Consortia Join SENSE’s 2019 Membership
Many colleges choose to participate in the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) as part of a consortium. Consortia are groups of colleges with common interests, characteristics, or locations that wish to share SENSE data. Participation in SENSE consortia is free. Consortium members may administer common special-focus modules (up to two of 12 items each) on topics of interest to the group.
More information about consortia can be found on the Membership Options page.
SENSE 2019 membership includes statewide consortium participation in Connecticut.
SENSE 2019 includes two common-interest consortia.
The Achieving the Dream Consortium is part of a national initiative focused on improving success rates for community college students—particularly those who traditionally have been under-served in American higher education. In 2019, 45 colleges from 19 states are participating in SENSE as part of the Achieving the Dream Consortium.
The Hispanic Student Success Consortium is a group of colleges designated by the federal government as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (those with at least 25% Hispanic full-time equivalent enrollment of which at least 50% are low income) and/or hold current membership in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities national organization. In 2019, the consortium joins together 11 institutions for data-sharing purposes.