Current Projects
The RP Group conducts research, recognizes excellence, and provides assistance on a wide range of issues that contribute to student success. View current projects below, or click on "Past Projects" in the menu to the left.
Project enabling 20 colleges to evaluate the utility of using high school GPA and math and English grades as predictors of students’ abilities to pass college-level coursework, to help inform the adoption of a common assessment process in California community colleges.
Application of Peter Riley Bahr's cluster analysis of course-taking patterns by California community college students to the current discussion of improving completion outcomes such as achieving a degree, certificate, or transfer to a four-year institution.
Sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation, BRIC strengthens cultures of inquiry and evidence by providing technical assistance at fifteen California community colleges, professional development throughout the state, and dedicated support for institutional research and planning professionals.
An RP Group study articulating how student support, both inside and outside the classroom, can be delivered in a cost-effective manner so that community colleges can narrow the achievement gap for Latino and African-American students and enable more students to achieve transfer, a degree and/or certificate.
A comprehensive study of student transfer between California’s community colleges and public and private universities in career-oriented disciplines.
A series of working papers on basic skills instructional practices observed in California community colleges.
Through period publications and a semi-annual study, RP documents the status of evidence-based decisionmaking in the California community college system and offers suggestions for how to manage the process of gathering, analyzing, and utilizing information.
Information on an RP Group initiative that offers training and resources to those providing leadership from the middle of the organizational structure—including department chairs, deans, researchers and faculty leaders.
The RP Group has compiled a number of resources commonly used by California community college institutional research and planning professionals for their work.
