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Redesigned SENSE. Better insight. Broader understanding. Stronger early momentum.

What’s New with SENSE

Reimagined to capture basic needs, mental health, and career and transfer guidance—when colleges can still act.
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Report on Culture of Caring

Essential Conditions for Community College Student Success: Maximizing Student Engagement by Fostering a Culture of Caring explores the importance of colleges establishing a culture of caring that reaches all students. The report draws on data from students at 127 community colleges responding to the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and 58 colleges responding to the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE).

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Report on Parenting Students

Multiple Responsibilities, Single Mission: Understanding the Experiences of Community College Parenting Students examines the realities of community college students raising children while pursuing higher education. The findings presented in this report are based on data collected from students across 164 colleges during the 2024 administration of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE ).

CCCSE’s Mission

By delivering “aha” moments about the student experience based on insights that matter, CCCSE assists institutions and policymakers in using information to promote improvements in student learning, persistence, and attainment.