Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

This spring, the College of Micronesia – FSM again has an opportunity to participate in a national survey focusing on teaching, learning, and retention in community colleges, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). The project is part of the Center for Community College Student Engagement and the Community College Leadership Program at The University of Texas at Austin.

Research shows that the more actively engaged students are with college faculty and staff, with other students, and with the subject matter being learned the more likely they are to persist in their college studies and to achieve at higher levels. Identifying what our students do in and out of the classroom, knowing their goals, and understanding their external responsibilities can help us create an environment that can enhance student learning, development, and retention.

The survey will be administered in classes randomly selected by the Center to ensure a representative sample and to preserve the integrity of the survey results. The survey administration will commence on the weeks of March 17 & 24, 2014. Instructors whose classes are selected for survey administration will receive specific information from the appropriate administrator.

As COM-FSM aspires to become a leader in higher education in the Pacific region, this survey can assist us in improving course completion rates, as well as the rate of student persistence to the completion of their educational goals. To learn more about CCSSE visit www.ccsse.org, or contact the Center for Community College Student Engagement at 512-471-6807 or info@cccse.org. To learn more about the administration of CCSSE at COM-FSM, contact Institutional Research and Planning at 320-2480, ext. 119 or 120, or via email at rschplanning@comfsm.fm