Consulting For Institutions 

Practical expertise. Strategic alignment. Solutions that scale.

In today’s higher education landscape, data is everywhere—but actionable insight is harder to come by. That’s where AIR Data & Decisions Consulting comes in. We partner with colleges and universities to turn information into impact—strengthening institutional strategy, compliance, operations, and student success.

Our consultants bring decades of experience at the intersection of people, data, and decision-making. Whether you’re solving a short-term challenge or investing in long-term transformation, we offer flexible, customized support built for higher ed institutions.

What We Help You Do

  • Align Data with Strategic Goals
    We help institutional leaders clarify priorities and ensure data systems, tools, and reports support what matters most.
  • Build Institutional Capacity
    From IR/IE office structure to data governance and training, we strengthen the people and processes behind your data work.
  • Improve Data Quality and Use
    We optimize reporting workflows, streamline tool usage, and ensure your data is accurate, timely, and actionable.
  • Navigate Accreditation, Compliance, and Reporting
    We support accreditation preparation, IPEDS and PDP submissions, and assessment processes that demonstrate institutional effectiveness.

Data and Decisions Consulting

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Customized Solutions

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Explore Services

  • Institutional Data Technical Assistance

    Expand your team’s capacity with targeted, hands-on support for data-focused projects. Through Institutional Data Technical Assistance, you embed an experienced professional to help with data collection, cleaning, validation, analysis, or reporting—delivering practical results when and where you need them most.

  • Institutional Data Optimization

    Strengthen the quality, usability, and strategic value of your institutional data. Through Institutional Data Optimization, you implement improvements identified through Institutional Data Review—ensuring your data is clean, reliable, accessible, and aligned with your institution’s goals and decision-making needs.

  • Institutional Data Review

    Gain a clear understanding of your institution’s full data landscape. Through an Institutional Data Review, you assess how data is collected, stored, defined, accessed, and used—identifying strengths, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen data quality, governance, and strategic decision-making.

  • Data-Informed Decision Planning Support

    Use your data to make better decisions, faster. Through Data-Informed Decision Planning Support, you clarify key questions, analyze relevant data, and translate findings into actionable insights that strengthen programs, refine processes, and guide institutional strategy.