How is the CECE Model different than other student success frameworks?

Unlike other existing frameworks, the CECE Model integrates decades of research on campus environments, diverse populations, and college success to delineate the optimal environments for diverse populations in higher education. The CECE Model outlines the 9 elements that research suggests campuses should embed throughout their organizational cultures, policies, departments, programs, practices, curricula, and activities.

While most success frameworks are centered on student behaviors and participation in particular types of activities, the CECE Model focuses on the culturally relevant and responsive environments that are needed for institutions to be truly inclusive of diverse cultural identities and allow all students to thrive regardless of their backgrounds.