Rosa Belerique is the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Institutional Research (IE/IR) at EDvance College, bringing over 15 years of experience in higher education. She holds a Master of Science in Student Development in Higher Education and has demonstrated a consistent commitment to advancing equity, access, and excellence in postsecondary education. Rosa brings her expertise in data governance building robust data systems and structures and leveraging institutional research to drive organizational improvement and student achievement.
Rosa’s professional journey has taken her to public and private institutions as an analyst, a consultant, a director, and a vice president. It has brought Rosa the opportunity to serve more broadly as the 2021 president of the California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR), as a 2021 WSCUC Fellow, and as a WSCUC ALA graduate and mentor. She has advocated with data for broader access to tuition discounting and JEDI initiatives, reported to external agencies across shifting political climates, and hosted a conference during a pandemic, among other professional accomplishments.
Rosa serves as a higher education leader where her passion is providing the opportunity, like the one she received, of a life-changing college experience to any and all who seek it. Her dedication to creating pathways for student success reflects her own life-changing college experience, which inspires her ongoing contributions to higher education.