Strategic Enrollment Plan for Career Education/Strong Workforce Vision: We change lives – one student at a time

Maximize FTES, Load and FTEF to meet the needs of the student Build growth into FTEF allocation (departments with continual growth institutionalize; new programs supplemented with grants and innovation funds) Career education students – higher percentage part-time and faculty must address needs of unique headcount. Opposite of allocation model focus on FTES (full-time equivalent students) Internal Cañada reporting based FTES = 12 units/semester vs 15 units/semester, research number of Career education students have post-secondary degrees

Maximize FTES, Load and FTEF to meet the needs of the student (cont.) Minimize pipeline disruptions for students (planning strategically for less cancellations) Non-traditional schedule of classes (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Off campus locations (RWC will close 4 schools in Fall 2019) Review department certificates and degrees for current and future needs Conceptualize Career Technical Education into Career Education Perception change Utilize State of California “Career Education Branding”

Identify local community students (zip codes/neighborhoods) and research area of interests Each academic year focus on single disproportionate impacted group and retain students Perkins addresses special populations: Individuals with disabilities; Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children; Individuals preparing for non-traditional training and employment; Single parents, including single pregnant women; Displaced homemakers; and Individuals with other barriers to educational achievement, including individuals with limited English proficiency. SWF changed multipliers for completed certificates Focus on student gap (examples: shuttle for transportation, online/hybrid for single providers of children) Outreach non-traditional methods (example: guerilla marketing, giant wavy man)

Increase High School relationships – dual enrollment, AB288, concurrent enrollment Compete with City Recreation for youth summer camps; schedule mailed February Bridge programs for Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors Educate first generation students and parents regarding success with first year college experience Partner with Promise Scholars

Increase post-secondary partnerships for students’ transfers Institutional support 4-year programs (Cañada campus classrooms and Student Services) Regional Joint Venture/San Mateo County - Teacher Prep Pipeline Leverage and lead teacher pipeline effort – What is Cañada known for … Dedicated attempt to reach out to San Francisco State – 2nd attempt

Job Placement/Internships Volunteer mentors – update skills to meet industry technological changes Student focus on employment search skills and self-marketing Leverage Industry Experts for knowledge of what employers seek Develop employer relationships for internships and student employment Software to capture graduate/alumni job changes, promotions, wage data Create alumni network – Linked In platform Focus groups for students and employers – UI/UX research with current Career platform

Strong Workforce/Perkins Grant Funds Support division growth with curricular development, tutoring, lab assistants and marketing Invite retired individuals to participate - SCORE Create Graduate student group partnerships Partner with faculty for new program development – consider sustainability Build Local Employer advisory groups to determine needs for employers and future new program development Provide technology resources in career education departments – stay current and prepare for changes Industry Experts required for industry/employer best practices