Survey Results, Reports, and Presentations
The information on this page will be organized into different categories.
Click on the category name below to see the items of that type.
Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE)
Administered during the fall term, SENSE focuses on the "front door" of the college experience. Grounded in research about what works in retaining and supporting entering students, SENSE collects and analyzes data about institutional practices and student behaviors in the earliest weeks of college. These data help understand students' critical early experiences and improve institutional practices that affect student success in the first college year.
- 2022 SENSE Executive Summary
- 2022 SENSE Special-Focus Module - Students in Need, All students
- 2022 SENSE Special-Focus Module - Students in Need, Breakdown by Enrollment Status
- 2022 SENSE Special-Focus Module - Building Relationships, All students
- 2022 SENSE Special-Focus Module - Building Relationships, Breakdown by Enrollment Status
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Administered during the spring to mostly returning students, CCSSE asks about institutional practices and student behaviors that are highly correlated with student learning and retention.
Career Technical Education Employment Outcomes Survey (CTEOS)
The CTEOS is a statewide survey administered annually for the Chancellor's Office, to assess the employment outcomes of students who have participated in career technical education (CTE) coursework at California Community Colleges.
Information about the CTEOS can be found on Santa Rosa Junior College website.
Facilities Master Plan Survey
Survey was conducted October 13, 2017 through October 27, 2017 as part of the process to update the COD facilities master plan. Two surveys were conducted, one to students and the other to faculty and staff. There were 122 students that responded and 453 faculty/staff.
- Facilities Survey 2017, Students
- Facilities Survey 2017, Faculty/Staff
- Facilities Survey 2017, Comparison
Foundation Survey
In spring 2018, a survey was sent to members of the Board for COD’s Foundation. There were 27 responses to the survey.
Merchant Survey
In spring 2018, merchants who participate in the Street Fair at COD were sent a survey regarding their participation and 102 vendors responded.
Smoking Survey
ASCOD (Associated Students of College of the Desert) requested a survey to students regarding smoking on campus. The survey was sent electronically to all students and 479 students provided responses.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components that collects data from all institutions that provide postsecondary education and are eligible to receive Title IV funding across the United States and other U.S. jurisdictions.
These data are used at the federal and state level for policy analysis and development; at the institutional level for benchmarking and peer analysis; and by students and parents, through the College Navigator (https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/), an online tool to aid in the college search process. Get additional information about IPEDS.
Data Reports include data collected during the year of the report, while the data is from the previous year. For example, the 2024 (2023-2024) report includes fall 2022-2023 data.
The economic impact analysis measures how an event or institution affects the local
economy and an investment analysis compares the costs and benefits to determine the
return on investment. Below is the most recent analysis of the economic impact and
return on investment of education at College of the Desert presented to the Board on April 19, 2024.
