Student & Academic Success

These tools empower faculty and staff to guide students in choosing informed educational pathways. These resources provide data on program availability, labor market trends, transfer options, and step-by-step academic planning—ensuring students make choices aligned with their goals, interests, and career opportunities.

Credit for Prior Learning

ACD Student Tool where prospective students, staff, and faculty can view college credit for education outside of traditional college courses (military education and training, credits by exam, credit for certification and workplace learning, and credit by transfer).

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Credit for Prior Learning

TCCNS

Texas Common Course Numbering System standardizes the course numbering for lower-division academic courses, enabling students and staff to identify equivalent courses at different institutions.

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Texas Common Course Numbering System

College Navigator

National Center for Education Statistics provides information on a range of educational considerations. Individuals may use to browse for programs at US colleges.

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National Center for Education Statistics

Environmental Scans

Census Bureau, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Labor Analysis, the Texas Education Agency (and more) provide articles, dashboards, and foresights with various data profiles.

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Quick Facts

Labor Market

K-12

Student Engagement

NLC Degree Plans

Certificate Cheat Sheet.pdf

NLC Institutes Cheat Sheet.pdf

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