User:EBPayne

''I work for a project called the Voluntary System of Accountability, which is sponsored by two associations of public universities: the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (aplu.org), and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (aascu.org). Over 300 public colleges participate in this program. They produce a college search site, the College Portraits, which is also trying to grapple with issues like how to measure what students gain from four years of college. they work closely with the Collegiate Learning Assessment, ACT, and the Educational Testing Service to create assessments, and are looking into other measures as well. - Elspeth Payne

Could an independent editor take a look and see if the College Portraits is worthy of a wiki entry? Here's the text my office would enter if they could: The College Portrait of Undergraduate Education (www.collegeportraits.org) is a college search website for prospective students, families, and high school counselors. Information is presented in a common, user-friendly format so it’s easy to understand and to compare schools. Each College Portrait provides a variety of information about a college such as admissions requirements, institution size, cost of attendance, location, the future plans of graduating seniors, and student learning outcomes. College Portraits also include a net cost estimator that allows a prospective student to estimate her or his out-of-pocket cost by entering a few key pieces of information.

College Portraits provide information about the students at a specific school  such as their home state, their age, and the mix of male and female students. The College Portrait includes insights about the student body: the most popular degree programs, average  class size, and how many students who apply are accepted.

The College Portrait website is part of the Voluntary System of Accountability, Program, which is sponsored by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Both are Washington, DC-based higher education organizations serving public colleges and universities. VSA/College Portrait participating universities enroll two thirds of undergraduate students attending public institutions.