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Quick Fact Sheet 2006

Overview of National 2006 CCSSE Cohort Survey Results
Fast Facts


Survey Instrument: The Community College Student Report (CCSR)

  • Paper administration, in-class; ranges from 25-50 minutes to complete
  • Web-based administration; approximately 15 minutes to complete (available only in oversample situations).

CCSSE Participants

  • 249,548 students from 447 institutions in 46 states have completed the CCSR between 2002 and 2006.

2006 CCSSE Cohort Respondents

Gender: Male student respondents -- 40% Female student respondents -- 60%

Race/Ethnicity:

  • Asian -- 3%
  • Black -- 11%
  • Latino/Hispanic -- 9%
  • International -- 6%
  • Native American -- 2%
  • White -- 65%
  • Other -- 3%

Enrollment Status: Part-time -- 31% Full-time -- 69%

2006 CCSSE Consortia

  • Statewide and State-based consortia: Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Tennessee
  • Texas Small Colleges Consortium: 23 small colleges across Texas
  • Hispanic-Serving Institutions/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HSI/HACU) Consortium:  19 colleges
  • Achieving the Dream Consortium: 12 colleges
  • Campus Compact Consortium: 7 colleges

CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice

  • Active and Collaborative Learning (items: 4a, 4b, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i, and 4r)
  • Student Effort (items: 4c, 4d, 4e, 6b, 10a, 13d1, 13e1, and 13h1)
  • Academic Challenge (items: 4p, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 6a, 6c, 7, 9a)
  • Student-Faculty Interaction (items: 4k,4l,4m,4n,4o,and 4q)
  • Support for Learners (items: 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f, 13a1, and 13b1)

Validity and Reliability
For a detailed explanation of CCSSE's sampling and analysis methodologies, see "Dimensions of Student Engagement in American Community Colleges: Using the Community College Student Report in Research and Practice," provided online at http://www.ccsse.org/aboutsurvey/psychometrics.pdf.

Future Plans

  • Development of entering student survey
  • Focus group research on the importance of relationships for community college students
  • Special focus survey items related to entering/new students

For more information, please contact Susan Lemke, (505) 428-1520, susan.lemke@sfcc.edu.

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