Enrollment Management
Gavilan College Strategic Enrollment Management Plan 2023-2028
The Enrollment Management Committee focuses on strategies to attract, enroll, retain, and support students throughout their academic journey. It analyzes enrollment trends, recommends policies and practices to improve student access and success, and coordinates efforts across departments such as admissions, counseling, instruction, and student services. The committee helps ensure that enrollment goals align with the college’s mission, resources, and long-term planning.
Stated Goals of the Enrollment Management Plan
Goal 1: Increase campus-wide awareness of and involvement in the principles of Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM)
Goal 2: Increase Access, Retention, Completion Rates and Close the Equity Gaps
Goal 3: Re-establish Gavilan as the College of Choice for Students from Santa Clara and San Benito Counties
Goal 4: Integrate SEM with College Guided Pathways Framework Adoption efforts and initiatives
Goal 5: Maintain clear, accurate degree and certificate program maps in Program Mapper, including the identification and verification of hidden prerequisites
Goal 6: Develop a vision for the Distance Education program that emphasizes flexibility and quality to expand enrollment.
Goal 7: Increase conversion of Adult Education and English Language Learners (ESL) to Gavilan College degree and certificate programs
Goal 8: Invest in the Hollister Campus to increase enrollment and achieve center-level status
Goal 9: Increase Efficiency and Sustainable Fiscal Health
Measurable Outcomes for Goals
Clarify the Path: Increase the number of students who apply and enroll at Gavilan College.
Enter the Path: Increase the number of students who attempt and complete transfer-level English and Math in their first year and at least nine (9) units in their course of study.
Stay on the Path: Increase the number of students that persist from fall-to-spring and fall-to-fall semesters while completing 24 units in their first year.
Ensure Learning: Increase the number of students reaching their career and educational goals (certificate, degree, or transferring).