Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA)
Oglala Lakota College’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) promotes a culture of evidence and data-driven decisions: The OIRA collects, analyzes, and reports institution-level data, oversees the institutional effectiveness process, guides and monitors units’ assessment of student learning, and provides unit-level data to college centers and departments. The OIRA also takes the lead in reporting institutional data internally and externally, including required reporting to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the Higher Learning Commission, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.