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Big Data

for Small Colleges

The personal connections that distinguish small colleges are vital. But so is

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Data Governance

Access, quality, lineage, discovery.

Data Governance is not just for large institutions—small colleges can benefit by creating clear rules for data storage, access, and sharing. By managing data responsibly, colleges can streamline operations, improve student outcomes, and foster a culture of trust and accountability.

Analytic Insights

Better data, better decisions.

Identify trends, predict student outcomes, and optimize resources, enabling colleges to make data-driven decisions that enhance student success and institutional efficiency, without the need for extensive resources.

Assessment and Accreditation

The fundamentals.

Tailored assessment and accreditation solutions for curricular and co-curricular programs, enabling colleges to demonstrate continuous improvement and maintain accreditation with efficiency and confidence

Our approach

How we do it

Gain Digital Advantage

Innovative solutions

Many large consulting firms offer expensive data solutions that are out of reach for smaller institutions. We know this because we spent our careers working at tuition-driven small colleges and universities. We understand the unique challenges you face, from limited budgets to siloed data spread across different systems.

Instead of costly, proprietary software, we specialize in building reproducible analyses and machine learning models using no-cost or low-cost open-source tools. This means you get powerful, customized insights without the hefty price tag.

Our approach is built on a foundation of practical experience as professors and administrators in higher ed, not business school. We provide solutions that are both effective and sustainable, designed to empower your institution for the long term. Let’s build a data strategy that works for your institutional culture.

Results-Oriented Solutions

Strategic insights

The promise of data-driven decision-making can feel out of reach, especially when you’re facing budget constraints and complex data scattered across siloed databases and collections of spreadsheets.

We specialize in transforming your siloed data—from admissions and financial aid to student success metrics—into actionable strategic insights.

We don’t just hand you a dashboard; we help you understand what the data means for your institution’s future. Let’s work together to turn your data into your most valuable strategic asset

From Science to Art

Personalized analysis

Conventional wisdom holds that 80% of the work of data science is finding and cleaning data.There is no magic bullet for this. It takes time and thought.

As graduates of small liberal arts colleges, we know that these colleges create critical, adaptable thinkers who can span disciplinary silos and understand personal experience. And we apply that training to data science.

The costly, cookie-cutter solutions of large firms will not automatically fit the unique and messy data of your institution. We’ll take the time to understand your data, and build around that.





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Who we are

Understanding your data is key to understanding your students’ experiences.

We can help you do that.

As former professors and administrators at small colleges, we know that behind every data point is a student with real aspirations. Treating students as just numbers or a group is contrary to the mission of higher education—especially at small institutions. We believe that what we do with the data is what truly matters.

Our purpose is to help you use data to uncover and support student populations that are often overlooked. We speak your language; we’ve created Common Data Sets, published Fact Books, and developed strategic plans and accreditation reports. We understand NSSE and FDS, and we’ve assessed countless curricula and co-curricular outcomes.

We love small colleges and open-access universities. Having run institutions on a budget, we price our services accordingly. Our mission, just like yours, is to improve student success.

Services

  • Strategic Planning & Accreditation: Develop data-informed strategic plans and prepare accreditation reports.
  • Student Success Analytics: Analyze student data to improve retention and graduation rates.
  • Curriculum Assessment: Use data to measure and enhance the effectiveness of your academic and co-curricular programs.
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What we do

Low-cost solutions developed for small colleges.

Sustainable solutions for data collection and exploration.

Colleges are sitting on a goldmine of data, but too often, it’s left untapped or siloed. Whether it’s decades of student engagement data from NSSE or other surveys, the real value lies in connecting the dots.

Are you able to compare this data across surveys or analyze it over time? If not, you’re not alone. Institutional Research offices are under more pressure than ever, and the demands are only growing.

At Amica Veritas, we understand the challenges of overwhelmed teams and limited resources. That’s why we specialize in creating sustainable, low-code and cost-effective solutions that empower you to transform your data into actionable insights—without the need for endless spreadsheets or costly software.

Let us help you unlock the potential of your data so you can make smarter, evidence-based decisions with ease.

Examples

  • Assessment: Centralize assessment data collection and analysis through a no-code solution.
  • Dashboards: Organize and display key indicators for Chairs, Deans, Provosts and Presidents.
  • Data Explore: Find trends and insights in your archive of data.

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