College Performance Analysis
About Project
Degrees to Dollars is an end-to-end Power BI analytics project designed to evaluate college performance and student return on investment across the Fabricland education ecosystem. The project integrates college-level and program-level data to analyze how admission selectivity, tuition, campus experience, and academic pathways influence placement rates and starting salaries.
Through interactive dashboards, the analysis highlights key drivers of student success, including the impact of internships, graduation rates, guild connections, and program popularity on employment outcomes. It also examines student experience factors such as housing quality, facilities, and campus engagement to understand their relationship with satisfaction and career readiness.
The project is structured into executive, experience, program, and pathway views, enabling stakeholders to move seamlessly from high-level KPIs to detailed program insights. Overall, Degrees to Dollars demonstrates strong data modeling, KPI design, and storytelling skills while translating complex educational data into actionable insights that support informed decision-making for students, institutions, and policymakers.
Summary
College Performance Analysis is a data-driven Power BI project that explores how academic structure, student experience, and program design translate into real career outcomes. The dashboard connects admissions, enrollment, campus quality, and program-level metrics to evaluate student return on investment across colleges.
By analyzing placement rates, starting salaries, internships, graduation performance, and guild connections, the project identifies which colleges and programs deliver the strongest outcomes. It also highlights the role of campus experience—housing, facilities, engagement, and support services—in shaping student satisfaction and long-term success.
Designed with an executive-first approach, the analysis moves from high-level KPIs to deep program insights through interactive filters and drilldowns. This project demonstrates strong analytical thinking, business-focused storytelling, and Power BI expertise, transforming complex education data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers, students, and institutional leaders.