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Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) at community colleges improve educational outcomes and make undergraduate research and its benefits accessible to all students.
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) at community colleges improve educational outcomes and make undergraduate research and its benefits accessible to all students.
CURES are considered a high-impact teaching practice. CUREs increase learning gains, student self-efficacy and long-term success in a STEM field.
CURES are considered a high-impact teaching practice. CUREs increase learning gains, student self-efficacy and long-term success in a STEM field.
CUREs supports learning gains in course-specific content.
Sara E. Brownell, Daria S. Hekmat-Scafe, Veena Singla, Patricia Chandler Seawell, Jamie F. Conklin Imam, Sarah L. Eddy, Tim Stearns, and Martha S. Cyert. (2015) A High-Enrollment Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Improves Student Conceptions of Scientific Thinking and Ability to Interpret Data . CBE—Life Sciences Education 14:2
CUREs improve student's self efficacy in doing science.
Evans, S. Z., & Evans, J. (2021). Undergraduate Research Embedded Across Course Levels and Types Through Scaffolded Projects. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v21i1.30552
Heather Thiry, Timothy J. Weston, Sandra L. Laursen, and Anne-Barrie Hunter. (2012) The Benefits of Multi-Year Research Experiences: Differences in Novice and Experienced Students’ Reported Gains from Undergraduate Research . CBE—Life Sciences Education 11:3, 260-272
CUREs contribute to long-term success; helping students graduate and persist in STEM pathways.
Stacia E. Rodenbusch, Paul R. Hernandez, Sarah L. Simmons, and Erin L. Dola. (2016) Early Engagement in Course-Based Research Increases Graduation Rates and Completion of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Degrees . CBE—Life Sciences Education 15:2
Community and technical colleges (CTCs) are a wise investment for individuals seeking upward economic mobility and a clear path to their academic goals. With fewer barriers to admission, CTCs include more people in higher education.
Community and technical colleges (CTCs) are a wise investment for individuals seeking upward economic mobility and a clear path to their academic goals. With fewer barriers to admission, CTCs include more people in higher education.
Nearly half of all bachelor's degrees in STEM in US attended a CTC at some point.
Van Noy, M. and Zeidenberg, M. (2017), Community College Pathways to the STEM Workforce: What Are They, Who Follows Them, and How?. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2017: 9-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.20249
The majority of enrolled students from historically underserved backgrounds enroll in CTCs.
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). (2025). Community College Facts at a Glance. Retrieved from Washington, D.C.: http://www.aacc.nche.edu
More than half of community college students receive financial aid and two-year colleges reduce the financial burden by costing, on average, less than half that of a four-year college.
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). (2025). Community College Facts at a Glance. Retrieved from Washington, D.C.: http://www.aacc.nche.edu
Incorporating undergraduate research at the community college, makes these experiences accessible to all students and supports students at CTCs to persist in STEM pathways.
Incorporating undergraduate research at the community college, makes these experiences accessible to all students and supports students at CTCs to persist in STEM pathways.
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