Program Scanner
The Program Scanner toolkit helps colleges and universities evaluate academic programs, align educational offerings with workforce demands, and support long-term financial sustainability.
Through interactive dashboards and planning resources, the toolkit helps institutions analyze program costs, student outcomes, and labor market trends to make informed decisions about academic offerings, resource allocation, and student career pathways.
What You'll Find in This Toolkit
Interactive Program Analysis Dashboards
Power BI dashboards to examine program costs, student outcomes, and workforce trends, including opportunities to compare academic offerings with labor market demand.Customizable Data Analysis Tools
Data files and Power BI templates that institutions can customize to analyze program costs and support academic planning.Planning and Assessment Resources
Checklists and worksheets to evaluate institutional readiness, identify priorities, and plan for improvements to academic programs.Guides and Presentation Materials
Instructions, a glossary, and presentation resources to help institutions interpret findings, engage stakeholders, and support data-informed discussions.
Who This Toolkit Is For
- Chief Business Officers (CBOs)
- Finance and Budget Office Teams
- Institutional Research and Data Analysts
- Academic Deans and Department Chairs
- Enrollment Management and Student Success Professionals
- Career Services and Workforce Development Teams
- Institutional Leadership and Strategic Planning Teams
What This Toolkit Can Help You Achieve
- Evaluate academic program costs, student outcomes, and financial sustainability.
- Align academic offerings with workforce demands and emerging career opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to improve resource allocation and program effectiveness.
- Strengthen collaboration across academic, financial, and student success teams.
Support strategic planning, accreditation, and continuous institutional improvement.
How to Use This Toolkit
You don't have to conduct a comprehensive program review to get started. This toolkit offers opportunities to explore academic and workforce data, strengthen existing planning practices, and take a more strategic approach to evaluating academic programs.
Quick Start
—Explore program performance and workforce trends to identify opportunities for improvement and begin conversations about academic priorities and student career pathways.
Deeper Integration
—Examine program costs and student outcomes more closely, engage stakeholders in evaluating findings, and identify opportunities to strengthen academic offerings and resource allocation.
Full Implementation
—Integrate program and workforce analysis into long-term institutional planning to guide academic investments, improve resource allocation, and align program offerings with student success and financial sustainability goals.
See This Toolkit in Action
Learn how institutions have used Program Scanner to improve student outcomes.
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