The Office of Institutional Research (IR) at SMC strives to support the college's mission and commitment to student learning, success, and racial equity by providing quality, accessible, reliable and relevant information to facilitate equity-minded inquiry, decision-making, and planning processes, enhance institutional effectiveness, and promote a culture of evidence-based inquiry. Office mission revised 2/19/2020
The IR Service Level Agreement (SLA) details the types of services internal clients (managers, department chairs, faculty leaders, and other users of IR services) can expect from the office. Access the SLA here: 2020 IR Service Level Agreement. Suggestion Box: Leave suggestions for IR here
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Provides a one-page summary of SMC data for the most recently reported semester.
Access interactive data dashboards providing enrollment, student demographics, and
outcomes trends.
Access a report describing the grade distribution by instructor for the most recently
reported semester.Fast Facts, Dashboards, and Grade Distribution
Fast Facts
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Data Dashboards
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Grade Distributions
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Get access to reports describing SMC's performance on institutional effectiveness
and equity metrics.
Access past research reports published by the Office of Institutional Research.
Santa Monica College's research priorities for the next two yearsInstitutional Effectiveness, Reports, and Research Agenda
Institutional Effectiveness
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Report Repository
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Research Agenda
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