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Vocabulary Information
  • Common Data Set: The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers. The goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided.
  • DST: Not enrolled - student has Dropped out, Stopped out, or Transferred.
  • FTE: Full-Time Equivalent
  • FTIAC: First-Time In Any College
  • FYES: Fiscal Year Equivalent Students - measure used by the state to compare enrollment.
  • SCH: Student Credit Hour

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