Section 21-23A-5 - Reports.

21-23A-5. Reports.

A.     Each public post-secondary educational institution shall submit an annual American Indian post-secondary education status report to the division.  The department may enter into agreements with tribal colleges to provide the same annual status reports.  The status reports shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the division and shall include the following information through which American Indian post-secondary educational performance is measured and aligned with the higher education strategic priorities:

(1)     student recruitment;

(2)     student retention;

(3)     student attrition;

(4)     remediation needs, by course type;

(5)     graduation rate and types and fields of degrees;

(6)     student financial aid data, including student demographic data; and

(7)     annual goals and objectives of American Indian education programs, including graduate-level participation by American Indians.

B.     The division shall compile the data collected pursuant to Subsection A of this section and publish an annual state American Indian post-secondary education status report.