Chancellor on community college enrollment and recruitment strategies
The Chancellor details community college enrollment rebounding 18% over three years with 9,500 additional students, driven by TAP expansion and the Reconnect initiative, along with personalized recruitment letters to graduating seniors.
Notably, during the same period, part-time enrollment surged 37% at our community colleges.
This growth is driven by the expansion of the state's TAP and by the Reconnect initiative launched to bring adult learners back to college.
Community colleges have also seen the highest retention rate increase, 7%, since we have began tracking this in 1990.
This growth has also been fueled by our ongoing efforts to actively recruit the next generation of CUNY students from the New York City public schools.
For the past three years, we have sent personalized letters
to all graduating seniors, and more recently to their caregivers offering admission and waiving application fees.
Once students earn their degree, we are committed to making sure it opens doors to a career.