Data & Insights Institutional Research Analyst

Lehigh Carbon Community College; North Whitehall Township (PA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Carbon Community College in Pennsylvania seeks an Institutional Research Analyst to provide technical and operational support to the Institutional Research Office, handling data extraction, data cleansing, basic analysis, and survey administration.

Under the Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, you will ensure integrity of standards for external reporting and support accreditation and annual reporting calendars.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a related field.
• Two years of experience in higher education administration, Institutional Research, Assessment, Foundation or Development, and/or Enrollment highly desired.
• Basic proficiency in SQL, Survey Monkey, and Argos.
• Ability to maintain accurate and detailed program records.

Responsibilities

• Extracts and cleanses data from the College’s Student Information System, Data Warehouse, SQL queries, and other systems using established procedures.
• Maintains current and accurate compliance records and files as required by third‑party organizations.
• Prepares data and descriptive analyses for research studies led by the Executive Director.
• Assists with benchmarking and environmental scans.
• Maintains and updates reports designed by the Director for Institutional Research.
• Creates presentation‑quality reports, visualizations, and graphs.
• Manages the lifecycle of ad hoc and scheduled surveys, including survey development, cleaning and summarizing results, and producing basic survey reports for departments.
• Assists in data management and organization for Institutional Research.
• Assists in updating reports and maintaining information on the portal and website.
• Assists with data gathering for the various federal, state, and external grants.
• Contributes to the college’s accreditation efforts by assisting with the gathering of necessary data and evidence.
• Develops and reviews annual reporting for Institutional Factbook and Graduate Outcome Reports.
• Updates and Maintains the IR Annual Reporting Calendar.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Act 153 Clearances (criminal, child abuse, FBI)

Tools

SQL

Survey Monkey

Argos

Job description

Lehigh Carbon Community College in Pennsylvania seeks an Institutional Research Analyst to provide technical and operational support to the Institutional Research Office, handling data extraction, data cleansing, basic analysis, and survey administration.

Under the Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, you will ensure integrity of standards for external reporting and support accreditation and annual reporting calendars.