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National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Research

Since 1988, the National Resource Center has conducted and encouraged national research on student learning, development, and success and high-impact practices, including the first-year seminar in American higher education, sophomore initiatives, peer leadership, information literacy, and senior capstone experiences. 

Current and Recent Research Projects

2017 National Survey on The First-Year Experience

The National Resource Center's first National Survey on The First-Year Experience (NSFYE) gathers information about first-year experience programs in American higher education. 

2016 National Survey of Senior Capstone Experiences

The National Resource Center's third administration of the National Survey of Senior Capstone Experiences provides a national overview of culminating initiatives at the end of the undergraduate experience.

College and Career Readiness in South Carolina

The National Resource Center has partnered with the SC Center of Excellence for College and Career Readiness to conduct research on the state of college and career readiness in South Carolina.