Research Studies
The following resources can be utilized to provide further understanding of educational studies and resources available to the public.
Building Momentum 2020 National Report Using Guided Pathways to Redesign the Student Experience
The Building Momentum 2020 National Report, seeks to answer questions and gain understanding how Guided Pathways has effected student success within Community Colleges, where are we making progress in transforming the student experience, and what else needs to be attended to in supporting students.
You may learn more about what this insightful study reveals:
https://cccse.org/sites/default/files/BuildingMomentum.pdf
A September 2017 report from the Education Consumer Pulse focuses on influential elements in how individuals choose their field of study. That is, who or what sources provide advice to students and how helpful that advice is perceived to be.
Respondents, including more than 22,000 U.S. adults, were asked to name up to three sources of advice about their major and rate their helpfulness. Responses were divided into four broad categories:
formal: counselors and the media
informal social network: friends, family and community leaders
informal school-based: college staff and professors, high school teachers and coaches
informal work-based: employers, coworkers, experienced professionals and the military
The report details that the majority (55%) of U.S. adults with at least some college but no more than a bachelor's degree list their informal social network as providing advice about their college major. This is the most often-cited source of advice when choosing a major for the majority of U.S. adults.
You may learn more about what this insightful study reveals:
GALLUP conducted a study that examined adults who pursued or completed a postsecondary degree and asked whether they would change their education decision if they could.
The table below presents respondent feedback regarding their education decision.
You may find more information regarding this insightful study here:
Other GALLUP studies:
* These and other reports can be downloaded at:
Gallup Reports 
