Office of Strategic Planning Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OSPIRE)EXTERNAL RESOURCESThe following are links to organizations related to Institutional Research: NC Association for Institutional Research (NCAIR) www.ncair.net Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) www.sair.org Association for Institutional Research (AIR) www.airweb.org Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) www.nces.ed.gov/IPEDS/ Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsCommission on Colleges (SACSCOC) www.sacscoc.org The New American Colleges and Universities www.anac.org Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) www.pbk.org North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities www.ncicu.org/