Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Planning, and Grants

VISION

Inspire inquiry and empower the Cerritos College community to utilize data to make evidence-based decisions that shape the college future.

Mission

The Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Planning, and Grants (IERPG) Division at Cerritos College provides unbiased research, analysis, and reporting grounded in a holistic understanding of complex college processes. Our goal is to facilitate data-informed decision-making that supports the college’s mission, strategic goals, and commitment to student success and equity. We enhance the college’s capacity to secure external funding from federal, state, and private sources while ensuring compliance with all relevant requirements and policies. IERPG serves the internal community of Cerritos College administrators, faculty, and students, acts as the clearinghouse for official college data, and responds to external requests for information.

Our Purpose

The IERPG Division's purpose is to support Cerritos College’s mission, vision, and goals by providing accurate, timely, comprehensive, and relevant information to maintain the research, planning, and accountability processes of the college to advance student success and institutional excellence. We enhance student success by the strategic pursuit of external funding opportunities that support innovative and sustainable instructional programs and pathways and student support services, along with a firm commitment to fiscal and programmatic compliance.

What We Do

The IERPG Division strives to meet the needs of Cerritos College community by providing reports, research, institutional data, and grants to support Cerritos College’s mission, vision, and achieve its goals by continuous improvement and institutional effectiveness. In addition, IERPG leads and supports the planning efforts throughout the District by providing data and information for managing and maintaining the quality and effectiveness of programs and services to support the college towards attaining equitable educational outcomes. The IERPG Division engages in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information about Cerritos College (e.g., data on students and staff, programs, and management and operations) and assists institutional leaders through informing their planning and decision-making. Further, IERPG staff are available as a resource for assistance with data analysis, techniques of institutional research, survey design, research methodologies, student learning outcomes assessment, and special studies on the implementation and outcomes of programs and services as well as grants development.