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.
2009-2011
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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.
2011-2014
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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.
2007-present
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A comprehensive study of student transfer between California’s community colleges and public and private universities in career-oriented disciplines.
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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.
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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.
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The RP Group has compiled a number of resources commonly used by California community college institutional research and planning professionals for their work.
New and Notable
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The RP Group will be working closely with the Community College Research Center (CCRC) on the Gates Completion by Design initiative, which aims to accelerate the rate at which community college students earn postsecondary credentials of economic value
- RP was selected to conduct site visits at the ten colleges that are finalists for the Aspen Prize, a new recognition designed to change the way community colleges are understood, bolster effective leaders, and enable institutions to learn more effectively from their peers
- A new basic skills cohort calculator, similar to the Transfer Velocity tool, will be developed by 3CSN, the RP Group, and the Chancellor's Office during Summer 2011
- The RP Group has developed several possible models for calculating enrollment forecasts for facilities planning, in a project for the Chancellor's Office
