Current Projects

Elevating the Student Experience

Our current projects demonstrate how design research drives meaningful, measurable improvements for California Community College students and the partners who support them. Each initiative reflects deep collaboration with system leaders, campus teams, and students to thoughtfully reimagine the experience — from first interaction through completion.

We are advancing work that strengthens accessibility, clarifies communication, and modernizes service design. These efforts support a broad ecosystem of users — including administrators, educators, and external partners — ensuring that improvements are student-centered while operationally impactful.

Student Voices at the Start of the Journey

The Student Centered Design Lab, in partnership with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and CCC Technology Center, is conducting a student feedback initiative to better understanding how a prospective student gets started with college.