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Get CPC (Conceito Preliminar de Curso) data

Source: R/get-cpc.R
get_cpc.Rd

Downloads and processes CPC data from INEP. The CPC is a quality indicator for undergraduate courses in Brazil, composed of ENADE scores, IDD, faculty qualifications, pedagogical resources, and other institutional factors.

Usage

get_cpc(year, n_max = Inf, keep_file = TRUE, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

year

The year of the indicator (2007-2019, 2021-2023). Note: there is no 2020 edition. Years 2004-2006 used a different indicator ("Conceito Enade").

n_max

Maximum number of rows to read. Default is Inf (all rows).

keep_file

Logical. If TRUE, keeps the downloaded file in cache. Default is TRUE.

quiet

Logical. If TRUE, suppresses progress messages.

Value

A tibble with CPC data in tidy format.

Details

CPC is calculated by INEP as part of the higher education quality assessment system (SINAES). It serves as a preliminary indicator used to determine which courses require on-site evaluation.

The data includes:

  • Course and institution identifiers

  • CPC scores (continuous and categorical/faixa)

  • Component scores (ENADE, IDD, faculty, infrastructure, etc.)

  • Number of students evaluated

Important notes:

  • CPC follows ENADE's rotating cycle of course areas, so each year covers a specific set of fields.

  • There is no 2020 edition (COVID-19 suspension).

  • Column names are standardized to lowercase with underscores.

  • Files are in Excel format (xls/xlsx), not CSV.

Data dictionary

For detailed information about variables, see INEP's documentation: https://www.gov.br/inep/pt-br/areas-de-atuacao/pesquisas-estatisticas-e-indicadores/indicadores-de-qualidade-da-educacao-superior

See also

Other CPC/IGC functions: get_igc()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# get CPC data for 2023
cpc <- get_cpc(2023)

# get CPC data for 2021 with limited rows
cpc_2021 <- get_cpc(2021, n_max = 1000)
} # }