Setting Up Branch Codes for NSC Reporting

To set up branch codes, use the NSC Branch Table component (NSLC_BRANCH_TBL).

This section discusses how to define NSC branch codes for NSC reporting.

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NSC Branch Table (National Student Clearinghouse branch table)

NSLC_BRANCH_TBL

Set Up SACR > Product Related > Student Records > Enrollment Reporting Codes > NSC Branch Table > NSC Branch Table

Define the branch codes that your academic institution uses when reporting enrollment status to the NSC.

Access the NSC Branch Table page (Set Up SACR > Product Related > Student Records > Enrollment Reporting Codes > NSC Branch Table > NSC Branch Table).

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the NSC Branch Table page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 NSC (National Student Clearinghouse) Branch Table page

The NSC requires that your institution defines a branch code for each group of students that has its own reporting time line. For example, if you have multiple campuses at your academic institution, and you are reporting each of these campuses separately to the NSC at different times of the year, you might use a different branch code for each campus.

Another example is if your institution has academic programs that are running on different calendars. For instance, your institution has a law program, a medical program, an undergraduate program, and a graduate program. Whereas the undergraduate and graduate programs might run on a semester term type, the law and medical programs might run on quarter term type. In such a case, your institution might use different branch codes for the semester programs and the quarter programs.

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Description

Academic Institution

Select the academic institution for which you are defining the branch code.

Branch Code

Enter the branch code for the academic institution according to the NSC contractual agreement.

Acad Prog (academic program)

(Optional) Select the academic program associated with this branch code so that when you run the NSC Extract process, it reports data for only these students.

Campus

(Optional) Select the campus associated with this branch code so that when you run the NSC Extract process, it reports data for only these students.

Career

(Optional) Select the academic career associated with this branch code so that when you run the NSC Extract process, it reports data for only these students.