Because of their commitment to the voluntary measurement and improvement of student learning outcomes, colleges and universities that are members of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) have been at the forefront of the national shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. The institutions participating in the CIC Degree Qualifications Profile Consortium in 2012 and 2013 contributed significantly to this pattern by exploring various ways in which the Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) can be used to facilitate student learning. This report introduces the DQP and the CIC/DQP Consortium, details the Consortium's activities, explores individual campus projects, and evaluates the usefulness of the DQP. The projects confirmed that the DQP is a useful framework for exploring ways to improve academic and co-curricular programs at small and mid-sized independent institutions. The pioneering work of the CIC/DQP Consortium contributed significantly to a national understanding of the potential of the DQP to improve student learning and to the ability of higher education to demonstrate academic quality.