Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) provides a powerful framework for aligning enrollment goals with student success. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore how SEM can help colleges move beyond siloed initiatives toward coordinated, institution-wide strategies that better support students and the communities we serve. Participants will examine how colleges are working to reinforce effective strategies while reimagining others to improve the student experience from enrollment through completion.
The workshop will begin with a brief overview of the Student-Centered Funding Formula (SCFF), highlighting its connection to SEM and its emphasis on access, equity, and student outcomes. Building on this foundation, facilitators will share promising practices from California community colleges designed to optimize enrollment, streamline onboarding, improve student-centered scheduling, and provide holistic support.
Through guided activities and small-group discussion, participants will apply SEM concepts to their own college context, with a focus on how instruction, student services, and institutional research can work together to drive meaningful change. This workshop is ideal for administrators, researchers, faculty, classified professionals, and campus teams interested in strengthening alignment between enrollment planning and student success.
Presenters: Michelle Barton, Palomar College; Michelle White, The RP Group
