Institutional Research

What is "Institutional Research"?

Institutional Research is the planning, coordination, collection, organization, compilation and dissemination of information concerning the characteristics and performance of the institution. The purpose of Institutional Research is to provide objective, systematic and thorough research that supports the institution's enrollment goals, planning, policy formation and decision making.

Recent National Projects

Over the past three years, Corning Community College has participated in a variety of national student surveys.

These include: Spring 2009  administration of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), Spring 2008 administration of The 2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08), and the annual spring collection of the National Community College Benchmark Project.  We anticipate participating in the ACT-SUNY Student Opinion Survey (SOS) in Spring 2010. 

For more information on these surveys, please contact Monica Joy Defendorf, Director of Institutional Research. 


The Office of Institutional Research (IR) is housed within the Office of Information Systems, in R108, located next to Information Technology in the Learning Center building. IR can be reached at (607) 962-9527.