The Center for Cognitive Technology (CCT) conducts and analyzes interdisciplinary research on the role of new technology in the development of advanced expertise and performance motivation.

The Center on Educational Governance (CEG) focuses on the linkages between policy, educational governance, and the improvement of urban schools and systems. Center researchers use an interdisciplinary approach to study current policy solutions to the educational problems posed by an increasingly global society.

The Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA) is an interdisciplinary research Center established to engage the postsecondary-education community actively, and to serve as an important intellectual center within the Rossier School of Education.

Center for Urban Education (CUE) leads socially conscious research and develops tools needed for institutions of higher education to produce equity in student outcomes.

Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE). As an active contributor to USC's vision of conducting "research of the highest quality" in a learner-centered environment, the mission of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) is to engage in high quality, outcomes-based academic and evaluative research at USC and in the USC urban community in P-12 and higher education settings.

Asia Pacific Rim International Study Experience (APRISE) has been initiated to ensure that all Rossier students and faculty have the opportunity to participate in key international experiences focused on the Pacific Rim that enhance their capabilities as future educational leaders and scholars. APRISE works closely with our academic programs and research centers to promote international study and research experiences throughout the School.