President’s Community Advisory Council January 30, 2014 Big Ideas Comments Expand Mandatory to reach /connect quickly How closely does enrollment correlate with with new residents local high school graduates? Can 90% of the decline in enrollment be explained by lower High school numbers? Establish a concierge or valet parking for Value Proposition prospects that are looking to enroll at CGCC Affordable Easy to get into vs. universities Smaller class sizes Convenient Program offerings-related to area industries Dual enrollment-jump start college Transferability of credits Aviation program Great staff who are professionals in their field Take Dual Enrollment and connect to Meeting expectations certificates Dual enrollment- very beneficial Frustration of what classes will transfer to university depending on program needs to be better articulate Missing Markets Missing worker especially price corridor Share Online and or different modes of offering classes. Needs to be marketed better so people know what’s out there. Markets Missing Value Prop Tie with entry level employee skills ($ to Creating Marketing campaign utilizing successful, well known graduates and what CGCC meant in employee to be a hurdle-time to commit) their lives and careers. Engage the Business community in education Value Prop in order to enrich/improve the student Proper funding at the state level for higher experience, create a unique niche for CGCC, education. Placing too much burden on student tuition block access for many children and families. and attract students Work with school districts to emphasize the importance of advance education in their careers and lives. Gather more information from business in the Known for area as to what their current and future needs Quality , Small class size, personal experience(one are. Collaboration is key to gain their support. on one assistance)
President’s Community Advisory Council January 30, 2014 Big Ideas Comments Expand Mandatory to reach /connect quickly with new residents How closely does enrollment correlate with local high school graduates? Can 90% of the decline in enrollment be explained by lower High school numbers? Establish a concierge or valet parking for prospects that are looking to enroll at CGCC Value Proposition Affordable Easy to get into vs. universities Smaller class sizes Convenient Program offerings-related to area industries Dual enrollment-jump start college Transferability of credits Aviation program Great staff who are professionals in their field Take Dual Enrollment and connect to certificates Meeting expectations Dual enrollment- very beneficial Frustration of what classes will transfer to university depending on program needs to be better articulate Missing Markets Missing worker especially price corridor Share Online and or different modes of offering classes. Needs to be marketed better so people know what’s out there. Markets Missing Tie with entry level employee skills ($ to employee to be a hurdle-time to commit) Value Prop Creating Marketing campaign utilizing successful, well known graduates and what CGCC meant in their lives and careers. Engage the Business community in education in order to enrich/improve the student experience, create a unique niche for CGCC, and attract students Value Prop Proper funding at the state level for higher education. Placing too much burden on student tuition block access for many children and families. Work with school districts to emphasize the importance of advance education in their careers and lives. Gather more information from business in the area as to what their current and future needs are. Collaboration is key to gain their support. Known for Quality , Small class size, personal experience(one on one assistance)
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