students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ADULT_EDUCATION |
Description: Flag denoting entities that provide instruction to adult students working towards a GED or education advancement. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ALT_ED_SERVICE_TYPE |
Description: The type of alternative education provided, if applicable. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: LOCALE |
Description: A measure of a school’s location relative to populous areas as determined by NCES. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: AMOUNT |
Description: The revenue amount for the related breakdown. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SUFFIX_DESC |
Description: In the revenue data, the suffix description further distinguishes restrictive revenue sources by program or grant source. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_TYPE |
Description: Labels the entity by type. (PSA District, LEA District, and ISD) |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: MAJOR_CLASS_CODE_DESC |
Description: The major class description is the basic account description in the balance sheet and revenue data. In the balance sheet, this denotes transactions involving assets, liabilities and fund balance. In the revenue, the major class description denotes the source of incoming dollars between local, state, federal or other. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FISCAL_YEAR |
Description: This is the school fiscal year that begins on July 1 and goes thru June 30th (e.g. 2012 refers to the school fiscal year from July 1, 2011 thu June 30 , 2012). |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: HIGHER_ED_NAME |
Description: Entity Name of the Higher ED. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: NON_SCH_CHILD_NUTRITION_SPN |
Description: Flag denoting an entity that participates in the USDA-sponsored Child Nutrition Programs (CACFP, SCSM, SFSP, TEFAP and CSFP) where formal instruction is not mandated. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: NEGLECTED_INSTITUTION |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a Neglected Institution setting. A neglected institution is a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is operated primarily for the care of children who have been committed to the institution, or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: NCES_CODE |
Description: This NCES code is assigned by the U.S. Department of Education to identify the Entity at the federal level. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: MAGNET_TYPE |
Description: This characteristic denotes whether or not a school is a magnet school and which type of magnet association applies. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: MAGNET_ID |
Description: The Magnet ID code associated with the magnet type. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: LOCKED_DOWN_SCHOOL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a locked down school setting. This entity restricts student movement. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: TRANSACTION_TYPE |
Description: Revenue entry type. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: LICENSED_BOARDING_SCHOOL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is a licensed boarding school. “Boarding school” means a place accepting for board, care, and instruction 5 or more children under 16 years of age. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: JUVENILE_DETENTION_FACILITY |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a Juvenile Detention Facility setting. A detention facility for juvenile delinquents who have been placed there by court order. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ISD_NAME |
Description: Denotes the official or legal name of the ISD entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ISD_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: IS_PUBLIC |
Description: Indicates whether the entity is a public or private institution |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_KG_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Kindergarten students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_KG_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Kindergarten students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_12_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Twelfth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_11_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Eleventh grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_11_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Eleventh grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_10_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Tenth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_10_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Tenth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_CAT |
Description: Expenditure category descritpions related to header codes. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_SUBHEADER_DESC |
Description: 3 digit expenditure category, with 2nd digit detail description |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUNCTION_DESC |
Description: The basic account description for expenditures. This code represents the activity for which a service or material is acquired. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: STATE_GRANT_DESC |
Description: The description for each state level grant. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: OBJECT_CODE_TYPE |
Description: Overall object code categories. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_SUBHEADER_CODE |
Description: 3 digit expenditure category, with 2nd digit detail code |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_HEADER_DESC |
Description: 3 digit expenditure category code description. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: BUILDING_NAME |
Description: The building name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SUBHEADER_OBJECT_CODE |
Description: The first two digits of the object code. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: OBJECT_DESC |
Description: This description is used to describe the service or commodity obtained as the result of a specific expenditure. The broad categories include salaries, benefits, purchased services, supplies/materials, and capital outlay. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: STATE_GRANT_CODE |
Description: The unique identifier code for each state level grant. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SUBHEADER_OBECT_DESC |
Description: The description of the first two digits of the object code. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: BUILDING_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned five-digit building number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned five-digit number assigned in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CODE |
Description: Expenditures General Fund Summary Function Code. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_HEADER_CODE |
Description: 3 digit expenditure category code. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: HEADER_OBJECT_CODE |
Description: 4-digit broad expenditure categories for object codes |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: HEADER_OBJECT_DESC |
Description: The description of the first digit of the object code. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: OBJECT_CODE |
Description: The code used to describe the service or commodity obtained as the result of a specific expenditure. The broad categories include salaries, benefits, purchased services, supplies/materials, and capital outlay. This code is to the 3rd digit detail level. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CAT |
Description: Expenditures by function category |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUNCTION_CODE |
Description: The basic account identifier for expenditures. This code represents the actiivty for which a service or material is acquired. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUND_DESC |
Description: The description for a fund that represents a sum of money or other resources that is set aside for specific activities of a school district. This constitues a complete accounting entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUND_CODE |
Description: The alphanumeric code representing a sum of money or other resource set aside for specific activities of a school district. This constitues a complete accounting entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: INDICATOR_CODE |
Description: Indicates whether the amount in balance as an Asset (A), Balance (B), or Liabiliy (L). |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: MAJOR_CLASS_CODE |
Description: The major class code is the basic account identifier in the balance sheet and revenue data. In the balance sheet, the major class code denotes transactions involving assets, liabilities and fund balance. In the revenue, the major class code denotes the source of incoming dollars between local, state, federal or other. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: SUFFIX_CODE |
Description: In the revenue data, the suffix code further distinguishes restrictive revenue sources by program or grant source. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EDUCATIONAL_SERVICE_PROVIDER |
Description: An Educational Service Provider or management organization are entities that can be contracted by a PSA district. Educational Service Providers are 'for-profit' or 'non-profit' firms that provide whole-school operation services to public school agencies. A management organization is any group or organization that provides human resources, administrative or managerial support. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE_CATEGORY |
Description: Identifies whether the entity is considered State, ISD, LEA, PSA, or Nonpublic. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE |
Description: Entity types is a combination of entity type category name and group name. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_STATUS |
Description: This description denotes the open/closed status of the entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_NAME |
Description: Entity Name of the Early middle college entity having a higher Ed affiliation. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_CODE |
Description: Entity Code of the Early middle college entity having a higher Ed affiliation. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_PROGRAM |
Description: Flag to specify an early-middle college program provided within an entity which offers non-college options. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_MEMCA_CERTIFICATION_DATE |
Description: The date the early/middle college program or school received certification from the Michigan Early Middle College Association. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_MEMCA_CERTIFICATION |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity has been certified by the Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA) to provide students who successfully complete the early/middle college program with a MEMCA technical certificate. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_WELDING |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Welding focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_VOCATIONAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Vocational focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: Denotes the official or legal name of the district entity. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EARLY_MIDDLE_COLLEGE |
Description: Flag to specify an EMC (Early Middle College). Also called “Early college high school” or “middle college”, this refers to a public high school designed to allow pupils to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree or up to two years of transferable college credits. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_09_ACTUAL |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Ninth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EEM_SNAPSHOT_DAY |
Description: The date in which EEM snapshot was created. These static 'Snapshots' of data are what is loaded to the MSLDS. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ENTITY |
Description: Flag to specify an EMC entity that exclusively contains early-middle college courses and students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_ARTS |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an ART focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_AUTO |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an AUTO focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_BUSINESS |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Business focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_CIS |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a CIS focus |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_09_AUTH |
Description: Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Ninth grade students. |
Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_STEM |
Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a STEM focus |