Enrollment Management
Each year, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) enrolls approximately 18,000 credit students who work to earn an associate degree, certificate, or college credits. But before they can start classes and work toward their goals, each student must first apply for admission. While some may think the admissions process begins once a student submits an application, several touchpoints occur before that decision is made. Prospective students become aware of the college, research its offerings, and sometimes visit the campus for a tour—all before applying.
Until recently, JCCC did not have an...
Somewhere in St. Louis right now, a first-generation student is trying to figure out whether she belongs in college. Not whether she can afford it. Not whether the schedule works around her job. Whether she, as a person, belongs.
That student does not experience our institutions the way we draw our organizational charts. She does not know that advising reports to Student Affairs while curriculum reports to Academic Affairs. She does not know that financial aid operates in its own lane, or that the faculty member teaching her English composition course has never spoken with the advisor who...
In July 2022, Rogue Community College’s (RCC) new President, Dr. Randy Weber, energized the college with an initiative to stabilize enrollment. This was identified as the first of five institutional priorities. Leveraging his expertise in strategic enrollment management (SEM), Weber, in collaboration with the newly appointed Dean of Enrollment Management, spearheaded a strategic shift. This transition moved the college from a narrow focus on recruitment and new students to a more comprehensive approach, embedding American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers SEM...
Leadership at Mesa Community College (MCC) and Mesa Public Schools (MPS) worked together to strategize methods to increase persistence and college attendance for high school students, with an emphasis on populations facing the most challenges. The resulting Mesa Community College High School Advisor Program creates a one-stop enrollment experience and is increasing the number of Mesa public high school students enrolling at the college.
Through the partnership, an MCC college advisor is embedded in each of the six MPS high schools to recruit students, provide seamless transition to MCC,...
Like most community colleges across the U.S., Kirkwood Community College embodies the widely celebrated educational ideal that it’s never too late to get a college education. This ideal is on display every day at 10 campuses spread out over the college’s seven-county service area in eastern Iowa. In fact, the age range for enrolled, degree-seeking students at the college is from 16 to 74 years old, and that range grows even wider when dual enrollment numbers are considered.
When Kirkwood first opened its doors in 1966, the educational delivery format was the same for every student, no matter...
As part of the reaffirmation process of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Wake Technical Community College launched a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) initiative based on best practices in eLearning. The goal of the eLearning Preparedness Initiative across the College (EPIC) is to remove learning barriers and better support online student learning, persistence, and success. A broad cross-functional and multidisciplinary team of faculty and staff developed and implemented eLearning Quality Standards, an online student orientation, and a faculty...
San Jacinto College launched a collaborative course in the fall 2015 semester that incorporates algebra and English composition. The new course links college algebra and introductory composition, both gateway core courses for all students who plan to either earn associate degrees or transfer to universities.
“This is a novel concept at San Jacinto College,” commented Mark Johnson, North Campus language arts department chair.
The course explores the power of narrative in math and English. Give a person some facts and part of the brain lights up. Tell a person a story and the whole brain lights...
