Enrollment

Strengthen recruitment efforts and offer a seamless, supportive enrollment process to drive consistent growth in headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment, while increasing the percentage of high school graduates from Pasco and Hernando Counties who attend PHSC.

Objective 1

Maintain and enhance PHSC’s presence in the community, especially in high schools, effectively utilizing programs and data to increase new student enrollment.

  • Achieve overall enrollment growth of at least 3 percent annually
  • Reduce transcript evaluation time by 15 percent of college-bound high school students from both of our countries who attend PHSC
  • Work with all departments and engage in effective recruitment and enrollment efforts, resulting in an increase of new student enrollment by at least 5 percent annually
  • Continue to streamline application processing via Slate and Banner, thereby reducing application processing time by 15 percent compared to the 2023-2024 academic year
  • Reduce transcript evaluation carryover by 15 percent compared to the 2023-2024 academic year

Objective 2

Increase the enrollment of high school students in dual enrollment and other accelerated learning programs.

  • Grow the number of dual enrollment students by 20 percent over 2023-2024 levels
  • Implement quality and process improvement mechanisms related to dual enrollment
  • Plan, launch and fully develop a charter high school

Objective 3

Implement strategies that enhance student awareness of available financial aid options to improve access to higher education throughout the District.

  • Help ensure that students who complete the FAFSA also submit their PHSC financial aid applications in a timely manner
  • Assist in boosting the number of financial aid applications by 20 percent compared to the 2023-2024 academic year
  • Double the annual number of hands-on financial aid awareness, including virtual options, across all campuses and external locations in Pasco and Hernando Counties, compared to the 2023-2024 academic year

Objective 4

Achieve enrollment goals by strengthening community and alumni engagement with the College, focusing on building connections with both prospective and current students.

Host multiple campus events each year to connect prospective and/or current students with PHSC alumni who are active in the community’s workforce.

  • Annually increase the number of on-campus events aimed at recruiting new students
  • Build relationships with local businesses and facilitate inter-departmental collaboration focused on recruiting mid- and later-career students

Objective 5

Substantially expand pathways for skills development, knowledge acquisition and recognition of prior learning, enabling more individuals to earn certifications or licenses.

Objective 6

Establish a comprehensive Welcome Center on the West Campus and a welcome center experience on other campuses to centralize information and services for prospective students and campus visitors.

  • Design, secure funding for, and construct a welcoming one-stop-shop facility for a Welcome Center
  • Reorganize and optimize structures as necessary to ensure an effective welcome center experience for prospective students and visitors across all campuses