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1. DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Randy Doss
Guilford College (N.C.)
2. GUILFORD COLLEGE 2,800 students
Liberal Arts – English, Psychology, Science
65% first year students from out of state
1150 SAT/3.3 GPA
68% Graduation Rate
Endowment - $54M
3. The value of not planning “The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by a period of worry and depression.”
6. Students Enroll because of Institutional Differences
7. Enrollment Management How?
Politically
Planning
Data Gathering
Initial and Ongoing Implementation
Semester by semester tasks
Budget focused
Never Ending
9. EM Systems Market research
Marketing
Advertising
Direct mail
Recruitment
Admissions
Financial aid
Billing
Orientation Registration
Advising
Academic support services
Atmospherics
Residence life
Student life
Instruction
Placement
Alumni relations
10. Evolution of EM Admissions stage (“order taking”)
Recruiting stage (proactively seeking students)
Marketing stage (increase promotion)
Enrollment management (an integrated and comprehensive process)
Strategic enrollment and revenue planning
“A student body by design rather than chance”
11. More strategic, efficient, and effective Developing a longer-term strategic enrollment plan
Identifying each and every barrier to enrollment and eliminating negative policies and procedures
Identifying students who succeed and even excel at the institution – knowing the profile of the persister
Spending time and effort cultivating current students
Reminding enrolled students and parents, where appropriate, that they made a good decision
12. Positioning for EM success Setting realistic enrollment goals – not enrollment projections
Goals that everyone has internalized
Goals that everyone supports
Goals that are achievable
Goals that are measurable
Goals for which staff are accountable
13. A comprehensive EM Plan A plan that has very specific enrollment goals
A plan that has well-conceived supporting strategies and tactics
A plan that is a working action document
Used virtually every day
Is dirty, wrinkled
Written all over
Modified regularly
A plan with
Daily tasks
Monthly objectives/90 day action plans
14. EM is Integration
15. Strategies for Strategies Sake
17. Natural Tensions
18. Natural Tensions
20. Preparation
25. STRATEGIC PLANNING
26. EM Table of Contents History of EM
Enrollment Goals
KPI’s
Marketing and Recruitment
Pricing (Financial Aid) Strategies
Academic Programs
Retention
Advising
Academic Assistance
Campus Life
Summer School
Budget
28. Enrollment Management Plan