Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE)

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) at MWCC serves the college community by providing accurate, timely, and contextualized data and analysis to inform decision-making, support institutional goals, enhance student success, and foster continuous improvement. In our work, we prioritize delivering reports and analyses with an equity lens to support the college’s mission.

Additionally, we commit to uphold the ethical standards and goals of the Association for Institutional Research, as published in the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles and the AIR Statement of Aspirational Practice.

  • Reporting: Compile, analyze, and report a broad range of institutional data for federal and state agencies in accordance with mandated schedules.
  • Planning: Support, contribute and monitor as appropriate, the strategic planning process by providing appropriate and necessary data and reports.
  • Research: Support the research and evaluation efforts of other administrative offices and departments on campus.
  • Assessment/ Program Review: Support the teaching and learning mission by working with faculty, Academic Deans and the Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management Professionals. Provide data collection, organization and presentation in support of outcomes assessment and academic program review.
  • Accreditation: Collect and maintain required institutional data for accreditation. Assist in the preparation of accreditation documents and reports.

Survey registration policy and approval process are available in the Employee Portal under Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE). Please sign in to access. For questions email research@mwcc.mass.edu.