Dean Khoja described the SEM planning principles: 1. Success, access, belonging, stewardship, and engagement. 2. Date and market informed decision making. 3. Connectivity to the greater ecosystem of community, industry, government, and other educational systems. 4. Systems thinking across campuses (such as collaboration, communication, institutionalization, and process improvements). 5. Reduce barriers to success through strategic investment. AVP Hung and Dean Khoja explained that the SEM plan focuses on six goals. These goals were developed to achieve three key areas: enrollment growth, retention/graduation, and student experience. Goal 1 – Grow total new FTIC and new transfer student headcount from 2469 to 3050 through 2030. The strategies that will be used to meet this goal include: • Increase FTIC student enrollment from 1619 in Fall 2024 to 2000 in Fall 2030. • Increase new transfer student enrollment from 850 in Fall 2024 to 1050 in Fall 2030. • Increase new undergraduate student enrollment from Yakima, Tri-Cities, and surrounding counties. Goal 2 – Improve the FTIC undergraduate fall-to-fall retention rate from 70 percent to 78 percent by 2030. The strategies that will be used to meet this goal include: • Lower the DFW rate for gateway undergraduate courses through additional academic support. • Reduce the number of students placed on academic probation each term. • Perform a capacity analysis for course, program, and service delivery to ensure all FTIC students and transfer students get access to the courses and support they need. Goal 3 – Improve the fall-to-fall retention rate for Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) transfer students from 91 percent to 93 percent and for non-DTA transfer students from 75 percent to 83 percent by 2030. The strategies that will be used to meet this goal include: • Improve the term-to-term persistence rate for those transfer students who enter below 3.0 GPA. • Improve retention rate for those transfer students who enter below 3.0 GPA. • Set out to proactively move students toward completion in a timely fashion through data- informed scheduling. Goal 4 – Increase the number of credit-bearing credentials awarded to students by 2030. The strategies that will be used to meet this goal include: • Increase the overall number of baccalaureate degrees awarded from 2353 in 2023/2024 to 2580 in 2029/2030. • Proactively move students toward completion in a timely manner through data-informed scheduling. • Increase the overall graduation rate of FT-FTIC for 4-year from 33 percent to 40 percent and for 6-year from 53 percent to 60 percent by 2030.
7 Board of Trustees Minutes July 24-25, 2025
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