The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research supports the college’s efforts in regard to accreditation, assessment, institutional research, and strategic planning. It ensures compliance with all accreditation requirements at the college. It collaborates with all units of the college to facilitate outcomes assessment in a meaningful way. It also gathers, analyzes and presents accurate data in a user-friendly format to assist in data-based decision making. Additionally, this office provides the tools and framework for strategic planning conducted by the Strategic Planning Committee, academic units, administrative units and educational support units.

The efforts of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research support the College’s mission and strategic plan by serving as the clearinghouse for assessment of academic, administrative, and student services units. The Office provides a supportive, responsive environment to faculty, staff and students for accountability and improvement of processes, services and instruction.

Calhoun Community College identifies expected outcomes, assesses the extent to which it achieves these outcomes, and provides evidence of improvement based on analysis of institutional effectiveness. In addition to general education and program learning outcomes assessed within academic programs, the College uses the ETS Proficiency Profile, a nationally-recognized instrument, to assess Reading, Writing, Mathematics, and Critical Thinking. The Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Survey is also used to measure student satisfaction and identify areas where improvements are needed. Prior to 2018, the College used the College Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) test as a measure of student learning.