Tag: teaching
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Students Are Choosing the UC System — Not the CSU. The Data Makes It Hard to Ignore.
A look at six years of application, admission, and enrollment data from 105 California colleges reveals a clear pattern: demand for CSUs has flat-lined while every other type of institution has grown. Here’s what the numbers show — and what enrollment leaders should be thinking about. Data: IPEDS & institutional reporting, 2018 vs. 2024 · …
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The California Higher Education Table: A 2025 Deep-Dive Market Analysis & Strategic Forecast for 2026
As we close 2025, the California higher education landscape—our collective “Enrollment Kitchen”—is undergoing a transformation more radical than any seen since the 1960 Master Plan. Acting as the eyes and ears for the “Enrollment Chef,” I have conducted an exhaustive social listening and data analysis exercise spanning the last twelve months. I have monitored the…
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Scenarios for Chapter 1
Scenario 1: We spent $20,000 on a digital campaign targeting “STEM Interest” students. Historically, the application rate for our general inquiry pool is 10%. We had 5,000 students in the STEM campaign. 600 of them applied. We want to know if the campaign actually influenced behavior or if these students would have applied anyway. Using…