Targeted Research Surveys for Community and Technical Colleges

Get the Insights You Need—Faster, Easier, and More Affordably

Community and technical colleges often face limited budgets and internal resources, making critical student and institutional research difficult. Carnegie’s Targeted Research Surveys offer a streamlined, affordable way to capture essential feedback, delivering data-driven insights to enhance enrollment, retention, and student satisfaction.

Our targeted, turnkey surveys enable you to quickly understand student needs, institutional strengths, and opportunities for growth, without adding extra strain to your internal team. Each survey is designed specifically for the unique challenges faced by community and technical colleges, ensuring results that directly support informed decision-making and strategic initiatives

 

Surveys Built Specifically for Community Colleges

We’ve combined Carnegie’s 35+ years of expertise in community and technical colleges with an efficient, tailored survey methodology. Our surveys are pre-built yet flexible, covering key areas like student satisfaction, academic engagement, institutional climate, and barriers to student success.

We manage every aspect of the process—from survey outreach and data collection to comprehensive reporting and insights delivery. You receive a user-friendly data dashboard segmented by demographics and student characteristics, plus strategic support to interpret and act on findings.

Choose the Right Survey for Your Needs

  • Student Satisfaction Surveys: Capture student perceptions across academics, campus activities, career readiness, and overall experience, including open-ended suggestions and anonymous testimonials to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Academic Feedback Surveys: Gather targeted feedback on students’ motivations for pursuing specific programs, their satisfaction and engagement levels, and likelihood to recommend programs, along with open-ended insights for enhancements.
  • Institutional Climate Surveys: Assess how students, faculty, and staff feel about institutional direction, campus connectedness, workforce relationships, and inclusivity, complete with open-ended responses for broader community suggestions.
  • Failure-to-Appear/Return/Graduate Surveys: Identify key reasons students aren’t enrolling, persisting, or graduating, capturing actionable insights into barriers and alternative student plans to drive targeted re-engagement efforts.

What are the key advantages of Targeted Research Surveys?

  • Streamlined Execution: We handle all aspects of survey implementation, significantly reducing the burden on your internal team.
  • Immediate Insights: Quickly gather actionable feedback, allowing your institution to promptly address critical issues.
  • Focused Expertise: Surveys designed specifically for community and technical colleges, ensuring relevance and effectiveness.
  • Segmentation and Clarity: Interactive dashboards enable easy segmentation and clear understanding of survey results.
  • Affordable and Scalable: Cost-effective solutions deliver high-value insights, ideal for institutions with limited resources.

What else comes with Targeted Research Surveys?

  • Consulting & Strategy Sessions: Expert analysis and personalized sessions to help interpret results and plan effective next steps.
  • Interactive Dashboards: Easily visualize and segment survey data to swiftly identify trends, challenges, and opportunities.
  • Continuous Support: Ongoing collaboration to ensure your institution maximizes the value and impact of your survey insights.

Ready to turn student feedback into smarter strategy, stronger outcomes, and real institutional impact? Start a conversation with us today.

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