Institutional Research Analyst

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VOTED BEST PLACE TO WORK IN LEWIS COUNTY 2025

Centralia College is on a 30-acre campus of modern buildings set among walking paths, lawns, and native plantings just a few blocks from the heart of Centralia, Washington. The college has served students in the Lewis County region since 1925 and is the oldest continuously operating community college in Washington State. The city of Centralia is a historic railroad and river shipping hub with a vibrant downtown and railway station.

As a comprehensive community college, Centralia College offers academic transfer and workforce programs, as well as adult basic education, English as a Second Language (ESL), and personal enrichment classes. The college also offers five Bachelor of Applied Science degrees.

In addition to the main campus in Centralia, Centralia College East in Morton is a smaller site that serves the needs of students in east Lewis County. Centralia College is committed to the success of all students, and thus also provides educational programs at two corrections centers in southwest Washington and one juvenile facility. In total, the college serves more than 4,800 students annually.

For nearly 100 years, several generations of Lewis County residents have looked to Centralia College for their education and training needs.

Centralia College is committed to student success, academic excellence, and enhancing and supporting our diverse community in an inclusive and equitable learning environment. We encourage applicants with demonstrated experience collaborating with, and serving, people from a wide range of backgrounds.

For more information on Centralia College and the Centralia area, call  or visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Job Description

This position develops, implements, and maintains data systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. This position is also responsible for providing research and analysis to support institutional research, institutional effectiveness, planning, accreditation, program assessment, grant proposals, and state/federal compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities

* Use database management tools to manage large datasets to maintain accuracy, integrity, and functionality of college data.

* Retrieve and analyze data from a variety of internal and external data sources.

* Create internal and external dashboards customized to stakeholder needs.

* Analyze, summarize, and present quantitative and qualitative data in multiple ways for a variety of audiences.

* Respond to on-going and ad-hoc data requests from administrators, faculty, staff, and the public by producing tables, graphs, and narrative analysis of student characteristics, enrollment, retention, graduation, transfer, post-college employment, etc.

* Use appropriate research methods to conduct research studies and analysis on topics such as student success, student outcomes, and program evaluation.

* Administer surveys, analyze results, and report findings; assist in developing survey instruments and interview/focus group protocols.

* Other duties as assigned, and consistent with experience and expertise.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer applications, business, quantitative social sciences or related field requiring coursework in quantitative analysis.

* A minimum of 1-3 years' experience in institutional research and in data analysis.

* Experience in developing, publishing, and maintaining data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI)

* Experience in creating documents, spreadsheets, databases and visualizations to prepare reports and present statistical analysis.

* Technical experience with relational databases, syntax/programming and reporting technologies.

* Demonstrated usage of SQL or other program language to extract and merge complex data sets

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's degree in a specialization involving social science, higher education, social or educational research, psychology or a related field.

* Experience working with ERP systems such as People Soft and Banner in the higher education context.

* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects.

* Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a collaborative setting.

* Experience maintaining a data warehouse environment.

* Five or more years of progressive responsibility in the tracking and reporting of data, statistics, and research analysis.

* Experience working in community colleges and/or other educational settings.

* Bilingual, especially English/Spanish

Physical Requirements

The Institutional Research Analyst position operates in a standard office setting with limited exposure to excessive noise and interruptions. The physical demands require employees to regularly talk, hear, stand, walk, and sit for an extended period of time. This job requires employees to routinely operate office equipment with repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform…