Survey Confidentiality & Anonymity
Surveys sent out by WHCCD's Office of Institutional Research will typically have one of four designations for confidentiality/anonymity:
- Confidential
- Anonymous
- Anonymous Tracked
- Public
The table below details the information that will be collected and shared based on a survey's type.
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Survey Classification |
A record is kept of survey completers for the purposes of tracking response rates and sending survey reminders | Survey responses can be tied back to a name, email address, and IP address | Survey response data may be combined with student or staff records for further analysis | A respondent’s name and other identifying information WILL NOT be shared or reported in conjunction with any responses or comments | Responses indicating harassment, discrimination, or a crime will be reported to Student Conduct and/or Human Resources along with any identifying information* |
|
Confidential |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Anonymous |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
Anonymous Tracked |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
|
Public |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
*Refer to BP/AP 3430, BP/AP 3433, BP/AP 3510, BP/AP 3515
Response Redactions
Prior to results being shared and released, all survey responses will be reviewed and redacted if necessary. Redactions are made to 1) prevent unnecessary disclosure of personally identifiable or sensitive informtion or 2) to prevent the disclosure and dissemination of comments that may constitute harassment or discrimination.
Survey History
The following is a list of recent and upcoming surveys that are run through the WHCCD Research Office. For further questions regarding these surveys and survey invitation validity, please reach out to the research office.
Current and Upcoming Surveys
| Survey Name | Audience | Start Date | End Date | Status | Confidentiality Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Strategic Planning Survey | Classified Staff and Faculty | 11/6/2025 | 11/14/2025 | Open | Anonymous Tracked |
| Lemoore Financial Aid Survey | Students | 11/5/2025 | 11/21/2025 | Open | Anonymous |
| Coalinga College Student Satisfaction Survey - Fall 2025 | Students | 10/23/2025 | 11/21/2025 | Open | Confidential |
| Lemoore College Student Satisfaction Survey - Fall 2025 | Students | 10/23/2025 | 11/21/2025 | Open | Confidential |
| Applicant Phone Survey | Students | 10/7/2025 | Open | Other | |
| West Hills Dropped Course Survey | Students | 6/17/2019 | Ongoing | Other |
Past Surveys
| Survey Name | Audience | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 Classified PD Day Evaluation Survey | Classified Staff | 9/26/2025 |
10/3/2025 |
| Green Raiteros/Green Cruisers Huron, CA Clean Mobility Project | Students | 9/5/2025 |
9/19/2025 |
| Curriculum Management System Faculty Survey | Faculty | 9/3/2025 |
9/18/2025 |
| Completer Survey | 2025 Graduates | 5/8/2025 |
6/30/2025 |
| Civitas Feature and Usage Survey | College Employees | 5/7/2025 |
5/18/2025 |
| DSPS Employee Surveys | College Employees | 4/22/2025 |
5/9/2025 |
| DSPS Student Survey | DSPS Students | 4/22/2025 |
5/9/2025 |
| Lemoore College Professional Development Survey | Lemoore College Employees | 4/1/2025 |
4/11/2025 |
| Real College Basic Needs Survey | Students | 3/11/2025 |
4/10/2025 |
| Committee Communication and Effectiveness Survey | College & District Governance Committee Members | 3/12/2025 |
4/7/2025 |
| Civitas/Holistic Case Management Training Eval Survey | Attendees of Feb. 20-21 Civitas Trainings | 2/27/2025 |
3/7/2025 |
| Management Eval Surveys | WHCCD Employees | 2/5/2025 |
2/28/2025 |
| District Services Evaluation Survey | WHCCD Employees | 11/19/2024 |
12/9/2024 |
| Student Satisfaction Survey | WHCCD Students | 10/29/2024 |
12/3/2024 |
| Fall 2024 Classified PD Day Evaluation Survey | Classified Staff | 10/4/2024 |
10/15/2024 |
| Fall 2024 PD Day Evaluation Survey | WHCCD Employees | 8/9/2024 |
8/21/2024 |
| Completer Survey | 2024 Graduates | 5/21/2024 |
9/17/2024 |
| College Council Tri-Chair Evaluation Survey | College Council Members | 4/30/2024 |
5/8/2024 |
| Black Student Needs Assessment | Lemoore College Students | 3/22/2024 |
5/8/2024 |
| Spring 2024 Classified Professional Development Day Evaluation |
Classified Staff |
3/13/2024 |
4/4/2024 |
| Management Eval Surveys | Employees | 2/14/2024 |
2/28/2024 |
| Adjunct Faculty PD Survey - West Hills College Coalinga | Coalinga College Employees | 3/7/2024 |
3/22/2024 |
| Lemoore College Professional Development Survey | Lemoore College Employees | 12/4/2022 |
1/30/2024 |
| Lemoore College Student Satisfaction Survey - Fall 2023 | Lemoore College Students | 11/7/2023 | 1/3/2024 |
| Coalinga College Student Satisfaction Survey - Fall 2023 | Coalinga College Students | 11/7/2023 | 1/3/2024 |
| District Services Evaluation Survey 2023 | WHCCD Employees | 11/16/2023 | 12/1/2023 |
| College Rebranding Surveys | WHCCD Students and Employees | 11/17/2023 | 11/26/2023 |
| DSPS Employee Surveys (Lemoore & Coalinga) | College Employees | 10/26/2023 | 11/3/2023 |
| DSPS Student Surveys (Lemoore & Coalinga) | DSPS Students | 10/26/2023 | 11/3/2023 |
| College Attendance Decisions Survey | Past WHCCD students and applicants | 9/28/2023 | 10/6/2023 |
| Fall 2023 Management and Confidential Employee Leadership Retreat Evaluation | WHCCD Admin/Management/Confidential Employees | 9/15/2023 | 9/22/2023 |
| Civitas Inspire for Advisor Survey | WHCCD Employees | 8/11/2023 | 8/18/2023 |
| PD Day Evaluation Survey | WHCCD Employees | 8/11/2023 | 8/18/2023 |
| #RealCollege Survey | Students | 3/20/2023 | 4/7/2023 |
| WHCCD Committee Communication & Effectiveness Survey | WHCCD Employees and Students | 3/16/2023 | 3/31/2023 |
| Classified PD Day Evaluation Survey | Classified Staff | 3/3/2023 | 3/10/2023 |
| Management Eval Surveys | Employees | 1/31/2023 | 2/28/2023 |
| Coalinga College Student Housing Survey | Coalinga College Students | 12/1/2022 | 1/3/2023 |
| Lemoore College Professional Development Survey | Lemoore College Employees | 12/1/2022 | 12/9/2022 |
| District Services Evaluation Survey | Employees | 11/10/2022 | 11/30/2022 |
| WHC Student Satisfaction Survey - Fall 2022 | Students | 11/2/2022 | 11/25/2022 |
| Lemoore College - Education Master Plan Survey | Community | 10/3/2022 | 10/31/22 |
| Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) | Students - In-Class Administration for selected course sections | 9/6/2022 | 10/31/2022 |
| Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) Online Administration | Fully-Online students | 9/12/2022 | 9/30/22 |
| CCC Statewide College Decisions Survey | Current and past students and applicants | 8/8/2022 | 8/30/2022 |
| Fall 2022 PD Day Evaluation | Employees | 8/12/2022 | 8/19/2022 |
| West Hills College Completer Survey | Students | 5/17/2022 | 6/30/22 |
| WHCCD Management Evaluation Surveys | WHCCD Employees | 02/28/2022 | 03/20/2022 |
| WHCCD Mask Policy Survey | WHCCD Students & Employees | 03/14/2022 | 03/18/2022 |
| Lemoore College - KART Survey | Lemoore College Students | 2/7/2022 | 2/28/2022 |
| Algebra Student Survey | Students | 12/8/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| District Services Survey | WHCCD Employees | 12/1/2021 | 12/7/2021 |
| West Hills Student Satisfaction Survey | Students | 11/15/2021 | 12/5/2021 |
| Staff Development Survey | WHCCD Employees | 11/19/2021 | 11/29/2021 |
| 2021 WHC Completer Survey | Students | 5/13/2021 | 8/30/2021 |
| Coalinga College Management Evaluation Surveys | Coalinga College Employees | 5/10/2021 | 5/17/2021 |
| DSPS Faculty Survey | WHCCD Faculty | 5/6/2021 | 5/21/2021 |
| DSPS Student Survey | WHCCD DSPS Students | 4/21/2021 | 5/14/2021 |
| Return to Campus Survey | WHCCD Students | 4/20/2021 | 4/26/2021 |
| Employee Climate Survey | WHCCD Employees | 4/8/2021 | 4/30/2021 |
| Diverse Learning Environments Survey | Students | 3/8/2021 | 4/19/2021 |
| District Committee Communication & Effectiveness Survey | WHCCD Employees and Students | 3/15/2021 | 3/26/2021 |
| Coalinga College Committee Communication & Effectiveness Survey | Coalinga College Employees and Students | 3/9/2021 | 3/19/2021 |
| Lemoore College Committee Communication & Effectiveness Survey | Lemoore College Employees and Student | 3/1/2021 | 3/12/2021 |
| Lemoore College Management Evaluation Surveys | Lemoore College Employees | 2/17/2021 | 2/24/2021 |
| COVID-19 Vaccination Survey | WHCCD Employees | 1/26/2021 | 1/28/2021 |
| Spring 2021 Enrollment Plans Survey | Students | 12/11/2020 | 12/18/2020 |
| myWestHills Staff Portal Survey | WHCCD Employees | 12/2/2020 | 12/14/2020 |
| District Strategic Planning Survey | Lemoore College Student Government | 10/1/2020 | 10/9/2020 |
| District Strategic Planning Survey | WHCCD Employees | 9/14/2020 | 10/5/2020 |
| Fall Plans Survey | Applicants and past students | 8/6/2020 | 9/1/2020 |
| Coalinga College Dual Enrollment Exit Survey | Students | 7/16/2020 | 7/30/2020 |
| Budget Resource Allocation Form Survey | Coalinga College Employees | 6/9/2020 | 6/26/2020 |
| 2020 WHC Completer Survey | Students | 5/23/2020 | 7/13/2020 |
| Statewide COVID-19 Employee Impact Survey | WHCCD Employees | 5/27/2020 | 6/21/2020 |
| Statewide COVID-19 Student Impact Survey | Students | 5/27/2020 | 6/21/2020 |
| Coalinga College Counseling Survey Spring 2020 | Students | 5/12/2020 | 5/26/2020 |
| WHCCD COVID-19 Response Survey | Students | 3/25/2020 | 5/26/2020 |
| Lemoore College KART Survey | Students | 2/21/2020 | 2/28/2020 |
| Coalinga College Course Schedule Survey | Students | 9/16/2019 | 9/30/2019 |
| Completer Survey | Students | 5/20/2019 | 6/25/2019 |
| myWestHills Usability Survey | WHCCD Employees | 6/12/2019 | 6/25/2019 |
| QuickPath Survey | Faculty | 5/7/2019 | 5/17/2019 |
| QuickPath Survey | Students | 5/2/2019 | 5/15/2019 |
| Committee Communication & Effectiveness Survey | Coalinga College Employees and Students | 4/29/2019 | 5/15/2019 |
| Committee Communication & Effectiveness Survey | WHCCD Employees and Students | 5/8/2019 | 5/15/2019 |
| Lemoore College Graduation RSVP Survey | Students | 4/25/2019 | 5/6/2019 |
| Coalinga Counseling Survey | Students | 4/12/2019 | 5/1/2019 |
| Lemoore College Management Surveys | Lemoore College Employees | 4/8/2019 | 4/23/2019 |