Institutional Research

Office of Research and Policy Analysis (ORPA)

The Office of Research and Policy Analysis is under the leadership of the Chancellor's Office located in Versailles, Kentucky.

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Office of Research and Policy Analysis (ORPA) is to provide information and analysis for administrative and programmatic decision-making, strategic planning and accountability, and institutional effectiveness. ORPA supports the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)’s vision to be the nation’s premier community and technical college system by:

• Conducting research to identify emerging trends and assess institutional performance
• Providing coordination and support for research activities at KCTCS colleges
• Ensuring system-wide compliance with state and federal reporting requirements
• Furthering development of the Decision Support System and other information tools
• Responding to external and internal requests for information

IR Useful Links

Colleges

• Ashland Community and Technical College
• Big Sandy Community and Technical College
  • Institutional Services
• Bluegrass Community and Technical College
  • Institutional Planning, Research & Effectiveness
• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
  • Institutional Effectiveness
• Gateway Community and Technical College
• Hazard Community and Technical College
  • Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research
• Henderson Community College
  • Institutional Effectiveness and Research
• Hopkinsville Community College
  • Institutional Effectiveness
• Jefferson Community and Technical College
  • Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning
• Madisonville Community College
  • Office of Grants, Planning and Effectiveness
• Maysville Community and Technical College
  • Institutional Planning, Research and Effectiveness
• Owensboro Community and Technical College
• Somerset Community College
  • Institutional Effectiveness and Research
• Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (formerly Bowling Green Technical College)
• Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
• West Kentucky Community and Technical College