Introduction:

The NSLDS GE Completers List Viewer is a tool to support easy viewing of the GE Completers List backup file. It is a view only tool. To submit possible changes to the Draft GE Completers List, go to the GE tab on the NSLDS Professional Access Web site at https://www.nsldsfap.ed.gov.

View Mode: Program/Student vs Student/Program

The Program/Student view mode organizes the data by program so you can review all students within a single program.  The display shows a list of programs.  When a program is selected, a list of the students in that program is displayed.  When a student is selected from this list, only data for the current (selected) program is displayed.

The Student/Program view mode organizes the data by student so you can review all students in the backup file.  The display shows a list of students.  When a student is selected from this list, data for the student is displayed.  All programs for the student are included in the display.

To toggle between view modes, use the Switch button.

Filter Section:

• Program Filters:

  In Program/Student view mode, the Program Filters limit the programs listed.

  In Student/Program view mode, the Program Filters limit the list of students to be only those students that exist in a program matched by the filter criteria.  The filters only impact whether the student is present in list. They do not impact the information displayed about the student.

  • CIP Code – Six-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code for a GE Program. If the entered value is less than six digits, the filter matches CIP Codes that start with the partial value.  To remove filter, delete content of field.
  • Credential Level – Level of degree/certificate/credential for a GE Program. Only credential levels that exist in the input file are shown. One or more values may be selected from the available list.  Use the left mouse button (or space bar when list entry has focus) to select an entry.  Hold down the CTRL key selecting multiple values from the list, or to deselect a value.
  • Evaluation Term (Evaluation Period) – The period of time (2 years or 4 years) used to evaluate a GE Program. Normally, a 2 year period is used when evaluating a program, but for small programs (fewer than 30 non-excluded borrowers found in 2 year period) the period is expanded to 4 years to create a large enough cohort for evaluation. To remove filter, select the “blank” option from dropdown list.
  • Max Borrower Count – The maximum size of GE Program matched based number of non-excluded borrowers in the GE program. The filter allows you to limit the results to programs with borrower count less than or equal to the entered value.  To remove filter, delete content of field.
  
  
• Completer List Exclusion(Student/Borrowers) Filters:

  Completer List Exclusion filters limit the students listed.  The filters only impact whether a student is in list, they do not impact the information displayed about the student.

  Students may be excluded from the evaluation of a GE Program.  The GE Draft Completers List Backup file contains both the included and excluded students.  Additionally, for smaller programs that qualify for a 2 year evaluation period (fewer than 90 non-excluded borrowers), the backup includes students that qualify for a 4 year evaluation period (these students would be relevant if changes to Completers List drops the 2 year count below 30).

  The Completer List Exclusion filters all support three values: blank (meaning not used), Yes (meaning student was excluded because of this reason), and No (meaning student was not excluded because of this reason).

  ANY vs ALL - The student filters function together based on the selection of ANY or ALL.  When ANY is selected, a student matching any of the activated (non-blank) filters will be included in the list.  When ALL is selected, a student matching all of the activated (non-blank) filters will be included in the list.

  To limit the student list to only those students that are included in the evaluation of a program, use ALL and set all Completer List Exclusion Filters to No (not excluded).

  • In School Exclusion – Students that are in school during the earnings year (January-December) are excluded from the evaluation of a GE Program.  The In School evaluation looks for an in school condition at any school.  It uses data from NSLDS Enrollment Reporting, GE Reporting, and loan reporting (using loan status and/or deferment type).
  • In Military Exclusion – Students that are in the military during the earnings year (January-December) are excluded from the evaluation of a GE Program. The In Military evaluation looks for an in military condition in loan data using loan status and/or deferment type.
  • Disabled Exclusion – Students that have a disability reported to NSLDS prior to the creation of the GE Draft Completers List are excluded from the evaluation of a GE Program. The Disabled evaluation looks for a disabled condition in loan data using loan status and/or loan being assigned to the Total Permanent Disability Servicer (ED Servicer Code 582).
  • Dead Exclusion – Students that have a death reported to NSLDS prior to the creation of the GE Draft Completers List are excluded from the evaluation of a GE Program. The Death evaluation looks in loan data using loan status.
  • Higher Cred Level Exclusion (Completed Higher Credential Program) – Students that have completed a higher credential program on the same or later date are excluded when the higher credential program is at the same institution, and both programs are either undergraduate or graduate programs. The Completed Higher Credential Program evaluation looks at other GE reporting.
  • Outside Program Eval Term – For smaller 2 year programs, students are included in the GE Draft Completers List that qualify for a 4 year evaluation period.  These students are considered to be “Outside Program Evaluation Term” and are therefore excluded.  The students would only become relevant if the non-excluded students completing in the 2 year period dropped below 30 in number.

Jump:

Supports jumping to a specific student in the backup file based on combination of CIP Code, Credential Level, and Student Id separated by commas or spaces. The Student Id value is the unique (non-PII) identifier assigned to each student in each program. The value used here can be manually typed or cut/pasted from the GE section of the records section shown below for a specific student (Use Ctrl-C for copy and Ctrl-V for paste). The jump feature is supported in both view modes. Use of the jump feature will reset all filters to their default values.

Programs Section:

• CIP Code – Six-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code for the educational program as reported by the school.
• Credential Level – Level of degree/certificate/credential for the GE Program.
• Program Name – Name of the program designated by the CIP code. The National Center for Education Statistics assigns the names to CIP codes.
• Eval Term (Rate Evaluation Period) – The period of time on which the rate is based.
• Start Year – The award year that the rate evaluation period begins. Award Years run July to June crossing two calendar years and are often identified by a two year pair
  (e.g. 2010-2011). The year shown here is the second/ending year (e.g. 2011 for Award Year July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011).
• End Year – The award year that the rate evaluation period ends. Award Years run July to June crossing two calendar years and are often identified by a two year pair (e.g. 2010-2011). The year shown here is the second/ending year (e.g. 2011 for Award Year July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011).
• Borrow Count – Number of borrowers reported by the school to have been enrolled in the GE program.
• 2yr Count – Number of borrowers in the two year evaluation period of time for which the rate is based.

Students Section:

• SSN – The student’s Social Security Number.
• Name (Last, First, Middle) – Student’s last, first and middle names.
• Date of Birth – Student’s date of birth.
• In School – Indicator used to note that the student was excluded from the Completers List due to being enrolled at an institution.
• In Military – Indicator used to note that the student was excluded from the Completers List due to receiving a military-related deferment or loan status.
• Disabled – Indicator used to note that the student was excluded from the Completers List due to receiving a loan discharged due to disability or assigned to the Temporary Permanent Disability Servicer (ED Servicer Code 582).
• Dead – Indicator used to note that the student was excluded from the Completers List due to receiving a loan discharged due to death.
• Higher Cred/Has Higher Cred – Indicator used to note that the student was excluded from the Completers List due to having completed a higher credentialed program following the completion of the lower credentialed program.
• Qual Term – The period of time for which the evaluation is based.

Current/All Program GE Records Section:

Only GE Records for the currently selected program are shown in Program/Student view mode.

GE records for all programs are shown in Student/Program view mode.

• Cip Code, Cred Lvl, StuID – This field is only populated for first GE Record shown for a student in the program.
  • CIP Code – Six-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code for the educational program as reported by the school.
  • Credential Level – Level of degree/certificate/credential for the GE Program.
  • Student ID – Unique alpha numeric field used to identify a specific student in a specific program’s Completer List.
• Qualifying Term – The period of time on which the Completers List is based.

• Higher Cred – Indicator used to note that the student was excluded from the Completers List due to having completed a higher credentialed program following the completion of the lower credentialed program.
• Reported Under OPEID, CIP, CredLvl – The Institution Code (OPEID), Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code, and Credential Level of the GE Program the student was reported under.  This field is only populated for GE records that came from a lower credentialed program.
• Begin Date – The Program Attendance Begin Date provided in the GE Record as reported by the institution.
• End Date – The Program Attendance End Date based on the Program Attendance Status Date provided in the GE Record as reported by the institution.
• Private Debt Amt – The Private Loans Amount provided in the GE Record as reported by the institution.
• Institutional Debt Amt – The Institutional Financing Amount provided in the GE Record as reported by the institution.
• Tuition And Fees – The Tuition and Fees Amount provided in the GE Record as reported by the institution.
• Allowance Books, Supply – Amount of allowance included in the cost of attendance (COA) for books, supplies, and equipment for the student for enrolling in and attending the GE program.

In School Exclusion based on Enrollment Section:

Enrollment data supporting the student being in school at some point during the earnings year (January-December).

• OPEID – The OPEID of the institution in which the student was enrolled.
• School Name – The name of the institution in which the student was enrolled.
• Status – The enrollment status of the student.
• Effective Date – The enrollment status date.
• Certification Date – The enrollment certification date.

In School Exclusion based on Loan(s) Section:

Loan data supporting the student being in school at some point during the earnings year (January-December).

• OPEID – The School Location Code associated with the loan status/deferment.
• Loan Date – The Loan Date of the loan.
• Loan Type – The Loan Type of the loan.
• ISL (Indicator of Separate Loan) – Indicator used to note that loans on NSLDS have the same loan date, type, and amount at the same school.
• Holder(s) – The current GA or ED Servicer Code, Lender Code and/or Lender Servicer Code of the loan.
• Data Provider ID/Award ID – ID associated with the Data Provider to identify loan within their system.
• Loan Status Date – The loan status date of the loan which cause exclusion from the Completers List.
• Loan Status – The loan status of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.
• Deferment Start Date – The start date of the deferment of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List. Only populated when exclusion based on a deferment.
• Defer Type – The type of deferment of a loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List. Only populated when exclusion is based on a deferment.

In School Exclusion based on GE Attendance Section:

GE data supporting the student being in school at some point during the earnings year (January-December).

• OPEID – Institution Code of school that reported attendance via GE Reporting.
• School Name – Institution Name of school that reported attendance via GE Reporting.
• CIP Code - The Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code of the attendance Program as reported by the institution.
• Credential Level – The Credential Level of the Other Program as reported by the institution.
• Begin Date – The Program Attendance Begin Date of the Other Program as reported by the institution.
• End Date – The Program Attendance End Date based on the Program Attendance Status Date of the Other Program as reported by the institution.

In Military Exclusion based on Loan(s) Section:

Loan data supporting the student being in the military at some point during the earnings year (January-December).

• OPEID – The School Location Code associated with the loan status/deferment.
• Loan Date – The Loan Date of the loan.
• Loan Type – The Loan Type of the loan.
• ISL (Indicator of Separate Loan) – Indicator used to note that loans on NSLDS have the same loan date, type, and amount at the same school.
• Holder(s) – The current GA or ED Servicer Code, Lender Code and/or Lender Servicer Code of the loan.
• Data Provider ID/Award ID – ID associated with the Data Provider to identify loan within their system.
• Loan Status Date – The loan status date of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.
• Loan Status – The loan status of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.
• Deferment Start Date – The start date of the deferment of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List. Only populated when exclusion based on a deferment.
• Defer Type – The type of deferment of a loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List. Only populated when exclusion is based on a deferment.

Disabled Exclusion based on Loan(s) Section:

Loan data supporting the student being disabled.

• OPEID – The School Location Code associated with the loan.
• Loan Date – The Loan Date of the loan.
• Loan Type – The Loan Type of the loan.
• ISL (Indicator of Separate Loan) – Indicator used to note that loans on NSLDS have the same loan date, type, and amount at the same school.
• Holder(s) – The current GA or ED Servicer Code, Lender Code and/or Lender Servicer Code of the loan.
• Data Provider ID/Award ID – ID associated with the Data Provider to identify loan within their system.
• Loan Status Date – The loan status date of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.
• Loan Status – The loan status of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.

Death Exclusion based on Loan(s) Section:

Loan data supporting the death of the student.

• OPEID – The School Location Code associated with the loan.
• Loan Date – The Loan Date of the loan.
• Loan Type – The Loan Type of the loan.
• ISL (Indicator of Separate Loan) – Indicator used to note that loans on NSLDS have the same loan date, type, and amount at the same school.
• Holder(s) – The current GA or ED Servicer Code, Lender Code and/or Lender Servicer Code of the loan.
• Data Provider ID/Award ID – ID associated with the Data Provider to identify loan within their system.
• Loan Status Date – The loan status date of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.
• Loan Status – The loan status of the loan which caused exclusion from the Completers List.

Loan Holder Contact Information Section:

• Code – Code for the Loan Holder of the specific loan.
• Name – The name of the Loan Holder.
• Address – The Loan Holder’s Street Address, City, State and Zip Code.
• Phone/Email – The Loan Holder’s telephone number and/or email address.