VP for Enrollment Management Dr. Bernard Gantt led a community-wide enrollment management forum to discussf Fall 2024 enrollment trends, strategies, and performance. Faculty and staff members from various departments across campus, including Admissions, Financial Aid, the Registrar’s Office and Academic Advising along with some interested students attended, sharing information and engaging in conversation around the enrollment process.

“We thank everyone who came out and participated. These town halls are important for us because we receive valuable feedback and information that we then incorporate into our enrollment process,” Dr. Gantt said. “We look to continually improve so we can better serve our students.

• BCC enrolled 5% more students this year (6,780) compared to last year.   
• College Discovery enrollment is up 12%. 
• Transfer students enrollment is up 28.4%, with more than 50% of the newly-enrolled students going into BCC’s just-launched Health Sciences program. 
• Overall continuing students enrollment is up 5.6%. 
• Enrollment challenges at BCC reflect enrollment challenges at colleges across the country. Enrollment is down among incoming freshmen and re-admit students. 

Dr. Gantt emphasized the importance of creating programs that will draw students to BCC, citing as examples the Automotive and Health Sciences programs. An additional enrollment forum for the community will be held this spring.