Enrollment Goals for 2020-2021

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As everyone knows, LACCD is focused on increasing its enrollment.  As a result, District officials have been analyzing the enrollment performance of each of the nine schools in four specific categories:

  • Total "regular" credit,
  • K-12/dual enrollment credit,
  • Regular non-credit, and
  • Enhanced non-credit.
Based on this analysis, each institution was presented, at the recent Chancellor's retreat, a set of targets for consideration.  Here's the initial numbers for West that were distributed.
  • 2018-2019 Actual total FTES (of all four categories above):  8,380
  • 2019-2020 Total projected  FTES :  8,380 (current year)
  • 2020-2021 Total targeted FTES :  8,592
With these numbers in hand, the operational arm of West's enrollment management--the vice presidents and deans who are responsible for day-to-day management of enrollment efforts--evaluated these recommendations.  We've projected that we will reach approximately 8,600 FTES in 2019-2020--well beyond the projected enrollment of 8, 380.  In addition, by the end of the current academic year, we will already have reached the target for 2020-2021.

As a result of our analysis, we've reported to the District that our target for 2020-2021 will be 8,700 FTEs--a 3.8% increase over 2018-2019 and an additional  approximately 100 FTEs over the current year.

Thanks to all of you who make these numbers real, with every class you teach, with every service you provide, and with every encouraging word you offer our students to help them be successful.