AIHEC AIMS

AIHEC’s landmark data collection initiative, American Indian Measures of Success (AIHEC AIMS), was launched in 2004 with generous funding from the Lumina Foundation for Education. The AIHEC AIMS initiative defines measures for TCU success that are relevant to the colleges and their communities. The AIMS data collection instrument, AIMS Key Indicator System (AKIS), was developed based on input from AIHEC, TCUs, accrediting organizations, American Indian College Fund, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and others. AKIS incorporates unique measures of success that are not included in traditional higher education reporting requirements.

March 2009

AIHEC AIMS Fact Book 2007—Tribal Colleges and Universities Report» (PDF: 29.8MB)

This third installment in the series of reports from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, prepared by Systemic Research, Inc., highlights outstanding achievements by the colleges, students, and faculty. The report uses the new AIHEC American Indian Measures for Success in Higher Education (AIHEC AIMS) data collection system. The overarching goals of the AIHEC-AIMS initiative are to build capacity in data collection and accountability at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), strengthen TCUs ability to measure success, lay the foundation for systemic program change, and ultimately increase American Indian participation and success in higher education. Following the introduction, the AIHEC AIMS Fact Book 2007 contains 14 sections.

1. AIHEC-AIMS Fact Book 2007 Introduction »
2. Sections 1–2: Enrollment, Retention, and First-Time Students »
3. Sections 3–4: Undergraduate Finance and Campus Physical Infrastructure »
4. Sections 5–8: Enrollment, Completion, New Offerings, and Support »
5. Section 9: IT Infrastructure »
6. Sections 10–11: Student Activities, Services, and Success Stories »
7. Sections 12–13: Faculty Profiles and Achievements »
8. Section 14: New Grants »

December 2008

AIHEC AIMS 2006 Report—Sustaining Tribal Colleges and Universities and the Tribal College Movement: Highlignts and Profiles » (Zip file: 8MB)

This is the second in a series of reports from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium prepared by Systemic Research, Inc., using the new AIHEC American Indian Measures for Success in Higher Education (AIHEC AIMS) data collection system. The AIHEC-AIMS initiative is directly related to the first two of AIHEC’s four primary goals—Sustainability and Performance Accountability. AIHEC-AIMS also focuses on the third goal, Student Engagement, as it measures American Indian students’ participation and achievements at TCUs.
Report Highlights »
Report Profiles »

For more information about AIHEC AIMS, please contact Katherine Page, AIHEC Research and Policy Associate.