Data and Research

SCC Data Dashboards

• Information about SCC from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), published by National Center for Education Statistics
• Dashboards and information about California Community College students (CCCCO):
  • Student Success Metrics
  • Data Mart
  • Transfer Level Gateway Completion
  • and more
• Information about students from the California Community College attending UCs (UC)
• Information about students in California’s K-12 public education system (CA Department of Education)

The PRIE Office conducts surveys and produces research reports for external accountability and internal use. Reports and surveys are available online.

Look Up Surveys/Reports

In order to assist us with the efficient processing of a research request, please complete the Research Data Request Form and submit it. We will notify you of the proposed timeline and scheduled completion of your project.

The SCC Research Handbook (PDF) provides a general understanding of rules and
guidelines associated with research requests, data usage requirements and best practices, and
resources where existing data is available or can be found.

SCC employees conducting classroom-based research for internal use at SCC are expected to follow best practices for conducting research involving human subjects and are not required to complete the full local review process.

However, SCC employees who plan to share the research as part of a sabbatical, for professional interest, for publication, or for a graduate thesis or dissertation, must undergo the full local review process and should reference guidelines in the "Conduct External Research" section below.

• See guidelines for internal research in section D of Conducting Research Guidelines.
• Sample Consent Form
• Research Data Request Form

If an SCC employee is conducting research that is not classroom-based—or the research is classroom-based but used as part of a sabbatical, for professional interest, for publication, or for a graduate thesis or dissertation—and plans to use the data either from college students or the community, the employee should contact the PRIE Office. It is likely that this research will fall under the research guidelines (see "External Research Data Request Guidelines" section in research handbook) and require a local research review for approval. For additional information, please review the Research Handbook.

As with any professional research, approval is contingent upon a review of the research plan to ensure that there is no risk to participants, that informed consent is followed and that anonymity and confidentiality are guaranteed. Please note that, because our local review is only an informal IRB, we ask that external researchers have permission from a formal IRB at their home institution. In order to process your proposal for approval, we will be requesting the following:

1. LRCCD External Research Request Form
2. A description of the proposed research
3. A copy of university/agency research IRB approval, including approved guidelines for human subjects in the research
4. Copies of any consent form for participants (if appropriate); see Sample Consent Form
5. Copies of any draft survey instruments and/or interview protocols (if appropriate)

Research Handbook