Higher education institutions have more data than ever—but far too few actionable insights. That’s where AIR Data & Decisions Consulting makes the difference.
With decades of experience at the intersection of people and data, AIR delivers consulting services that help institutional leaders turn information into impact. We don’t just offer solutions—we partner with you to align strategy, systems, and culture around data-informed decision-making.
Our services are designed to help your institution:
- Clarify and Align Data Priorities: Focus on the data that matters most and ensure alignment with institutional goals.
- Improve Data Access and Use: Break down silos and empower your teams with timely, trusted, and accessible data.
- Enhance Decision-Making with Actionable Insights: Move beyond spreadsheets and to deeper analysis and guidance tailored to your institution’s needs.
- Understand Compliance and Data Integrity: Strengthen your data governance and reporting practices to reduce risk and improve accountability.
- Create Capacity for Sustainable Success: Access and build expertise and systems that enable long-term, institution-wide data literacy and effectiveness.
Let AIR Data & Decisions Consulting help you transform complexity into clarity.
For Institutions
Need expert support to strengthen your data strategy, improve student outcomes, or meet accreditation goals? Explore consulting services tailored to your institution’s unique data needs.
For Cross-Institutional Teams
Collaborating across systems, consortia, or state networks? Discover solutions designed to help multi-institutional teams drive data-informed progress together.
Areas of Practice
IR/IE Office
Streamline workflows, improve reporting, and advance data-informed decision making through tailored support for IR and IE operations.
Accreditation and Assessment
Receive comprehensive support across all phases of accreditation and assessment—from coordination and analysis to reporting and improvement.
Data Governance
improve data quality and consistency with customized support to strengthen institution-wide data governance policies and practices.
Data Management
Organize, maintain, and optimize your institutional data with expert support that strengthens accuracy, accessibility, and long-term usability.
Data Visualization
Transform data into impactful visuals that enhance understanding, support decision-making, and communicate institutional performance.
Reporting
Maximize the value of IPEDS, PDP, and other reporting with skilled guidance that supports compliance, accountability, and student success.
Leadership and Management
Build leadership and operational skills with targeted support that empowers teams to lead strategically and manage effectively.
Data Literacy and Culture
Build a data-literate institutional culture with programs that equip stakeholders to understand, analyze, and use data confidently.
Tools and Technologies
Get expert support to fully leverage Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and other tools for effective data analysis and reporting.
AIR Consulting
Why AIR?
AIR understands both data and higher education. We’ve worked alongside institutional research and effectiveness teams for decades. We bring the power of collective knowledge—what’s working at other institutions—to help you make data a strategic asset, not just an operational tool.
When you partner with AIR Data & Decisions Consulting, you gain more than just technical support—you gain a team of experienced higher education professionals. Our consultants and staff bring deep expertise in data, strategy, and institutional research and effectiveness, paired with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach that puts your goals first and helps you prioritize your areas of focus.
Let’s solve it together.
Let AIR Data & Decisions Consulting help you cut through the noise, make data-driven decisions with confidence, and drive the outcomes your institution needs. Start a conversation to find out how AIR can partner to support your needs.
Reach OutExplore Capabilities
Training
Strengthen collaboration and alignment with targeted training that builds shared data skills.
Set-Up and Planning
Establish the right structures from the start to drive long-term data-informed success.
Reviews and Audits
Receive evaluations of your current practices with tailored, strategic recommendations.