{"id":453,"date":"2026-07-08T16:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myapps.northcarolina.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=453"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:48:51","slug":"tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myapps.northcarolina.edu\/faculty\/academic-program-planning\/tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Data, Tools, and Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0F4876&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||27px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;  Data, Tools, and Templates&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>ACADEMIC PROGRAM PLANNING<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#DBE2E9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Data Sources&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||18px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;UNC System Dashboards&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text ul_position=&#8221;inside&#8221; ul_item_indent=&#8221;15px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|1px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Insight Data Dashboard<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/insight.northcarolina.edu\/?mc_cid=2cb7e7cca1&amp;mc_eid=d9bb3e781c#\/workbooks\/11563\/views\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insight Data Dashboard<\/a> to access student demand, education premium, workforce alignment, peer comparisons, and earnings data to support program proposals. Access to Insight is managed by each institution. Contact your campus administrator to request access.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200539713\/b7c4bd6bbc?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Introduction to the Insight Data Dashboard (1:03)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200542029\/347be8e236?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Student Demand Tab Overview (1:56)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200541535\/05f891f754?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: IPEDS Peers Tab Overview (2:27)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200542062\/85a11f6d34?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Workforce Alignment Tabs Overview (1:39)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200541490\/9a90a24958?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Education Premium Tab Overview (1:37)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_position=&#8221;inside&#8221; 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