The VFA is transitioning to a new model for data collection and reporting. AACC is pleased to announce that we are partnering with the National Student Clearinghouse to use the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) platform for the VFA in the 2025 collection cycle. AACC will provide Colleges that participated in the VFA for the 2024 collection cycle support to transition to the new PDP data collection process. Support will include technical support to upload the PDP data files, support to navigate the PDP dashboards, and tools to help colleges cross walk data in the PDP to VFA equivalent metrics. Many VFA metrics are already available in PDP dashboards, and the PDP is developing a new dashboard with the VFA six-year outcomes.
More information will be provided here as it becomes available.
Resources:
- Information on how to download colleges’ historical VFA data file
- AACC VFA-PDP Transition Workflow
- Links to the PDP
- Training Webinars
- PDP sign-up process contact information
AACC contact: Kent Phillippe kphillippe@aacc.nche.edu
VFA historical Files to be shared:
For more information on the history and development of the Voluntary Framework of Accountability, please read:
A detailed description of the VFA metrics that were collected in the 2024 data collection cycle is available here:
VFA Webinar: Transitioning to A Collaboration with the Postsecondary Data Partnership