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Full name North Carolina Tool for Online Workforce and Education Reporting
Published by North Carolina Department of Commerce, Labor and Economic Analysis Division
Edition in EduInsights August 15, 2026 snapshot of NCCCS and UNC public files
Current availability Used in the current EduInsights data release. Why it matters
Why we use NC TOWER This source shows what happened after students left participating North Carolina programs, including later study, work, and earnings.
Work and pay after leaving You can see employment and earnings after students finish or leave a participating program.
Whether students kept studying The files also show later enrollment and degree completion inside the participating state systems.
Which students and programs You can narrow the result by program, degree type, leaving group, time since leaving, and student group.
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What to keep in mind
Start with the right group Graduates and students who left without finishing are different groups. Do not mix their results.
One year later is not five years later Pay and employment can change sharply with time. Keep the follow-up year beside the result.
A blank can protect a small group The publisher hides some results to protect privacy. That blank does not mean zero. On its own
Questions this source can answer by itself These questions need no facts from another source.
What did graduates of a participating North Carolina program earn? How many graduates were employed after leaving? How do outcomes differ across participating programs? With other sources
Questions this source helps answer We use another source only when it describes the same college, field, career, place, or time.
How do North Carolina outcomes compare with national field measures? Do related careers have strong pay or outlook? Where it stops
What this source cannot tell you The source covers participating North Carolina education systems only. Small groups may be hidden to protect privacy. Some program and college identifiers cannot yet be matched safely. Use this source in a real question. Ask about a college, field, career, place, or change over time.
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