NILIE offers two customized organizational climate surveys to community colleges, colleges, and universities throughout United States and Canada. The climate surveys were designed to assess organizational climate from a unique perspective. The available instruments and their functions are described below.

NILIE is the sole source of the Personal Assessment of College Environment (PACE) and Student Assessment of College Environment (SACE) surveys. The PACE and SACE surveys are designed to assess satisfaction with the college climate, including identifying the areas of greatest satisfaction and the priorities for change. These surveys have been tested for validity and reliability, are normed on a national database, and are proven as tools for accountability and benchmarking of institutional effectiveness.

The information and data generated from these surveys are prioritized and used to promote open and constructive communication and change within colleges. These studies support benchmarking for re-accreditation, state-wide accountability initiatives, and strategic planning processes. The information generated from the analysis can be used for improvement strategies within the college.

Survey Administration Process

• The survey process begins with a request from an organization to NILIE describing interest in a particular climate survey.
• The NILIE researcher contacts your institutional representative.
• Your institutional representative and the NILIE researcher work closely to customize the instrument to fit your needs.
• Staff at your institution administer the instrument and return the data to NILIE for analysis with SAS statistical software.
• The result is a bound report, produced by NILIE, that is unique to your institutional needs.
• NILIE maintains a national database of composite averages of more than 100 colleges. Your institution will be compared to others on the factors measured and to itself over time when your institution repeats a survey.