Scientific Surveys and Focus Groups

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness can aid you through…

• Consultations or provide recommendations on research design
• Collaboration on creating research instruments
  • ex: creating surveys with SurveyMonkey
• Stratification of collected data
• Guidance in analyzing and synthesizing data
• Host research reports available for GRC audiences (or community members)

Vendor-Administered Surveys

Personal Assessment of the College Environment (PACE) Climate Survey

• 2026 PACE Executive Summary
• 2024 PACE Executive Summary
• 2018 PACE Executive Summary

Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

• 2021 CCSSE Executive Summary 
• 2018 CCSSE Executive Summary 
• 2011 CCSSE Executive Summary 

Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) Surveys

• 2024 WSAC Basic Needs Survey Summary
• 2023 WSAC Basic Needs Survey Summary

 

Gathering Feedback Through Surveys and Focus Groups

Surveys and focus groups are two common ways of gathering feedback from the college or external community to inform potential improvements at the college. At GRC, surveys are administered frequently and many students may be asked to respond to multiple institutional surveys in a given quarter leading to a potential for survey fatigue, reduced response rates, and less application for each survey; thus, these should be used with a specific purpose to value the time and energy committed to providing meaningful feedback and to avoid any potential harm to the participants.