PAIRS Survey Administration Schedule
The Office of Planning, Analytics, Institutional Research, & Strategic Initiatives (PAIRS) routinely administers a variety of surveys to assess the effectiveness of the University, its Colleges and overall campus life through the opinion of Students, Faculty and Staff. The table below identifies the survey administration schedule currently in place for regularly scheduled surveys.
Alumni Survey
Survey Cycle - Every Two Years, Even Years
Administration Time Frame - Fall of Even Year
Report Availability - Spring of the Following Year
Survey Population - All TAMUCC Alumni from Previous 2-YR Graduations
Survey Purpose - Broadly measures attitudes and successes of academic programs and university overall
Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)
Survey Cycle - Every Two Years, Even Years
Administration Time Frame - Fall of Even Year
Report Availability - Spring of the Following Year
Survey Population - Current Freshman
Survey Purpose - Measures levels of high school engagement in educational activities and anticipated college engagement- national norms comparison
Graduating Student Survey
Survey Cycle - Yearly, Academic Year
Administration Time Frame - Fall, Spring & Summer of Academic Year
Report Availability - Spring of the Following Year
Survey Population - Fall of the New Academic Year
Survey Purpose - Broadly measure student attitudes about TAMUCC student experience; longitudinal comparisons
Higher Education Research Institute's Survey of Faculty (HERI)
Survey Cycle - Every Three Years
Administration Time Frame - Late Fall, Early Spring
Report Availability - Late Summer of Participating Year
Survey Population - All Full-time Faculty
Survey Purpose - Measures attitudes about TAMUCC, job quality- national comparison
Miramar Resident Survey
Survey Cycle - Every Two Years, Odd Years
Administration Time Frame - Spring of Odd Year
Report Availability - Summer of, Odd Year
Survey Population - All Miramar Residents
Survey Purpose - Measures the levels of resident satisfaction regarding on-campus living
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Survey Cycle - Every Two Years, Odd Years
Administration Time Frame - Spring of Odd Year
Report Availability - Late Summer, Odd Year
Survey Population - Current Freshman & Seniors
Survey Purpose - Measures levels of student engagement in educational activities- national norms comparison
Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory
Survey Cycle - Every Two Years, Even Years
Administration Time Frame - Spring of Even Year
Report Availability - Late Spring of, Even Year
Survey Population - Stratified Random Sample of General Student Body
Survey Purpose - Measures student satisfaction with 11 dimensions of campus life
Survey of Employee Engagement (SEE)
Survey Cycle - Every Two Years, Odd Years
Administration Time Frame - Fall of Odd Year
Report Availability - Spring of Following Year
Survey Population - All Benefits- Eligible Staff
Survey Purpose - Measures attitudes of staff regarding the organization; statewide and longitudinal comparison