Bridging the Gaps in Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Research is a project to enhance and strengthen postsecondary CTE research at universities nationwide through the establishment of the Postsecondary CTE Research Fellows Program at NC State University, sponsored by ECMC Foundation. The program, based at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership & Research at the NC State College of Education, was established in 2018 through a three-year, $2 million grant intended to enhance and strengthen postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) research to improve student success.