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.


