CCSSE and SENSE

The Center for Community College Engagement provide surveys that "ask questions that assess institutional practices and student behaviors and experiences that are correlated highly with student learning and student retention. All are research-based tools appropriate for multiple uses, such as benchmarking and accreditation":

Understanding Survey Results - a guide to means, frequencies, benchmarks and more

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	Center for Student Engagement		Required	National Surveys.pdf	Edit Center for Student Engagement	Delete Center for Student Engagement

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Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) survey is a nationally normed survey that is a product and service of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, is a well-established tool that helps institutions focus on good educational practice and identify areas in which they can improve their programs and services for students. The CCSSE is one way to measure the quality of instruction and services provided to students attending Southwestern, allowing for staff to review results and implement continual improvement intiatives to better serve students. Visit the CCSSE website to view national and state data at: http://www.ccsse.org/survey/profiles.cfm

According to the website, the survey is known as "An Improvement Strategy for Community Colleges. The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) provides a much-needed tool for assessing quality in community college education. CCSSE results help colleges focus on good educational practice — defined as practice that promotes high levels of student learning and retention — and identify areas in which community colleges can improve their programs and services for students. All our work is grounded in research about what works in strengthening student learning and persistence."

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CCSSE Benchmark Comparison	This survey was first administered in 2004 and in subsequent years based on grant participation and as of 2011 on a three year cycle as part of the Oregon consortium	Required	Benchmark_Comparison_2004_2014.pdf	Edit CCSSE Benchmark Comparison	Delete CCSSE Benchmark Comparison
CCSSE Benchmark Questions	Lists the questions within CCSSE that comprise the benchmarks.	Required	CCSSE_Benchmarks.pdf	Edit CCSSE Benchmark Questions	Delete CCSSE Benchmark Questions
Key Findings at Southwestern: 2014		Required	CCSSE2014_ED1EAFC4DB_ExecSum.pdf	Edit Key Findings at Southwestern: 2014	Delete Key Findings at Southwestern: 2014
Matter of Degrees	A report on the high impact practices for student success.	Required	Matter_of_Degrees_2014.pdf	Edit Matter of Degrees	Delete Matter of Degrees
Key Findings at Southwestern: 2011		Required	exec_sum_2011_50261952B9.pdf	Edit Key Findings at Southwestern: 2011	Delete Key Findings at Southwestern: 2011
Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2008		Required	CCSSE 2008 Executive Summary.pdf	Edit Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2008	Delete Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2008
Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2007		Required	CCSSE 2007 Executive Summary.pdf	Edit Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2007	Delete Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2007
Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2006		Required	CCSSE 2004 Executive Summary.pdf	Edit Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2006	Delete Executive Summary - CCSSE: 2006

The Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE), a product and service of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, helps community colleges discover why some entering students persist and succeed while others are not retained. Visit the website for the benchmark survey elements.

This survey was first administered in 2009 with an administration cycle of every three years as part of the Oregon consortium.

2018 SENSE Key Findings

2018 SENSE Benchmark Overview

2018 SENSE Benchmark Peer Interactive Report

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2018 Key Findings at Southwestern		Required	SENSE_2018_FE7F3DD077_ExecSum.pdf	Edit 2018 Key Findings at Southwestern	Delete 2018 Key Findings at Southwestern
2018 SENSE Benchmark Overview	Benchmarks provide an overview of how the college compares on the normed survey for a specific survey administration. Comparisons from survey to survey are not comparable given the differences in survey participants and survey questions.	Required	SENSE_2018_SWOCC_Benchmark_Comparison.pdf	Edit 2018 SENSE Benchmark Overview	Delete 2018 SENSE Benchmark Overview
2018 SENSE Benchmark by Student Category Overview		Required	SENSE_2018_SWOCC_Benchmark_Comparison_byCategory.pdf	Edit 2018 SENSE Benchmark by Student Category Overview	Delete 2018 SENSE Benchmark by Student Category Overview
2018 Benchmark Peer Comparison		Required	SENSE_2018_SWOCC_Benchmark_PeerComparison.pdf	Edit 2018 Benchmark Peer Comparison	Delete 2018 Benchmark Peer Comparison
Key Findings at Southwestern 2015		Required	SENSE_2015_Key_Findings_ExecSum.pdf	Edit Key Findings at Southwestern 2015	Delete Key Findings at Southwestern 2015
SENSE Benchmark Overview 2015		Required	SENSE_2015_SWOCC_Benchmark_Comparison.pdf	Edit SENSE Benchmark Overview 2015	Delete SENSE Benchmark Overview 2015
SENSE Consortium Benchmark Comparison	Compares Southwestern to the Oregon consortium colleges, to Achieving the Dream colleges and to the other small colleges participating in SENSE.	Required	SENSE_2015_SWOCC_Benchmark_Comparison_byConsortium.pdf	Edit SENSE Consortium Benchmark Comparison	Delete SENSE Consortium Benchmark Comparison
SENSE Benchmark Comparison by Student Categories		Required	SENSE_2015_Comparison_CatTypes_toAll.pdf	Edit SENSE Benchmark Comparison by Student Categories	Delete SENSE Benchmark Comparison by Student Categories

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Statewide Workshop Presentation	The presentation was provided at a statewide workshop for consortium college participants by CCSSE staff on November 4, 2014. Based on the presentation and other research referenced by the CCSSE website as well as Southwestern data, the key areas where large differences exist (5 points or more) are: Support for Learners Benchmark: lower benchmark score compared to other small colleges and also very low at Southwestern Enrollment Status - Full/Part-Time: scores varied more than 5 points from comparison colleges (small colleges and/or Oregon consortium) and was consistently lower at Southwestern Developmental Course Status - scores varied more than 5 points from comparison colleges (small colleges and/or Oregon consortium) Gender: scores varied more than 5 points from comparison colleges (small colleges and/or Oregon consortium) and within Southwestern gender scores varied in some benchmark areas more than 5 points	Required	OregonStateWorkshopCCCSE2014FINAL_no2011FINAL2.pptx	Edit Statewide Workshop Presentation	Delete Statewide Workshop Presentation
Benchmark Report: NonTraditional Age by Developmental Course Status		Required	CCSSE_MAIN_AGE_NT_DEV_BENCH.pdf	Edit Benchmark Report: NonTraditional Age by Developmental Course Status	Delete Benchmark Report: NonTraditional Age by Developmental Course Status
Benchmark Report: NonTraditional by Gender		Required	CCSSE_MAIN_AGE_GENDER_BENCH.pdf	Edit Benchmark Report: NonTraditional by Gender	Delete Benchmark Report: NonTraditional by Gender
Benchmark Report: Traditional Age by Developmental Course Status		Required	CCSSE_MAIN_AGE_DEV_BENCH.pdf	Edit Benchmark Report: Traditional Age by Developmental Course Status	Delete Benchmark Report: Traditional Age by Developmental Course Status
Benchmark Report: Traditional Age by Gender		Required	CCSSE_MAIN_AGE_TRAD_GENDER_BENCH.pdf	Edit Benchmark Report: Traditional Age by Gender	Delete Benchmark Report: Traditional Age by Gender
Benchmark Report: Credits < 30 by Enrollment Status		Required	CCSSE_MAIN_CRED_ENROLL_BENCH.pdf	Edit Benchmark Report: Credits < 30 by Enrollment Status	Delete Benchmark Report: Credits < 30 by Enrollment Status
Benchmark Report: Credits GE 30 by Enrollment Status		Required	CCSSE_MAIN_CRED_30_ENROLL_BENCH.pdf	Edit Benchmark Report: Credits GE 30 by Enrollment Status	Delete Benchmark Report: Credits GE 30 by Enrollment Status

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Student Engagement Surveys

CCSSE

SENSE

CCSSE 2014 Breakout Reports and Workshop Materials