AIR- Association for Institutional Research ConnSCU Stats & Facts ConnAIR- Connecticut Association for Institutional Research FERPA- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act IPEDS- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (the primary source for college data) NCES- National Center for Education Statistics NEAIR- North East Association for Institutional Research NECHE- New England Commission of Higher Education (our regional accreditation organization) NEEAN- New England Educational Assessment Network U.S. Census Bureau