Abstract
The idea of data warehousing to provide information effectively and efficiently within organizations was initially developed in the for-profit business arena. Relatively recently, institutions of higher education have begun to develop data warehousing solutions for their information needs. As a way to develop both a "state of the art" data warehouse, a consortium of higher education institutions joined with two business partners. We believe that the solution arrived at is both economically advantageous and technically desirable -- and may be the most effective way for small to midsize institutions to benefit from this technology.